2 Singaporeans Among 17 Arrested in Bali over Unlicensed Moneylending Operation
Authorities said the suspects used Facebook ads and WhatsApp to reach foreign borrowers and charged interest rates of 20% to 30%.
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2 Singaporeans among 17 arrested in Bali over unlicensed moneylending operation
Bali authorities said on Monday (Oct 26) that they arrested two Singaporeans and 15 Malaysians who are suspected of running an online unlicensed moneylending operation there.The 17 suspects were nabbed at a villa in tourist hotspot North Kuta during a raid conducted by the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office on Oct 22."Based on initial investigations, all those detained were found carrying...
Two Singaporeans among 17 detained in Bali over suspected online moneylending operation run on tourist visas
INDONESIA: Fifteen Malaysians and two Singaporeans have been detained in Bali, Indonesia, on suspicion of running an unlicensed online moneylending operation while in the country on tourist visas.According to New Straits Times (NST), all 17 were arrested in Dalung, North Kuta, in the Badung regency, during an operation by the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office on Thursday.Ngurah Rai immigration chief Muhamad Novyandri said initial investigations foun…
A villa in Bali was revealed to be the headquarters of an illegal online lending business (pinjol) operated by 17 foreign nationals (WNA) from Malaysia and Singapore.
The Ngurah Rai Immigration Office in Bali arrested 17 foreign nationals on Thursday (October 22, 2026). They are suspected of abusing their residency permits by operating an online lending business in the Dalung area of North Kuta, Bali.
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