# #818: H&M Chooses KL Over S'pore For Asia HQ & Fake PM Wong Zoom Call Led To $4.9mil Scam

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Published: 2026-05-18T10:14:28+00:00
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H&M cuts 78 Singapore roles and moves its Southeast Asia HQ to Kuala Lumpur. Elsewhere, SPF released footage of a fake Zoom call meeting with PM Lawrence Wong, President Tharman & Minister Indranee, which scammed a victim up at least S$4.9 million. 🔔 Enjoyed this one? Please 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the channel so you don't miss our latest episodes. Every subscriber helps us grow, open doors to new guests, stories, formats or ideas! 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗸𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗿 "𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀"! Share your quesions by clicking here ! 𝙇𝙄𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙍 𝙎𝙐𝙍𝙑𝙀𝙔 𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪! 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙖𝙝 𝙇𝙖𝙝 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙮 https://yahlahbut.short.gy/2026survey It takes just a few minutes, and your responses will directly shape how we make the show, from the topics we cover to how we deliver them. 10 lucky respondents will be randomly selected to receive a YLB sticker pack. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 Haresh: adidas Backyard Legends | The Greatest Football Story Ever Told Terence: ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U - Coachella 2026 𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲: H&M Chooses KL Over S'pore For Asia HQ H&M to move South-east Asia hub to Kuala Lumpur, announces layoffs for 30pc of regional support headcount H&M relocating Southeast Asia regional HQ from S'pore to KL, 30% of regional headcount may be impacted: M'sian media H&M lays off staff in Singapore H&M to relocate Southeast Asia regional HQ to Kuala Lumpur, impacting about 30% of regional workforce [2023] The Dawn of BEPS 2.0 in Singapore: An Uncertain Road, A Certain Destination Fake PM Wong Zoom Call Led To $4.9mil Scam Fake Zoom call with PM Wong: Police release deepfake footage of scam that caused victim to hand over S$4.9 million Scammers told victim to attend Zoom call with PM Wong & asked for 'urgent funding' for St…

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