SINGAPORE: A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to 60 months’ jail and fined S$17,000 for cheating victims in a series of e-commerce scams and for participating in illegal online gambling activities. Poh Zhenlong Caine had cheated 396 victims of more than S$108,000 on e-commerce platform Carousell, the Singapore Police Force (SPF)Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: GXS Bank, the digital bank joint venture of ride-hailing firm Grab and Singtel, launched Singapore’s first digital bank on Wednesday (Aug 31) for the retail market. Nasdaq-listed Grab’s rapidly expanding financial services have become a key part of its growth strategy as it seeks to offer banking, digital payments,Continue Reading
Former Kaeng Krachan National Park chief Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn on the Office of the Attorney-General’s decision to indict him and three other suspects in court over the disappearance and the murder of Karen activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Heavy traffic through the Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints is expected during the upcoming September school holiday period from Sep 2 to 11, said the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Wednesday (Aug 31). Travellers should expect delays and are advised to adjust their travel plans, where possible, to avoidContinue Reading
A woman who fled virtual slavery in the Philippines has told police she was one of dozens of Thais lured into working for a romance scam gang run by Chinese, and those who tried to leave were beaten, handcuffed and terrorised with electric shocks.Continue Reading
PETALING JAYA: Politicians from across the divide cheered on the 65th National Day celebrations through social media. Read full storyContinue Reading
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: An investigation is underway into who fired the shot that wounded a boy student at a school in Muang district on Tuesday, Pol Col Prasit Premkamol said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: An elderly man called the police three times on his 50-year-old son, who fought and repeatedly caused a commotion while drunk. The son, Tan Hock Lai, was on Wednesday (Aug 31) jailed for four weeks. He pleaded guilty to three charges of committing a public nuisance and disturbing theContinue Reading
The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) will indict former Kaeng Krachan National Park chief Chaiwat Limlikit-aksorn and three other suspects in court on Monday over the disappearance and the murder of Karen activist Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen. The alleged killers have been officially informed of additional charges in the case.Continue Reading
The alleged gunman and an accomplice have been arrested and charged over the murder of a prominent lawyer in Rayong on Aug 15.Continue Reading