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    Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Body Raids BSEC Over Alleged Irregularities

    By Nithya Subramanian | 11/03/2025

    The forced retirement of a BSEC executive director triggered employee protests last week, with staff holding top officials hostage and demanding leadership changes.

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    China Prosecuted 25,000 Financial Crime Cases in 2024

    By Nithya Subramanian | 10/03/2025

    Over 3,000 individuals were prosecuted for money laundering using crypto. One prosecution is targeting a criminal group in Myanmar.

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    AML / KYC

    US, EU Authorities Shut Down Russian Crypto Exchange Garantex

    By Manesh Samtani | 09/03/2025

    The takedown operation came after the EU sanctioned Garantex, prompting Tether to block wallets on the platform holding more than $26mn.

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    Enforcement

    US Charges Chinese Nationals for Involvement in Cyberattacks

    By Nithya Subramanian | 09/03/2025

    Among the 12 Chinese nationals indicted are two government officers working for the Ministry of Public Security.

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    Enforcement

    China to Prosecute Former Exim Bank Branch Chiefs for Corruption

    By Thisanka Siripala | 07/03/2025

    The former Exim Bank executives face charges of unauthorised loan issuance, bribery, abuse of power, and financial misconduct.

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    Enforcement

    Taiwan FSC Fines Three Securities Firms and Asset Manager

    By Nithya Subramanian | 07/03/2025

    Three securites firms were fined TWD 300,000 each. An investment management company was also fined and faces business restrictions.

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    Enforcement

    FSS Korea Refers ‘Finfluencer’ Unfair Trading Case for Prosecution

    By Nithya Subramanian | 06/03/2025

    The finfluencer pre-purchased shares and sold them at inflated prices after issuing “buy” recommendations on a popular Telegram channel.

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    India Probes Paytm Over Foreign Exchange Rule Violations

    By Nithya Subramanian | 05/03/2025

    The Enforcement Directorate said Paytm didn’t file the necessary reports with the RBI for foreign investment in Singapore, among other violations.

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    Singapore Considers Punishing Scam Offences With Caning

    By Nithya Subramanian | 04/03/2025

    The government will expand its efforts against money mule activities in 2025 and consider prescribing caning as a punishment for certain scam-related offences.

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    Singapore Charges Three for False Representation in Chip Smuggling Case

    By Nithya Subramanian | 04/03/2025

    The charges come after US officials started a probe last month to determine whether DeepSeek sourced advanced Nvidia chips through third parties in Singapore.

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