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Beijing court hands down sentences to 15 defendants, including a former exec director of Imperial Pacific Int’l
November 28, 2023
The former executive director of Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd., a corporation registered in Hong Kong, was one of f...
PH labor dept to review employment permits of POGO workers
November 22, 2023
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the Philippines has started a thorough review of the Alien Employment Permits (AE...
18-year-old hacker pleads guilty to hacking, stealing $600k from DraftKings
November 20, 2023
An 18-year-old hacker from Wisconsin identified as J.G. admitted guilt to charges of stealing over $600,000 from the well-known on...
Court denies bail of suspect in multi-billion-dollar Singapore money laundering case
November 6, 2023
A Singaporean court denied bail to a defendant in a massive money laundering scheme connected to the lottery industry in the Phili...
FATF calls on PH to swiftly implement action plan in addressing AML
October 31, 2023
The Philippines has been urged to expedite the implementation of its action plan to address strategic deficiencies in counterterro...
The Philippine government issues a circular in the hopes of being removed off the FATF’s blacklist.
October 26, 2023
Expressing optimism about its removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, the Philippine government has issued ...
Credit Suisse becomes embroiled in Singapore money laundering scandal
October 24, 2023
A money laundering scandal involving Credit Suisse has surfaced in Singapore, as the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) intensi...
50 individuals under investigation for various offenses after 11-day operation in S’pore’s Geylang area
October 24, 2023
Following an 11-day multi-agency enforcement operation in Singapore's Geylang area led by the Bedok Police Division, 50 persons, 4...
Man in Singapore jailed, fined over proxy betting
October 16, 2023
An individual who accepted approximately $20,000 in illegitimate bets was subject to a hefty fine and incarceration. Straits Times...
Chinese Embassy in PH hails cooperation as 36 illegal POGO employees deported
October 16, 2023
Following the expulsion of 36 additional Chinese POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator) employees, the Chinese Embassy in Mani...