Challenging times for debt recovery agents amid Covid-19 pandemic

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A debt collection agency shares footage of a dramatic experience with a debtor.
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SINGAPORE - With eight years' experience under her belt, Mrs Lyn Ling thought she had seen everything in the debt collection business.

But that was until Sept 17, when she and a colleague found themselves in the harrowing situation of desperately holding on to a female debtor who was trying to jump from a 13th-storey ledge.

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