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Peso hits a 31st record low as Malaysia tallies a RM3 billion scam bill

Oct 28, 2026

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Peso hits a 31st record low as Malaysia tallies a RM3 billion scam bill

Indonesia's rupiah creeps toward its own record low, Singapore warns of fake police ads, and Zip Co's shares fall 29% after a US fraud hit.

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Singapore’s WhatsApp scam wave grows as Thailand sets new payment rules

Oct 27, 2026

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Singapore’s WhatsApp scam wave grows as Thailand sets new payment rules

A hijacked-account scam has cost Singaporeans S$249,000 in six weeks, plus Thailand’s new 45-day rule for paying small suppliers.

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Peso's third record low collides with a fake Bangkok kidnapping scam

Oct 24, 2026

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Peso's third record low collides with a fake Bangkok kidnapping scam

Plus: the RBA calls inflation a "nightmare," Singapore nets 277 scam suspects, and Bank Negara flags a new mule-account trick.

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Philippines hikes rates to 5.5% as Southeast Asia tightens its scam alliance

Oct 23, 2026

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Philippines hikes rates to 5.5% as Southeast Asia tightens its scam alliance

Plus: Bank Indonesia frees up Rp190 trillion for lenders, Vietnam’s VN-Index hits a six-month high, and a Selangor scam trades on royal connections.”

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NAB cuts 2,500 jobs as a Sydney firm faces a $138 million fraud probe

Oct 22, 2026

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NAB cuts 2,500 jobs as a Sydney firm faces a $138 million fraud probe

Plus: Vietnam orders banks to cut rates, the ringgit gets a GDP boost, and two men to be charged in Singapore over a Harvey Norman impersonation scam.

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Indonesia’s crash deepens below 5,000, and the peso breaks a floor

Oct 21, 2026

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Indonesia’s crash deepens below 5,000, and the peso breaks a floor

Plus the Johor call centre that promised Singaporean retirees 300% returns.

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Thailand grows slowest in ASEAN as Malaysia busts a 98-person scam resort

Oct 20, 2026

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Thailand grows slowest in ASEAN as Malaysia busts a 98-person scam resort

Plus: Vietnam keeps outrunning its neighbours, Singapore brings back caning for scammers, and what the IMF’s Bangkok meetings mean for your money.

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Malaysia busts a fake-police scam ring as Singapore holds its currency line

Oct 17, 2026

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Malaysia busts a fake-police scam ring as Singapore holds its currency line

Plus: regional markets ease into the weekend, New Zealand shares climb, and one in five Filipino parents report a scammed child.

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Australia's jobless rate hits a five-year high as Thai police bust a trafficking ring

Oct 16, 2026

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Australia's jobless rate hits a five-year high as Thai police bust a trafficking ring

Plus: Singapore's growth cools to 5.4%, a Pattaya scam preys on past fraud victims, and New Zealand gets a rare upbeat forecast.

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Indonesia's stock slide deepens as scam hotspots spread across Southeast Asia

Oct 15, 2026

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Indonesia's stock slide deepens as scam hotspots spread across Southeast Asia

Plus: Singapore charges six in a money-mule bust, Thailand busts a fake trading app, and the ringgit treads water.

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Filipino scam losses top P121 billion as Thai household debt hits 18-year high

Oct 14, 2026

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Filipino scam losses top P121 billion as Thai household debt hits 18-year high

Plus: fake job ads feeding Malaysia's scam gangs, Vietnam's $122 billion crypto market, and Jakarta's best week in a while.

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Philippine inflation hits a three-year high as Thailand caps mule accounts for teens

Oct 13, 2026

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Philippine inflation hits a three-year high as Thailand caps mule accounts for teens

Plus: Singapore's banks post their worst session since 2025, Indonesia shuts down 1,222 illegal lenders, and Malaysia's budget stretches maternity leave to 490 days.

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Malaysia blocks RM1.9 billion in scams as Vietnam's growth tops the region

Oct 10, 2026

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Malaysia blocks RM1.9 billion in scams as Vietnam's growth tops the region

Plus: Singapore charges two scam cash-collectors, Indonesia's rupiah holds its ground, and New Zealand stocks edge higher.

