App-ing their game

At her fingertips: The many mobile dating apps out there provide location-based matching services without the usual rigmarole associated with conventional dating sites.

Like most single women, 26-year-old Jane (not her real name) has profiles on several mobile dating apps.

She wants to meet single men around Kuala Lumpur in a convenient and safe manner, but unlike most single women who are looking for fun, Jane leaves after a night of rendezvous with several hundred — sometimes even thousands — of ringgit in her luxury-brand handbag.