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Tag: loansharks

Posted inSoutheast Asia

Cambodia’s poor strangled by debt crisis

by Suy Se November 15, 2020November 15, 2020

Trapped under a mountain of crippling debt, Cambodian farmer Roeurn Reth fears she will have to sell her land to repay microfinance loans that have ballooned due to pandemic-spurred job losses in her family. What started as a $3,000 sum from a loan shark for her son’s wedding has now grown to about $7,000, she […]

Macau. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, China, Indonesia, Macau, Middle East

Indonesian pair arrested for robbing compatriot in Macau

by Asia Times staff October 11, 2018February 18, 2020
Debtor are required to upload their naked photos or videos before getting loans from these syndicates. Photo: Handout
Posted inChina, Middle East

Students giving naked photos for loans on Chinese campuses

by Asia Times staff July 23, 2018February 18, 2020
Singapore Police Headquarters on Irrawaddy Road, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore

Woman ‘harassed’ by loan sharks after maid disappears

by Asia Times staff June 29, 2018February 18, 2020

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