Singapore, notorious for its strict laws, including a ban on spitting in public and selling chewing gum, may punish convicted fraudsters with caning, according to statements from lawmakers reported by ...

Efforts to detect money mule activities will also be ramped up, as they are the main way overseas scammers launder and transfer gains out of Singapore, says Minister of State for Home Affairs and ...

A Bill approved by Parliament introduces corporal punishment of between six and 24 strokes for convicted scammers.

Singapore, where spitting in public and selling chewing gum is illegal, has long been known for its strict laws. Now, scammers and recruiters for scam groups face a legal crackdown that allows them to ...

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Singapore has reinstated an old punishment to combat a sharp rise in online scams. Parliament has amended the criminal law to permit caning for individuals involved in scams and ...

SINGAPORE: The Government will consider caning as punishment for some scam-related offences, given the serious harm they cause and with scam losses here hitting a record high in 2024. Minister of ...

Singapore is making an unprecedented step towards targeting online scammers, who will now face similar punishments for rape and drug trafficking. On Tuesday, the country’s parliament passed a new law ...

Singapore's government will consider caning as punishment for some scam-related offences, State for Home Affairs Minister Sun Xueling said during a parliamentary debate Tuesday. The Southeast Asian ...

To combat a surge in modern-day online scams, