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ASEAN Business

Thailand PM Anutin seeks explanation from deputy finance minister over scam link allegation

A subsidiary of Prince Holding Group, Canopy Sands Development, engaged Temasek-owned Surbana Jurong for master planning works in a US$16 billion mega project.
ASEAN Business

Several Singaporeans hold key roles at Cambodian firm in global scam ring; Temasek denies links

Motorists in Phnom Penh ride past a branch of Prince Bank, a commercial bank under Prince Holding Group. US authorities describe the conglomerate as one of Asia's largest transnational criminal organisations.
Companies & Markets

Karen Chen quits SGX-listed 17Live’s board after US sanction for alleged ties to Cambodian scam empire

Motorists in Phnom Penh ride past a branch of Prince Bank, a commercial bank under Prince Holding Group. US authorities describe the conglomerate as one of Asia's largest transnational criminal organisations.
ASEAN Business

US sanctions three Singaporeans in global fraud takedown tied to Cambodian scam empire

Scam centres across Cambodia, Myanmar and the region use fake job ads to attract foreign nationals - many of them Chinese - to purpose-built compounds, where they are forced to carry out online fraud under threat of torture.
International

US indicts Cambodian tycoon over US$15 billion crypto scam empire

Alleged scam victims cross the river on the Myanmar-Thai border to be repatriated, but despite raids, Myanmar’s fraud factories accused of swindling billions from Chinese and US victims remain thriving.
International

UK, US sanction South-east Asian scam networks exploiting trafficked workers

Employment-related scams jumped by over 1,000 per cent from May through July, a period when new graduates typically search for jobs, according to the US firm McAfee.
International

‘My heart sank’: Surging scams roil US job hunters

This comes as an uptick in incidences of scammers exploiting Facebook to perpetuate scams that impersonate government officials has been observed between June 2024 and June 2025, the MHA said in a Thursday statement.
Singapore

Meta to install measures to fight scams impersonating government officials by Sep 30 or face fine: MHA

People walking past a Police Scam Alert signage near the Bishan Junction 8 shopping mall on Aug 18, 2022.
Singapore

Scam mules to be restricted from banking, phone and Singpass services from October

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Opinion & Features
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