Bad Genius

Just because I was curious, I looked up the real story which inspired the movie "Bad Genius".

The case just went to trial in Singapore and one of the accused parties admitted guilt

Tuition teacher helps students cheat at O-level exams (17 Apr 2018)

The other accomplice has gone missing before serving the jail sentence, and Singaporean prosecutors have applied for an Interpol notice of arrest.

O-level cheating case: Ex-principal of tuition centre allegedly fled Singapore (22 Dec 2022)

The technique used in Bad Genius was complex, but not high tech.

In real life they got away with cheating for 3 papers using skin-toned blue tooth receivers and handphones taped to the school uniforms. There was a live feed going on and answers were supplied to the candidates by remotely located teachers.

Wow. I would have rather studied for the exams. For one it's O-Levels. Just choose the easy subjects lah, and carry on with your further studies. It is sad when people go to great lengths to bypass the whole process of learning and figuring things out by themselves.

I sincerely hope that these folks learnt their lesson. If they're clever enough to pull of this 'heist', then they are clever enough to change the world in multiple positive ways.