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Singapore raids unlicensed lenders as Jakarta holds steady, Manila rebounds

Oct 9, 2026

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Singapore raids unlicensed lenders as Jakarta holds steady, Manila rebounds

Plus: Malaysia's market slides, Thailand pulls back, and the Philippine peso sits closer than ever to its record low.

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Singapore job scammers target delivery riders as Jakarta's market rallies

Oct 8, 2026

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Singapore job scammers target delivery riders as Jakarta's market rallies

Plus: Malaysia warns of AI deepfake Bank Negara scams, Manila's peso slide deepens, and Vietnam's share market cools.

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Philippine inflation hits a 3-year high as Malaysia busts a livestream scam ring

Oct 7, 2026

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Philippine inflation hits a 3-year high as Malaysia busts a livestream scam ring

Plus: New Zealand's share market steadies, Vietnam merges its two stock exchanges, and a Thai court keeps 20 billion baht of scam money frozen.

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Jakarta's market drops 3% as Indonesia reveals a $668 million scam toll

Oct 6, 2026

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Jakarta's market drops 3% as Indonesia reveals a $668 million scam toll

Plus: Malaysia's market rallies on soft US jobs data, a S$1.4 million Singapore phishing scam, and the Philippines' make-or-break inflation print.

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ASX falls to a three-month low as Malaysia busts a 74-person scam ring

Oct 2, 2026

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ASX falls to a three-month low as Malaysia busts a 74-person scam ring

Plus: the Philippines posts its worst close since November, Singapore's central bank floats new boardroom rules, and Vietnam's market caps a rough September.

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Philippine peso slides a third day as Singapore fraud losses hit S$8.8 million

Oct 1, 2026

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Philippine peso slides a third day as Singapore fraud losses hit S$8.8 million

Plus: Malaysia's benchmark sinks on oil and bond yields, New Zealand traders lift bets on an October hike, and a Hanoi court opens trial for 65 people over fake psychiatric diagnoses.

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RBA hikes to a 15-year high as a farmer loses RM1.15m to love scam

Sep 30, 2026

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RBA hikes to a 15-year high as a farmer loses RM1.15m to love scam

Plus: Jakarta's market slumps on a new trading rule, Singapore warns of fake youth exchange scams, and the Philippines has one more rate hike coming.

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The Philippine SEC shuts three scams as RBA rate call looms and Vietnam's market slides

Sep 29, 2026

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The Philippine SEC shuts three scams as RBA rate call looms and Vietnam's market slides

Plus: Malaysia's benchmark dips, Singapore's new anti-scam messaging rules take effect, and Asia-Pacific bank bosses admit they can't reliably catch scams before the money moves.

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Vietnam's market status jumps as a Malaysian scam mastermind faces Singapore charges

Sep 26, 2026

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Vietnam's market status jumps as a Malaysian scam mastermind faces Singapore charges

Plus: Australian business conditions turn negative for the first time in six years, Philippine inflation speeds back up, and Indonesia's rupiah slides.

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Australia's jobless rate hits a five-year high as Singapore nets 259 suspected scammers

Sep 25, 2026

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Australia's jobless rate hits a five-year high as Singapore nets 259 suspected scammers

Plus: the ringgit slips against the US dollar, Vietnam's growth forecast gets an upgrade, and the Philippine market hits a new weekly low.

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NAB's banking app goes dark for hours, and Meta axes 3.7 million scam accounts

Sep 24, 2026

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NAB's banking app goes dark for hours, and Meta axes 3.7 million scam accounts

Plus: Bank Indonesia holds its rate at 5.75%, a Kelantan investment manager loses RM1.2 million to a spoofed police call, and Southeast Asian markets split on direction.

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AI data centres are now stoking inflation, and counterfeit cash hits a Singapore casino

Sep 23, 2026

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AI data centres are now stoking inflation, and counterfeit cash hits a Singapore casino

Plus: Indonesia lands a new AI data centre, Malaysia's ringgit rallies as oil slides, and Manila braces for more market pain.

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