PUBLISHED ONNovember 12, 2026 1:00 PMUPDATEDNovember 13, 2026 1:27 AMBYSean LerThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday (Nov 12) provided an update on Singapore's investigations into Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang and Megaspeed.
It also reiterated that while the country does not enforce unilateral export controls imposed by other countries, it expects all companies operating in Singapore to take into account such regulations in their business activities, including export controls.
"Singapore will not condone companies using their association with the Republic to circumvent or violate other countries’ export controls through fraudulent or dishonest practices.
"Where there is evidence of breaches of Singapore law, we take firm action," the ministry said in its statement.
And amid renewed spotlight on Singapore-based cloud computing firm Megaspeed, after its former managing director Alice Huang's affair with Nvidia chief executive officer (CEO) Jensen Huang was revealed, the ministry also detailed its investigation findings so far.
MHA said that the police and Singapore Customs initiated an independent investigation into several companies and their key officers, including Megaspeed, back in February 2025.
The investigations pertained suspected domestic offences involving potential false declarations in relation to the purchase of servers and other related offences.
Senior Minister K. Shanmugam, in his capacity as Minister for Home Affairs, had said at a briefing on March 3, 2025, that Singapore’s investigations were not based on any request from any country or sovereign entity.
Hong Kong resident Alice Huang, who is also known as Huang Le, was among those investigated.
In the case of Huang, MHA pointed out that she was being investigated for her suspected involvement in the possible offences in Singapore as she was then one of the key controllers of Megaspeed.
"Huang was not based in Singapore, and was not investigated for espionage," the ministry stated.
According to MHA, the US Bureau of Industry and Security conducted a voluntary post-shipment verification check at Megaspeed with Huang present on June 24, 2025.
The verification was also the first instance Singapore became aware about the US' interest in Megaspeed and Huang.
Following the development, the police interviewed Huang as part of its ongoing investigations into Megaspeed and impounded her passport to secure her attendance for the investigations.
As the case involved physical servers purchased by companies under investigation and exported through Singapore to Malaysia — without entering the local market — the police were investigating whether the servers had subsequently been routed from Malaysia to another destination, contrary to declarations made in Singapore.
Given that information and records in other jurisdictions are required to tally against the companies' given accounts, MHA said that Singapore had sought information from the US and other destination jurisdictions.
In particular, the police sought information relating to Super Micro, a US-based supplier of servers, which was relevant to its investigations, the ministry added.
The issue was raised by the police and Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) with US authorities in July last year, and again on several occasions with the US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigations.
"Despite these repeated requests, Singapore has to date received limited information or assistance in respect of the company," MHA stated.
Without the information, the police and AGC concluded that there was insufficient evidence to establish whether Huang had committed any offences relating to the possible inaccurate declarations for which Megaspeed was being investigated.
Notwithstanding this, the police, on the grounds of their assessment that Huang had provided information which she knew to be inaccurate, was issued a stern warning and barred from re-entering Singapore.
"Other cases in the past have been dealt with in a similar way," the ministry noted.
It added that Huang had purportedly provided such inaccurate information to downplay her role in Megaspeed.
Her passport was then returned to her on Feb 26 this year, and she departed Singapore on the same day.
Meanwhile, the police's investigations into Megaspeed and six other individuals are ongoing.
Said MHA: "None of the six persons have been in Singapore since investigations commenced in February 2025."
The ministry rounded off its statement by reaffirming Singapore's commitment to upholding its 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."
It pointed to the charging of four individuals and four companies in Court between February last year and July 2026 as instructive of Singapore's clear approach to such matters.
"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," MHA said.
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