A Malaysian court has fined a Singaporean influencer for falsely claiming that she was nearly kidnapped at a mall near Malaysia's border with Singapore. A post by beauty influencer Amyra Laila Ho went viral after she claimed that a couple tried to abduct her after forcing her to sniff tea leaves that left her feeling dizzy and numb.

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Singaporean woman fined US$228 for falsely reporting ‘abduction’ at KSL City Mall in Johor Bahru

She alleged she was almost kidnapped at a mall on the Malaysian side of the border between the countries.

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Singaporean influencer fined by Malaysia court for false abduction claim

JOHOR BARU: A Singaporean has been fined RM1,000 by the Magistrate Court here for lodging a false police report claiming she was nearly abducted at a shopping mall. Read full story

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Singaporean fined for false police report on abduction

Amyra Laila Ho, 45, claimed a couple selling Chinese tea had insisted she smell their tea leaves, which supposedly made her dizzy and stiff.

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Malaysia fines Singapore woman who claimed Chinese tea sellers drugged her

Amyra Laila Ho alleged she lost consciousness after being forced by a couple to inhale the smell of tea at KSL City Mall.

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She was fined $307 in default of three weeks' jail.

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Singaporean fined for false police report on near-abduction in Malaysia

JOHOR BARU: A Singaporean woman who previously claimed that she was nearly abducted at KSL City Mall, Taman Abad, here, is set to face charges in court for making a false report.
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Singaporean woman to be charged for false abduction claim

A Singaporean woman was fined RM1,000 ($308) by the Johor Bahru Magistrate Court this morning (Jan 28) after she pleaded guilty to making a false police report. Amyra Laila Ho, who also goes by the name Venus, had previously claimed that she was almost abducted by a couple near KSL City Mall. In a now-deleted Instagram video, the 45-year-old detailed...

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Singaporean who claimed she was almost abducted in JB fined $300 for lying

Johor police chief M Kumar says this was proven by CCTV recordings and technical evidence.

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S’porean woman’s claim of kidnapping attempt false, say police

MALAYSIA: A Singaporean beauty influencer has been fined by a Malaysian court for falsely claiming... The post Singaporean influencer fined for falsely claiming near-kidnapping in JB appeared first on The Independent Singapore News - Latest Breaking News

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Amyra Laila Ho pleaded guilty in front of Magistrate Hidayatul Syuhada Shamsudin after the charge was read out to her.

Singapore influencer fined over false abduction claim

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