Ang Soon Tong

Ang Soon Tong
Founding locationFederation of Malaya
Years active1950s – present
TerritoryMalaysia and Singapore
Ethnicitypredominantly Chinese, with some Malays and Indians
Activitiesdrug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal moneylending, illegal gambling, extortion, robbery
Ang Soon Tong
Traditional Chinese洪順堂
Simplified Chinese洪顺堂
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHóng Shùn Táng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHung Shun Tang
Southern Min
Bbánlám PìngyīmAng Soon Tang

Ang Soon Tong is a secret society and gang based in Singapore and Malaysia which has been active since the 1950s, mainly in the Sembawang area of Singapore. The gang engages in criminal activities including drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal moneylending and illegal gambling. In 1998, a 19-year-old youth was arrested for setting up a website dedicated to the society. In 2020, an Ang Soon Tong member was sentenced to reformative probation for clashing with members of another gang.