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CNA
31-07-2025
- CNA
28 arrested, over S$610,000 seized in police raids on vice-related activities
SINGAPORE: Eight men and 20 women between the ages of 21 and 61 have been arrested for their suspected involvement in vice-related offences, the police said on Thursday (Jul 31). The 28 were arrested on Wednesday after the police and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers conducted raids in the vicinity of Jalan Layang Layang, Pasir Panjang Road, Boon Lay Avenue, Craig Road, Jurong West Street 71, Beach Road, Tai Seng Avenue, Bencoolen Street, Kim Yam Road, Onan Road, Orchard Road and Jalan Kemaman. During the operation, assets amounting to more than S$610,000 (US$470,000) comprising cash, funds in bank accounts, two luxury cars and 18 luxury watches, as well as two mobile phones, laptops and vice-related paraphernalia, were seized, police said. Three men, aged between 30 and 45, will be charged in court on Friday under the Women's Charter for allegedly facilitating the operation of the online vice syndicate. Investigations against the other persons are ongoing. The police said they will continue to take tough enforcement actions against those involved in syndicated vice activities and suspend activities that "threaten public safety, peace and good order of the community". Under the Women's Charter, any person who knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of the prostitution of another person shall be liable on conviction to up to seven years' jail and a fine of up to S$100,000.
Malay Mail
29-07-2025
- Malay Mail
Singapore cops probe 44 over SIM card fraud linked to scams, vice
SINGAPORE, July 29 — Forty-four people are under investigation in Singapore for allegedly registering SIM cards in bulk for use in criminal activities, including scams and vice operations. According to a report in The Straits Times, the police said 31 suspects were arrested during an islandwide operation carried out between July 17 and 25. The blitz was led by officers from the Commercial Affairs Department, Criminal Investigation Department and all seven police land divisions. Those arrested — 21 men and 10 women aged between 16 and 48 — were allegedly paid between S$10 (RM33) and S$15 for each SIM card registered in their name and handed over to a syndicate. Another 13 individuals, aged between 16 and 57, are assisting with investigations. Police believe each person supplied between 31 and 49 postpaid SIM cards, obtained across different retailers and later delivered to couriers. The cards, including eSIMs, were then used to mask communications linked to unlicensed moneylending, vice and scam networks. Those convicted of knowingly providing fraudulently registered SIM cards for criminal use face up to three years' jail, a fine of up to S$10,000, or both.
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Yahoo
Singapore police probe 11 ‘TCM' clinics for illegal massage services, vice
SINGAPORE, June 29 — Eleven massage establishments in Singapore are under police investigation after they were found masquerading as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinics, with one implicated in vice activities. Singapore police said yesterday, in a statement sighted by Channel News Asia, the outlets were flagged during enforcement checks on 181 TCM premises between February 7 and April 14, following public feedback about unlicensed massage services and suspected illicit operations. While most of the clinics complied with regulations, 11 were found to have employed non-certified individuals posing as TCM practitioners to provide massage services. One clinic was also found to be offering vice services. A female employee was arrested for 'managing a place of assignation' under the Women's Charter 1961, said the police. Investigations into the 11 non-compliant establishments are ongoing. Under the Massage Establishments Act 2017, it is an offence to provide massage services without a valid licence. Offenders may face a fine of up to S$10,000 (RM33,140), imprisonment of up to two years, or both. Repeat offenders risk fines of up to S$20,000 and jail terms of up to five years. The police said they have worked with the TCM Practitioners Board to remind registered practitioners of their obligations under the Massage Establishments (Exemption) Order 2018. 'Regular enforcement checks will continue to deter and detect illicit activities at TCM outlets,' said the police, adding that 'those found engaging in such activities will be dealt with firmly in accordance with the law.'
Malay Mail
29-06-2025
- Malay Mail
Singapore police probe 11 ‘TCM' clinics for illegal massage services, vice
SINGAPORE, June 29 — Eleven massage establishments in Singapore are under police investigation after they were found masquerading as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) clinics, with one implicated in vice activities. Singapore police said yesterday, in a statement sighted by Channel News Asia, the outlets were flagged during enforcement checks on 181 TCM premises between February 7 and April 14, following public feedback about unlicensed massage services and suspected illicit operations. While most of the clinics complied with regulations, 11 were found to have employed non-certified individuals posing as TCM practitioners to provide massage services. One clinic was also found to be offering vice services. A female employee was arrested for 'managing a place of assignation' under the Women's Charter 1961, said the police. Investigations into the 11 non-compliant establishments are ongoing. Under the Massage Establishments Act 2017, it is an offence to provide massage services without a valid licence. Offenders may face a fine of up to S$10,000 (RM33,140), imprisonment of up to two years, or both. Repeat offenders risk fines of up to S$20,000 and jail terms of up to five years. The police said they have worked with the TCM Practitioners Board to remind registered practitioners of their obligations under the Massage Establishments (Exemption) Order 2018. 'Regular enforcement checks will continue to deter and detect illicit activities at TCM outlets,' said the police, adding that 'those found engaging in such activities will be dealt with firmly in accordance with the law.'
Economic Times
23-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Indian markets decline amidst US bond market sell-off and rising yields
Agencies Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel Mumbai: India's equity indices weakened on Thursday, mirroring an overnight sell-off on Wall Street , after a sharp sell-off in the American bond market pushed up the yields on long-term treasury bonds NSE Nifty fell 0.8%, or 203.75 points, to finish at 24,609.70. The BSE Sensex moved 0.8%, or 644.64 points, lower at 80,951.99. Both indices dropped as much as 1.4% earlier in the dayElsewhere in Asia, South Korea and Hong Kong fell 1.2% each. Japan declined 0.8% while Taiwan and China declined 0.6% and 0.2%, respectively. Indonesia ended 0.3% Wednesday, yields on the 30-year US Treasury - a proxy for the US government's long-term borrowing costs - surged to an 18-month high of 5.08% as bonds prices were under pressure in the wake of the economy's rising debt muted treasury bond auction and the downgrade of the US credit rating from AAA to AA1 amplified the recent bond sell-off.'The decline in the market today can be attributed to the sell-off in the US and Japanese bond markets, which led to jitters in US equities,' said Akshay Chinchalkar, head of research, Axis Securities. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 5,045 crore on May, overseas investors bought Rs 10,794.6 crore. Their domestic counterparts bought shares worth Rs 3,715 crore. Both indices declined around 1.5% each in the past five trading sessions. Notwithstanding the recent weakness, technical indicators are still not flashing bearishness.'The broader market has not seen a major correction and the buying interest in stocks indicate that today's fall was a correction in an uptrend,' said Ruchit Jain,vice president — head of technical research, Motilal Oswal Financial said the Nifty is trading above its 200-day moving average of 24,164, which implies it's a 'buy on dips' market for now.'If investors anticipated a further decline from here, then the volatility gauge would have shot up, but on the contrary, the India VIX fell today, indicating that a deeper decline is not currently priced in,' he Volatility Index or VIX — the market's fear gauge — fell 1.7% to 17.26 on Thursday, indicating traders expect lower risks in the near term. The Nifty Mid-cap 150 index declined 0.4% while the smallcap 250 index ended flat. Out of the 4,086 shares traded on BSE, 1,661 advanced, while 2,275 declined.
