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Tag: Loan sharks

The Merlion Statue and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines, Singapore

Filipina files case against Singapore loan shark

by Asia Times staff June 10, 2019February 18, 2020

A Filipino domestic worker in Singapore has filed a case against a loan shark with the help of her boss after being asked to repay a loan at exorbitant interest rates. The 32-year-old had been a domestic worker in Singapore for nine years, the Lianhe Wanbao (Singapore) reported. In March last year, her family in the Philippines […]

Posted inAT Finance, Singapore

Loan sharks threaten couple over worker’s debt

by Asia Times staff April 22, 2019February 18, 2020
The park on Republic Avenue, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Singapore

Migrant, domestic workers accused of gambling in public

by Asia Times staff November 6, 2018February 18, 2020
The service center of Adullam Life Counselling at Manhattan House, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

Boss settles worker’s debts but harassed by loan sharks

by Asia Times staff October 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Indonesian domestic workers in Causeway Bay.
Photo: Asia Times
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines

Consulates ask Hong Kong to clamp down on loan sharks

by Asia Times staff October 9, 2018February 18, 2020
Macau. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, China, Macau, Philippines

Filipina arrested for running loan-shark operation in Macau

by Asia Times staff September 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Domestic workers at Victoria Park on Hong Kong Island. Photo: HK Government
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines

Philippines warns about passports given to loan sharks

by Asia Times staff July 16, 2018February 18, 2020
Dubai. Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, India, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, World

Filipina living in Dubai without passport, visa for 8 years

by Asia Times staff July 13, 2018February 18, 2020
The office of the Malaysian Chinese Association in Malacca. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Chongkian
Posted inAT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, Vietnam

Woman harassed by loan sharks after friends deported

by Asia Times staff July 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Indonesian domestic workers gather in Victoria Park in Causeway Bay. Photo: Asia Times
Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Philippines

Indonesia wants a crackdown on loan sharks holding passports

by Asia Times staff July 9, 2018February 18, 2020
The iconic Merlion in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East

Maid could be sacked after borrowing money from lenders

by Asia Times staff June 26, 2018February 18, 2020
Singapore Police Headquarters on Irrawaddy Road, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore

Employer harassed by loan sharks after Filipina maid flees

by Asia Times staff June 14, 2018February 18, 2020
Illegal moneylenders created major concerns for a maid and her employers in Singapore. Photo: iStockphoto.com
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore

Family harassed after maid fails to repay loan sharks

by Asia Times staff April 16, 2018February 18, 2020
The police is holding a media briefing on April 10. Photo: Facebook/Hong Kong Police
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Loan shark ring busted for lending at 465% rate in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff April 12, 2017February 18, 2020
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Small loans business turns Thai family into billionaires

by Ewen Campbell November 30, 2016February 18, 2020

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