Singapore Says Alice Huang Was Barred After Giving Police Inaccurate Information

Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs said on November 12 that Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, had received a stern warning and been barred from re-entering Singapore. Police assessed that she knowingly gave inaccurate information during questioning to downplay her role in Megaspeed International, the ministry said. The ministry distinguished that conduct from the investigation into possible inaccurate declarations involving server purchases. In February 2026, police, in consultation with the Attorney-General’s Chambers, concluded that there was insufficient evidence that Huang had committed offences relating to those declarations. Her passport was returned on February 26, and she left Singapore that day. The ministry described her as a Hong Kong resident, formerly Megaspeed’s chief executive, chairperson and a key controller. It said she was not based in Singapore and had not been investigated for espionage. Singapore police and Customs began investigating several companies and their officers in February 2025. The ministry said servers bought by companies under investigation were exported through Singapore to Malaysia without entering Singapore’s market. Investigators were examining possible onward movement inconsistent with the declarations. Investigations into Megaspeed and six other individuals remain ongoing, it said. In a March 3, 2025 media conference, then Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said the case arose from an anonymous tip rather than information from another country. The new statement said Singapore first learned of US interest in Megaspeed and Huang during a voluntary US post-shipment verification at the company on June 24, 2025. “Singapore will conduct its own investigations independently, in accordance with our laws and based on the evidence available,” the ministry said.