Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is the latest high-profile target of scammers misusing the deepfake technology. This follows the deepfake of Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the fake Instagram account in the name of Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam. In an Instagram post yesterday signed ‘LHL’ — this signature indicates […]
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Civil penalty of S$3.9 million imposed on Credit Suisse AG by MAS for misconduct by its relationship managers
Failure to prevent misconduct by its relationship managers (RMs) has cost Credit Suisse AG S$3.9 million, which was imposed on the bank by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The news of the civil penalty was confirmed by an official news release on December 28, 2023. The aforementioned offence took place in the Singapore branch […]
Malaysia: Singaporean man swept away by waves at beach, found dead
The body of a Singaporean man, who had been missing after being swept away on Wednesday (December 27, 2023) while playing with his son at the Desaru in Malaysia’s Bandar Penawar town, has been found. The deceased has been identified as 49-year-old Isaac Kelvin Tan Lee Thong. Quoting Penawar Fire and Rescue Department operations commander […]
Singapore: Country crosses record three billion gross tonnage in annual vessel arrival
The Port of Singapore registered a record three billion gross tonnage (GT) in annual vessel arrival tonnage, a government news release said on Tuesday (December 26, 2023). The three billion GT mark was crossed with the arrival of the 8,628 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), 98,799 GT Singapore-flagged containership, ONE OLYMPUS, at the Pasir Panjang Terminal […]
US: Singaporean woman dies after falling off cliff at Minnewaska State Park Preserve
A Singaporean woman died after she slipped and plummeted 100 feet from a cliff in Minnewaska State Park Preserve in the US’ New York on Friday (December 22, 2023). The death was reported by the woman’s husband, Abdul Rauf Mohd Said. The deceased has been identified as Nur Aisyah, also known as Ais Sarah. Taking […]
Singapore minister K Shanmugam alerts the public to Instagram impostor using his name
Indian-origin Singapore minister K Shanmugam has alerted the public to an Instagram scam account using his name. The verified account of the minister has the handle kshanmugam_ whereas the scam account set up by the Instagram impostor has the handle kshanmugam_private_page. This incident of the fake Instagram account was exposed by the minister himself with […]
Digital fraud in Singapore: From deepfakes to fake Domino’s Pizza website, island state is seeing a crime wave
The tiny island nation of Singapore has one of the most tech-forward populations in the world, with nearly 91 per cent Internet penetration till 2022, growing to a projected 94 per cent by 2026. This is good for business, but this is also good for the business of fraud. The country, with a population of […]
COVID-19: Singapore records highest weekly hospitalisation and ICUs admission for 2023
Singapore is witnessing a surge in Covid-19 cases currently. In the past week, the country registered the highest number of weekly hospitalisation and ICU admission in the current year, as per the Ministry of Health. Recent data showed that 965 new Covid-19 patients were admitted to hospitals between December 10 and 16. As many as […]
Spotlight’s Tamil language debut, Ravi G Oli 968 DJ interviews Singapore’s leading entertainer Sajini
Connected to India has been bringing in-depth, engaging interviews with newsmakers, luminaries and entertainers through its Spotlight column. Spotlight across its 90 interviews, has featured India’s Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, Invest North Summit, Sunny Leone, Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Pankaj Tripathi, the dynamic ex-High Commissioner of India Jawed […]
Singapore moves to vanquish vaping, with stiff penalties for local offenders and checks at Changi Airport
The Singapore Government has begun making moves to vanquish vaping through stricter law enforcement, including checks at Changi Airport for people coming into the country. Starting yesterday, anti-vaping measures have been stepped up for both local offenders and foreign visitors in Singapore. Vape pens or “electronic cigarettes”, which use a heated liquid instead of burning […]
