Singapore’s Investigations into Alice Huang (Huang Le) and Megaspeed International Pte Ltd

1. Singapore takes seriously its reputation as a trusted international trading and business hub. We uphold the rule of law and expect all companies operating in Singapore to conduct their business honestly and in accordance with our laws. While Singapore does not enforce unilateral export controls imposed by other countries, we expect all companies operating here to take into account such regulations, including export controls, in their international business activities. Singapore does not condone companies using their association with Singapore to circumvent or violate other countries’ export controls through fraud or dishonest practices. Where there is evidence of breaches of Singapore law, we take firm action.  

Singapore’s Investigations into Alice Huang and Megaspeed

2. In February 2025, the Singapore Police Force (“SPF”) and Singapore Customs initiated an independent investigation into several companies and their key officers, including Megaspeed International Pte Ltd (“Megaspeed”), a company incorporated in Singapore, and its controllers. The suspected domestic offences pertained to potential false declarations in relation to the purchase of servers and other related offences. As noted by Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam at a press conference (opens in new tab) on 3 March 2025, Singapore’s investigations were not based on any request from any country or sovereign entity.

3. Alice Huang (otherwise known as Huang Le), a Hong Kong resident, was investigated for suspected involvement in the possible offences in Singapore, given her position as then-CEO, Chairperson, and one of the key controllers of Megaspeed. Huang was not based in Singapore, and was not investigated for espionage.

4. On 24 June 2025, the US Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) conducted a voluntary Post-Shipment Verification (“PSV”) check at Megaspeed with Huang present. The PSV check was the first time Singapore came to know about the US’s interest in Megaspeed and Huang. On the same day, SPF also interviewed her as part of its ongoing investigations into Megaspeed. Her passport was impounded under Section 112 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 to secure her attendance for purposes of the ongoing investigations, since Huang was not based in Singapore.

5. The physical servers had been purchased by companies (which were under investigation) and exported through Singapore to Malaysia without entering the Singapore market. The SPF was investigating whether the servers had subsequently been routed from Malaysia to another destination, contrary to declarations made in Singapore. To establish the facts, SPF could not rely solely on declarations made by the companies in Singapore.  It also needed to verify these against information and records in other jurisdictions, including the jurisdictions from which the servers originated and their eventual destinations. Singapore therefore sought information from the US and other destination jurisdictions, to assist with our independent investigations.

6. In particular, the SPF sought information relating to Supermicro, a US-based supplier of servers, which was relevant to the SPF’s investigations. However, Supermicro provided limited cooperation. At a meeting on 7 July 2025, SPF and the Attorney-General’s Chambers (“AGC”) raised this issue with the US authorities and requested their assistance in securing the company’s cooperation. Since September 2025, SPF has repeated this request on several occasions to the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (“FBI”). Despite these repeated requests, Singapore has to date received limited information or assistance in respect of the company.

7. In February 2026, SPF, in consultation with AGC, concluded that there was insufficient evidence to establish that Huang had committed any offences relating to the possible inaccurate declarations for which Megaspeed was being investigated.

8. However, SPF assessed that Huang had provided information which she knew to be inaccurate to SPF in the course of investigations, to downplay her role in Megaspeed. She was issued a stern warning and barred from re-entering the country. Other cases in the past have been dealt with in a similar way. SPF returned Huang’s passport on 26 February 2026, and she departed Singapore on the same day.

9. SPF’s investigations into Megaspeed and six other individuals are ongoing. None of the six persons have been in Singapore since investigations commenced in February 2025.

Firm Action Taken Against Entities that Violate Singapore’s Laws

10. Singapore is committed to upholding our reputation as a trusted and reliable business hub. We will not allow companies or individuals to misuse Singapore's business environment to engage in fraud or dishonest practices. Singapore has charged four individuals and four companies in Court between February 2025 and July 2026 for offences -- including fraud by false representation in relation to the purchase of servers, with the offences carrying imprisonment terms of up to 20 years each.

11. Our approach is clear. Singapore will conduct its own investigations independently, in accordance with our laws and based on the evidence available. We will cooperate with foreign authorities where appropriate, and take firm enforcement action wherever the evidence warrants it.