{
  "id": 536957,
  "title": "Man fled Singapore on fishing boat to avoid jail, caught at Changi Airport more than 20 years later",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/man-fled-singapore-on-fishing-boat-to-avoid-jail-caught-at-changi",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:56:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/changi-airport-ica-immigration-offence-false-identity-fake-indonesian-passport-6311291"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tan Khi Wie, a 58-year-old Singaporean man, fled the country illegally on a fishing boat over 20 years ago to evade a jail sentence. He was apprehended at Singapore's Changi Airport recently, after returning to the country using a false identity. Convicted of six charges under the Immigration Act and Penal Code, Tan received a 14-month and three weeks jail sentence on Tuesday.",
  "summary": "Despite being wanted by the authorities, Tan Khi Wie returned to Singapore several times using Indonesian passports under the false identity \"Ken Srona\".",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The long-delayed capture and sentencing of Tan Khi Wie closes a chapter on a two-decade-long evasion of justice, but raises questions about the persistence of his false identity over such a long period.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Man fled Singapore on fishing boat to avoid jail, caught at Changi Airport more than 20 years later",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/man-fled-singapore-on-fishing-boat-to-avoid-jail-caught-at-changi-541033",
        "published": "2026-08-11T05:56:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}