Fast, factual wire coverage from across Malaysia and the region.
Singapore authorities have arrested a 49-year-old woman connected to Fun Coffee, a suspected pyramid scheme operating across Southeast Asia. The platform lured investors with unrealistic returns and cryptocurrency transfers, leaving hundreds of victims unable to withdraw funds.
Singapore police have launched investigations into 255 suspects allegedly linked to more than 660 scam cases resulting in $5.6 million in victim losses. The operation involved the newly established Cyber Command unit.
Singapore's police and financial crime units joined a coordinated Interpol operation spanning 97 jurisdictions that resulted in 5,811 arrests and the recovery of US$293 million in illicit assets between January and April.
A 55-year-old man was tasered and arrested in Singapore's Bedok North after refusing police orders to drop a saw. He faces charges including public nuisance, weapon possession, and suspected drug offences.
Singapore authorities and cryptocurrency platforms collaborated to prevent more than S$2.9 million in potential losses during a month-long anti-scam operation, identifying over 130 victims of various fraud schemes.
A Singapore Traffic Police officer has been sentenced to 16 months in jail for unlawfully accessing government databases and sharing details about a woman who reported his friend, enabling a death threat.