Scam victims in Singapore lose record $1.1 billion in 2024; highest number of cases ever reported
Almost 25 percent of this involved cryptocurrency, a surge from 6.8 per cent of total losses in 2023.
Nadine Chua
Singapore ranked least corrupt country in Asia-Pacific, third in world: Global anti-graft watchdog
This is the first time since 2010 that the Republic has won the accolade, beating out New Zealand, which had held the position for 14 years.
Mum didn’t know son was married: More sham marriages in Singapore in 2024
Between January and September in 2024, there were 32 cases of marriage of convenience, up from four cases during the same period in 2023.
‘I am not an alien any longer’: Stateless 25-year-old becomes Singapore PR
A little blue card, with his name and a few numbers that say who he is and where he lives. To Mr Ricqo Rafiezuwan, the blue identity card confirms he is no longer someone without…
Singapore police helped in Interpol’s largest anti-human trafficking op; over 3,200 victims rescued
Interpol uncovered dozens of cases that saw people being trafficked and forced to work in scam centres to cheat others, a shift from traditional trafficking patterns, where human…
Singapore man forged Grab receipts, timesheets to dupe employer into disbursing over $24k to him
Muhammad Fariz Shaik Sha Marican, 33, also made false medical certificates and an electronic letter purportedly from the Singapore Armed Forces, causing the Ministry of Health,…
Thai woman in $32m luxury goods scam convicted; prosecution seeking 14 to 15 years’ jail
Ms Pansuk Siriwipa, 30, masterminded a scheme to defraud and cheat 189 victims, in what the prosecution said was one of the largest scams perpetrated against multiple victims in…
Singaporean man with ‘anime fantasy’ fetish for girls in school uniform pleads guilty to molesting 11-year-old
On Sept 19, Kieron Ng Kay Lin, 20, pleaded guilty to one charge of outraging the modesty of an 11-year-old girl. The charges involving the two other victims, 12 and 14, and a…
Singaporean woman admits splashing hot water on her 4 kids on suspicion one of them stole her cash
Her offences were committed when her three daughters were aged eight, 10 and 11, and her son was nine.
Three more men in $3 billion money laundering case deported to Cambodia, Japan
All three men, who are originally from Fujian, China, are barred from re-entering Singapore.