{
  "id": 545441,
  "title": "Man on the run for 24 years arrested after failing immigration clearance at Changi Airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/man-on-the-run-for-24-years-arrested-after-failing-immigration",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T07:47:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Straits Times",
    "slug": "straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/man-on-the-run-for-24-years-arrested-after-failing-immigration-clearance-at-changi-airport"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A man accused of evading authorities for two decades was apprehended in March 2026 after failing to clear immigration at Singapore's Changi Airport. Tan Khi Wie, 58, had used an Indonesian passport under the alias \"Ken Srona\" during his absence. Singapore Police Force and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) jointly announced his arrest, stating he was wanted by SPF. He was taken into custody and handed over to the police. Tan admitted to five Immigration Act violations, including presenting an invalid passport, using a false document, and illegally leaving the country. He also confessed to missing a court appearance. In 2002, Tan received an 18-month jail sentence for deceiving the then-Singapore Productivity and Standards Board out of $195,800. He fled Singapore and was later found using Indonesian passports to enter and exit the country between 2011 and 2016, all under the false name \"Ken Srona.\" ICA has since upgraded its immigration procedures, incorporating biometric systems and data analytics to detect identity fraud.",
  "summary": "A 58-year-old man, who had been on the run since 2002, had tried to clear immigration using an Indonesian passport under a false identity.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times",
        "title": "Man charged with being drunken nuisance at Changi Airport, bulldozing past airport staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/man-charged-with-being-drunken-nuisance-at-changi-airport-bulldozing",
        "published": "2026-08-12T03:34:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}