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‘Don't believe a single word he says’: Sister of durian stall assistant who stole S$17,300 & gambled it away had warned of his behaviour in 2024
He was sentenced to five months' jail.
June 28, 2026, 05:04 PM
Photos from @diorlying/Instagram and Topdurianstation/Facebook.
The durian stall assistant who stole S$17,300 from the store's safe and lost the entire sum gambling at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) was revealed to be the younger brother of Malaysian singer-songwriter Tan Jiaying, better known as DIOR Dayin, Shin Min Daily News reported.
It was previously reported that 26-year-old Tan An Sheng pleaded guilty to one count of criminal breach of trust.
He was sentenced to five months' jail.
Sister had previously spoken publicly about his gambling addiction
The case resurfaced a lengthy Instagram post by Tan in 2024, in which she said her younger brother had struggled with a gambling addiction for years.
She alleged that his addiction had led to mounting debts, suspected theft, fraud and borrowing from loan sharks, causing prolonged distress to their family.
In her post, she shared a photograph of her brother, which showed him kneeling on the ground in tears.
According to Tan, her brother had been addicted to gambling since he was a teenager, with his debts growing from several thousand ringgit to hundreds of thousands over the years.
She said the family repeatedly believed he would change and continued helping him repay his debts, but he would eventually return to his old ways.
"If he asks you for money, no matter the reason, don't believe him. Don't believe a single word he says," she wrote.
"Every time, we believed it would be the last time. We gave you so many chances, helped you pay off your gambling debts, but you abused our trust time and time again, showing no remorse."
Tan also recalled that years earlier, her brother had planned to leave Malaysia after accumulating gambling debts.
He had asked her for help, but she had little money at the time.
Desperate to help him, Tan said she even resorted to gambling herself, giving him all the money she won.
She also asked friends in Australia to help arrange a job and buy him a plane ticket, hoping a change of environment would give him a fresh start.
However, she said, he eventually relapsed.
Tan further alleged that her brother had borrowed from loan sharks, resulting in her family living in fear of harassment.
She claimed he had pawned gold chains belonging to their father and sister to fund his gambling, and had also stolen keepsakes left behind by their late mother.
She also alleged that he had deceived family members, relatives, friends and others out of money, including by claiming to be investing in a durian business.
According to Tan, he had also begun approaching some of her fans.
She said she therefore decided to speak publicly about the matter to prevent others from becoming victims.
"Our whole family is cutting ties with you. You have to take responsibility for how things have turned out. Take care of yourself," she wrote.
Those who believed they had been scammed by him, she added, should lodge police reports.
Latest offence
The latest offence took place at Top Durian Station at Block 154, Bukit Batok Street 11.
The stall's supervisor was on leave between Feb. 18 and Feb. 22, 2026, during the Chinese New Year period.
Tan was assigned to oversee operations and was entrusted with the safe's passcode for the first time.
At the time, he was the only employee with access to the passcode, as the supervisor had previously handled all cash deposits personally.
On Feb. 20 and Feb. 22, Tan stole a total of S$17,300 from the safe in two separate incidents.
He first took S$1,000 in S$50 notes before returning two days later to steal the remaining S$16,300.
Court documents stated that Tan brought the stolen cash to the casino at Marina Bay Sands, hoping to win enough money to repay his debts to moneylenders.
Instead, he lost the entire sum.
