SINGAPORE, Dec. 1 -- Prosecutors have asked the court to deny bail to one of two Singaporeans charged over their alleged involvement in a Cambodia-based scam syndicate, saying he poses a significant flight risk.

The Straits Times reported that police prosecutors told the court on December 1 that 27-year-old Wayne Soh You Chen is facing a non-bailable offence under the Organised Crime Act (OCA).

They said he has strong ties to the syndicate's leaders, who remain at large.

"There is also reason to believe that the syndicate leaders, who are still at large, are likely to reach out and collude with the accused if he is released on bail," the prosecutor said.

Soh and another Singaporean, thirty-two-year-old Brian Sie Eng Fa, were charged o...