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The semi-detached house at 7A Lengkong Dua on Oct 12, 2026. An American man had used shell companies to rent three landed homes in Singapore and stopped paying rent shortly after moving in.

Man Uses Shell Firms To Repeatedly Avoid Paying Rent, Refuses To Vacate

A man devised an elaborate scheme to default on rent and avoid having to move out.

Mr K Shanmugam, Senior Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security & Minister for Home Affairs, speaking in Parliament on Oct 6, 2026.

New Laws Soon To Ensure Deterrent Sentences for All Scam Mules

Members of the public who are not Prudential Singapore customers, as well as policyholders, have reported receiving fraudulent calls and WhatsApp messages

Prudential Assures Systems and Personal Info Are Secure

The changes are part of the Scams (Countermeasures) and Other Matters Bill, which was introduced in Parliament on Aug 4.

New Anti-Scam Laws Target Carousell, TikTok Account Mules

Air Suvidha Logo.

India Warns Travellers Against Fake Air Suvidha 2.0 Websites Targeting International Passengers

A screengrab showing a money transfer to Abdul Raheem, also known as A. R. Sai's wife Jayanthi on May 4, 2026. Vanjur Maideen had wired $1,000 to her PayNow account.

Scammer Allegedly Duped 6 Foreign Nationals into Paying $14k for Non-existent Work Permits

Turah Raju Subramaniam was arrested on Nov 8, 2025, when he tried to re-enter Singapore, and has been in remand since.

Scammer jailed for collecting 1600 gold bars worth S$412,000 from victim

There have been more than 13,900 cases of scams reported in 2026 so far, with victims losing over $275.2 million.

Online Scam Losses in Asia-Pacific Region up to $147 billion in 2025: UN

Benjamin Song Yong Pang, who is no longer an SAF captain, pleaded guilty to five counts of cheating.

Ex-SAF captain admits to cheating victims of over $143,000

David Koh spearheaded numerous initiatives that strengthened Singapore’s national cybersecurity framework.

Singapore’s first cybersecurity chief David Koh, retires on July 1

Prison guards escorting a foreign national in Kaduwela, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 7.

Sri Lanka emerging as a new base for Asia’s scam networks

A VIP ticket, which retails at $388, was being resold for $1,200

BTS concert tickets resold at up to five times face value

If convicted, the scammers could face up to 10 years of jail time, up to 24 strokes and fines, depending on the crime charged.

Youth among 295 under investigation over suspected scams with more than $5 million in losses

Social media promised intelligent conversation. What it delivered was overwhelming proof that many people have absolutely no hesitation in sharing their opinions, even when these are spectacularly ill-informed says the author, Khushwant Singh.

Op-ed: More Advanced, More Anxious

Bite-sized snippets from across the lion city.

Singapore Shorts for the Week of Nov 14

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