An ex-accountant accused of running a billion-dollar nickel scam that rocked Singapore’s business community is on trial on Tuesday on more than 100 charges related to fraud and money laundering.

Taiwan is to extend its visa-waiver program for Philippine passport holders for another year, starting on Aug. 1, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said on Friday. Lin made the ...

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against CCIC Singapore, a major cargo inspection company based in Singapore. The company, which is Chinese-owned, was ...

In the first quarter of 2025, at least 87 scam rings using AI-generated deepfakes were dismantled, according to the 2025 Anti-Scam Research Report co-authored by crypto exchange Bitget, blockchain ...

SINGAPORE – Three women and a man have been charged in court over allegedly cheating victims of cash and gold in “blessing” scams. Chinese nationals Zhong Weifeng, 58, Huang Ximing, 61 ...

As Southeast Asian leaders focus on navigating trade tariffs and the US-China rivalry, a growing threat to the region’s economic resilience is being largely overlooked: the rise of billion ...

Speaking at the Asia Tech x Singapore conference on May 28, Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo highlighted Meralion’s ability to interpret non-verbal cues such as volume, tone, ...

As the lines between cybercrime and cyberthreats to national security blur, Singapore must be resilient, not reactive, says Dr Shashi Jayakumar. Commentary: Singapore is going from cybersecurity ...

Over 1,800 suspects were arrested by law enforcement agencies in seven Asian territories including Singapore in a month-long crackdown on scams. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said in a press ...

Over 1,800 were arrested in the operation, which involved anti-scam agencies from seven jurisdictions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE: Over 1,800 people were arrested during a month-long anti-scam operation by law enforcement authorities from seven Asian jurisdictions. Victims of the scam cases reportedly lost over S ...

The victim transferred $499,000 to Hong Kong, said Aileen Yap, assistant director of Singapore police’s anti-scam command. Through cross-border cooperation, the money was recovered, she said.