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A 47-year-old woman in Singapore suspected that her husband was frequenting a massage parlour near home and enlisted the help of a friend to go undercover by pretending to be interested in working there.
After the friend found out that the massage parlour might have been providing illicit services, the woman went to the Chinese press — with her husband in tow to explain himself.
The woman, surnamed Chen (transliteration), said she has been married to her husband for 11 years.
They have a son together.
She said her husband has always been a caring family man who would bring the family for outings and picked their child from school daily.
But sometime in August 2025, she found her husband more guarded with his phone.
He appeared to deliberately hide the phone from his wife, but she dismissed it initially as a quirk.
Her suspicions grew after he cancelled dinner plans with her once and said he had to go somewhere.
Chen told Shin Min Daily News: "We're in the import-export trade, and we occasionally exchange phones to check orders. His sudden withdrawal seemed suspicious, so I checked his phone and discovered several messages between him and a Vietnamese woman."
"After repeated questioning, he finally admitted he met the woman at a massage parlour near our home," she said.
Chen then got a friend to help go undercover.
The friend pretended to be interested in working at the massage parlour along Serangoon Road and went for an interview.
The women, in the course of talking about their work in the massage parlour, apparently boasted about receiving tips of S$50 to S$100.
Chen asked: "How could anyone earn so much from a normal massage session?"
After the friend snooped around the massage parlour, Chen's husband insisted he did not have sex with the masseuse, but admitted to giving her a S$50 tip for a massage.
He also claimed he has now blocked her on his phone.
Chen's husband repeatedly maintained his innocence to the reporter, Shin Minreported.
However, Chen still remains doubtful as the massage parlour is only 10 minutes' away from their home.
According to residents in the area, the massage parlour has been in operation for six to seven years, and women in revealing clothing are often seen there.
The shop is located in an area that has a kindergarten and preschool.
Shin Min reported that several women from the massage parlour even posted enticing photos in a Telegram group to solicit customers.
The posts claimed the masseuses were proficient in massages and included the parlour's address and contact information to encourage the making of reservations.
The owner of the massage parlour denied that illicit services were carried out on the premises, and said front desk conducts rounds to ensure there was no hanky panky going on.
He also suggested that the accusations of providing illicit services was a ploy by a business rival to tarnish a competitor's image.
But Chen retorted that she was not doing this for business reasons, but to win back her husband's heart.
Chen's friend also said she allegedly saw the masseuses exchanging cash for wads of Vietnamese dong.
via Shin Min Daily News
This was done when a man showed up at the shop to carry out the exchange of currency when Chen's friend happened to be at the shop.
Although not reported, the implication was that the masseuses directly exchanged their earnings for foreign currency to be kept for their own use.
Such an arrangement would effectively prevent the business from tabulating and declaring its full earnings, it was implied.
When queried by Shin Min, the owner of the shop initially said he’s not aware of such dealings before rejecting this allegation completely. He added that the photo that Chen's friend took of the exchange did not prove that the incident happened in his shop.
He added that his staff wore black tops, while the woman pictured was in a white top.
Chen's friend retorted that she was aware that staff in the shop wore both black and white tops.
Top photos via Shin Min Daily News
Woman, 47, upset that hubby went to Serangoon massage parlour, makes him explain himself to media
Suspicious.Belmont Lay
October 13, 2025, 07:35 PM
A 47-year-old woman in Singapore suspected that her husband was frequenting a massage parlour near home and enlisted the help of a friend to go undercover by pretending to be interested in working there.
After the friend found out that the massage parlour might have been providing illicit services, the woman went to the Chinese press — with her husband in tow to explain himself.
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The woman, surnamed Chen (transliteration), said she has been married to her husband for 11 years.
They have a son together.
Became more guarded with phone
She said her husband has always been a caring family man who would bring the family for outings and picked their child from school daily.
But sometime in August 2025, she found her husband more guarded with his phone.
He appeared to deliberately hide the phone from his wife, but she dismissed it initially as a quirk.
Her suspicions grew after he cancelled dinner plans with her once and said he had to go somewhere.
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Chen told Shin Min Daily News: "We're in the import-export trade, and we occasionally exchange phones to check orders. His sudden withdrawal seemed suspicious, so I checked his phone and discovered several messages between him and a Vietnamese woman."
"After repeated questioning, he finally admitted he met the woman at a massage parlour near our home," she said.
Got friend to snoop around
Chen then got a friend to help go undercover.
The friend pretended to be interested in working at the massage parlour along Serangoon Road and went for an interview.
The women, in the course of talking about their work in the massage parlour, apparently boasted about receiving tips of S$50 to S$100.
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Chen asked: "How could anyone earn so much from a normal massage session?"
Husband made to explain himself
After the friend snooped around the massage parlour, Chen's husband insisted he did not have sex with the masseuse, but admitted to giving her a S$50 tip for a massage.
He also claimed he has now blocked her on his phone.
Chen's husband repeatedly maintained his innocence to the reporter, Shin Minreported.
However, Chen still remains doubtful as the massage parlour is only 10 minutes' away from their home.
Operating for a while
According to residents in the area, the massage parlour has been in operation for six to seven years, and women in revealing clothing are often seen there.
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The shop is located in an area that has a kindergarten and preschool.
Shin Min reported that several women from the massage parlour even posted enticing photos in a Telegram group to solicit customers.
The posts claimed the masseuses were proficient in massages and included the parlour's address and contact information to encourage the making of reservations.
Owner responds
The owner of the massage parlour denied that illicit services were carried out on the premises, and said front desk conducts rounds to ensure there was no hanky panky going on.
He also suggested that the accusations of providing illicit services was a ploy by a business rival to tarnish a competitor's image.
But Chen retorted that she was not doing this for business reasons, but to win back her husband's heart.
ADVERTISEMENT
Women exchanged cash for foreign currency in shop
Chen's friend also said she allegedly saw the masseuses exchanging cash for wads of Vietnamese dong.
This was done when a man showed up at the shop to carry out the exchange of currency when Chen's friend happened to be at the shop.
Although not reported, the implication was that the masseuses directly exchanged their earnings for foreign currency to be kept for their own use.
ADVERTISEMENT
Such an arrangement would effectively prevent the business from tabulating and declaring its full earnings, it was implied.
When queried by Shin Min, the owner of the shop initially said he’s not aware of such dealings before rejecting this allegation completely. He added that the photo that Chen's friend took of the exchange did not prove that the incident happened in his shop.
He added that his staff wore black tops, while the woman pictured was in a white top.
Chen's friend retorted that she was aware that staff in the shop wore both black and white tops.
Top photos via Shin Min Daily News
