Standard
Chartered bank’s Holland Village branch was robbed on July 7 morning at
about 11.25am, and according to Shin Min Daily News this was the note the
robber handed to the bank teller before she quickly handed him $30,000.
From the
various reports in the newspapers and social media, it is established that the
suspect is is a tall, skinny, Ang Moh Australian who was wearing a grey
hoodie and mustard-coloured pants. There were no security at the bank when
the robbery occurred.
Since the
robbery, most banks in the Holland Village area have beefed up their security.
It is unclear why the banks in the area chose not to invest in good security
before the robbery. It could be because of a false sense of security since bank
robberies in Singapore are almost unheard off. Or it could be because of cost
cutting measures.
The
Business Times reported in March 2016 that Singapore banks are in
for tough times in 2016. StanChart had said to the reporters at that time
that it had provided for 0.7 time of bad loans, after including collateral
value.
SINGAPORE:
After a robbery that took place at a Standard Chartered bank branch in
Holland Village on Thursday (Jul 7), the Monetary Authority of Singapore
urged banks to "learn from the recent incident and assess whether their
security measures need to be enhanced".
In a press
statement on Saturday, MAS said it expected banks to perform "thorough
security threat assessments" and have adequate measures in place to
address these threats.
"These
measures could include CCTV surveillance, alarm systems, panic buttons and
security personnel. MAS' guidelines are not prescriptive," it added.
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ReplyDelete希望这劫匪早日被绳之以法！
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