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SINGAPORE, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Singapore has arrested 90 suspects, aged between 17 and 62, in a recent islandwide anti-loan sharking operation, said the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in a statement on Thursday.
These suspects, 61 men and 29 women, are suspected to be involved in loansharking activities, SPF said.
During the three-day operation from Monday to Wednesday, officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the six Police divisions conducted simultaneous raids at multiple locations in Singapore.
Preliminary investigations revealed that one suspect is believed to be a runner who had assisted the loansharks in their businesses by carrying out Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transfers.
The police have also arrested four suspects who are believed to have provided false contact information when obtaining loans from loansharks. The remaining 85 suspects are believed to have opened bank accounts and given away their ATM cards and Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) to loansharks to facilitate their unlicensed moneylending businesses.
Investigations against all the suspects are ongoing.
Under the Moneylenders' Act, when a bank account or ATM card of any person is used to facilitate moneylending by an unlicensed moneylender, that person is presumed to have assisted in the carrying on the business of unlicensed moneylending.
First-time offenders found guilty of assisting in the business of unlicensed moneylending may be fined between 30,000 and 300,000 Singapore dollars (1 Singapore dollar equals to 0.74 U.S. dollar), be imprisoned for a term of up to four years and shall also be liable to be punished with caning of up to six strokes.
First-time offenders found guilty of acting on behalf of an unlicensed moneylender, committing or attempting to commit any acts of harassment shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of up to five years, a fine of between 5,000 and 50,000 Singapore dollars, and shall also be liable to caning of between three and six strokes.
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Josh Rosen Cardinals Jersey , Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The world's leading conservation organization World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has applauded China's landmark ban on ivory sales.
Starting from Sunday, it will be illegal to process or sell ivory and its products in China.
WWF said in a statement that with the doors to the ivory trade closing in China, the world starts 2018 "a step closer to a land free of the slaughter of endangered animals".
"China's actions, more than those of any other country
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A recent WWF survey shows that the ban has widespread support from a strong majority of consumers surveyed and that it is likely to substantially reduce ivory purchase.
Dr. Fred Kwame Kumah, Director of WWF Regional Office for Africa
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"This ban means we start 2018 a step closer to a world where the demand for ivory is extinct not elephants," Kumah said.
China's State Forestry Administration has said that by honoring its commitment to ending commercial processing and sales of ivory by the end of 2017, China has sent a "new year gift to the elephant".
Chinese government figures show that the move will affect 34 processing enterprises and 143 designated trading venues, with all of them to close
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John E. Scanlon, Secretary General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), also praised China's latest move and commented that "there is certainly reason for hope".
"The world still needs to do more to tackle both supply and demand to put an end to the poaching of elephant and trafficking in ivory," he said.
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Christian Kirk Cardinals Jersey , Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Australian New South Wales (NSW) Police confirmed on Sunday that six people have been killed after a seaplane crashed into Jerusalem Bay near the town of Cowan, north of Sydney.
The Sydney Seaplanes aircraft, carrying a pilot and five passengers, crashed at about 3:15 p.m. local time and a search and rescue operation was launched to locate the aircraft which is believed to be submerged.
Debris and an oil slick have been found on the surface of water.
NSW Police confirmed all six bodies had been recovered by about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. There are unconfirmed reports that those on board were four British nationals
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According to local media reports, the seaplane was returning a party of five people from a restaurant to Rose Bay in Sydney's east when it crashed into the water.
"We don't know why the plane crashed," Commander of the Kurung-Gai Local Area Command, Acting Superintendent Michael Gorman
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Sydney Seaplanes confirmed that an incident had occurred with a plane believed to belong to the company. Sydney Seaplanes offers scenic flights over Sydney tourist attractions and waterways including the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and Pittwater, as well as the Hawkesbury River region.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau will investigate the incident and release a preliminary report in approximately 30 days, with a final report expected to take up to 12 months.
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