US prosecutors say they have shut down an international sex trafficking ring in an operation stretching from Thailand to the US. Twelve Thai nationals and five Americans were charged with illegally transporting hundreds of women
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Police in India detain 750 over US call centre scam
Police in the western Indian city of Thane have arrested more than 750 people suspected of defrauding US citizens from a fake call centre. Officers say the suspects obtained lists of US tax defaulters and
Read moreFormer students call NYU’s Singapore art school an ‘educational scam’
SINGAPORE: Three former Tisch Asia students have filed a class action lawsuit against New York University (NYU) over its now-defunct Singapore art school, saying that they were victims of an “educational scam”. According to court
Read moreMore details emerge of Pilbara property developer’s $190m ‘Ponzi scheme’
A Pilbara property developer accused of running what might be a $190 million Ponzi scheme plans to charge investors about $180 to attend a Perth function updating them on the business. Veronica Macpherson has invited
Read moreTop 10 Culture Shocks When Living As Expat In Singapore
By: Laura Scheffner When I was 6 year old, I like to keep a list which would name all countries that I’ve visited. I used to be so excited about adding countries that even a
Read moreSingapore Home Prices Slide by Most in More Than Seven Years
Singapore home prices dropped by the most in more than seven years as developers offered discounts amid signals from the government that it won’t roll back property curbs initiated in 2009. An index tracking private
Read moreCompany switches off office lights every day at noon – and wins the President’s Award for the Environment
SINGAPORE- It is mid-day and office product supplier Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd’s office appears abandoned. As the glare of the sun ricochets off the glass windows, it is all darkness inside. That is because
Read moreSingaporean climber found dead in ravine at Mount Kinabalu
SINGAPORE: A climber from Singapore has been found dead after going missing on Mount Kinabalu. Woon Tai Kiang was found early on Sunday (Oct 2) in a 150-metre-deep ravine near Sayat-Sayat, a checkpoint on the
Read moreWyndham Hotel Group opens more timeshare resorts in Asia
PHUKET: South East Asia’s inaugural Wyndham Grand location will debut in Phuket later this year, thanks to a management agreement recently signed between Parisorn Company Ltd and the Wyndham Hotel Group. Wyndham Grand Phuket Kalim
Read moreDelisting SMRT: Transition that is long overdue
SMRT Corp should not have been publicly listed in the first place. Readers may recall that I have written time and again about how it is extremely difficult for a public transport operator to serve
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