A total of 62 people are being looked into over the suspected registration of SIM cards for illegal purposes. In a statement on Monday (24 Aug), the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said 20 people had been arrested, while another 42 are assisting with investigations. 👉 https://tsl.to/simcardsillicit @mustsharenews   Here's the full details of the case:       📋 Case Overview   Date of police statement: 24 August 2026 (Monday)  Operation period: 4 August – 21 August 2026  Conducted by: Officers from SPF Cyber Command and all seven Police Land Divisions  Target: Subscribers who registered postpaid SIM cards that were later linked to criminal activities        👥 People Involved — 62 Total Investigated   ✅ 20 Arrested   - 15 men & 5 women, aged 16–33  - Suspected of registering SIM cards under their names and handing them over in exchange for money   ✅ 42 Assisting with Investigations   - 29 men & 13 women, aged 16–75        💰 How the Scheme Worked   - Subscribers were allegedly offered S$10 to S$20 per SIM card they registered  - They were instructed to register and buy SIM cards in bulk from different retailers, then hand the activated cards to a courier working for the syndicate  - Each subscriber is believed to have handed over between 10 and 33 registered SIM cards - Syndicates use these locally registered cards as communication channels for scams, unlicensed moneylending, vice, and other illicit activities        ⚖️ Penalties & Consequences   - Primary offence: Knowingly provide a registered SIM card to another person for gain to facilitate a crime — fine up to S$10,000, jail up to 3 years, or both  - Barred from new mobile lines: Under the Facility Restriction Framework, those involved may be prevented from subscribing to new mobile lines — applies to those under investigation, warned, fined, prosecuted, or convicted - Caning: - Scammers / syndicate members / recruiters — mandatory caning: 6 to 24 strokes  - Scam mules (supplying SIM cards, Singpass credentials, etc.) — discretionary caning: up to 12 strokes  - Police also warn against reselling SIM cards, letting others use them, helping others register, or holding multiple cards without legitimate reason       📢 Public Reporting   - Anyone with information may call the Police Hotline: 1800-255-0000 or report via i-Witness - Information is kept strictly confidential - More details: SPF's Misuse of SIM Card Offences website       🔗 Source: Singapore Police Force official release, 24 Aug 2026  

A Singapore media firm is on trial for allegedly failing to pay more than S$190,000 in wages to four employees.   One of them said he was initially paid only half his salary, then repeatedly told that incoming investments would allow the firm to pay him in full: https://cna.asia/4zFuQTu   Here are the full details from the report:       ⚖️ Case Overview   Company: TechTV Network — a Singapore media and events firm that ran a regional television channel covering K-pop, e-sports, financial news and technology, and also organised marketing events.   Allegation: Failing to pay over S$190,000 (approx US$150,000) in wages to four employees. Charges: 14 offences under the Employment Act. Trial date: Wednesday, 26 August 2026, at a Singapore district court.       👥 The Accused & Defendant   - Company: TechTV Network — no representative or defence counsel was present when the trial opened. - Ms Debbie Lee: Founder, director and sole decision-maker of TechTV. She told the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) she could not represent the company because she had resigned as director and was now an undischarged bankrupt. - Reason given for non-payment: In her April 2025 statement to MOM, Lee cited "poor sales performance" and an "economic crisis" causing cashflow problems.       👤 The Four Affected Employees & Periods Involved   Employee Period of unpaid wages  Lim Chun Tat Kenneth (creative producer) Late 2024 – Mar 2025  Basheer Mohamed Sultan (integrated sales manager) Late 2024 – Mar 2025  Ho Yan Yi Wages owed after leaving in Nov 2024  Lai Chink Eng Wages owed after leaving in Nov 2024        📋 What Happened — Ex-employees' Testimony   Kenneth Lim Chun Tat   - First red flag: July 2024 — paid only half his salary. HR told him the partial payment was on instructions from Debbie Lee. - When questioned, Lee repeatedly said full payment would come once investments or client payments arrived — but no dates were ever given. - He testified Lee kept "feeding" him promises: "In hindsight, she's just trying to buy time for us to continue working without salary." - On one occasion Lee claimed to have a telegraphic transfer slip showing an investment had come in, but could not produce it when asked. - She emailed staff telling them to "work harder" and bring in more sales so they could be paid. Lim replied staff should be paid basic salaries first to be able to work — "not the other way around." - Small partial payments were made occasionally — enough to keep employees hoping the company would "get back on track". - "Part of why we stayed on for so long is also professionalism and work ethic," he told the court.   Basheer Mohamed Sultan   - After he secured clients for the firm, he was told he would be paid only after those clients made payment. - Those payments never happened.   Settlement Agreements   - Employees filed claims with the Tripartite Alliance for Dispute Management (TADM). - Settlement agreements were signed after mediation — but the payments were never fully made.       ⚖️ Legal Status & Penalty   - Trial status: Ongoing as of 26 August 2026. - Penalty: Upon conviction, each charge carries a fine of S$3,000 to S$15,000.       Source: CNA — https://cna.asia/4zFuQTu

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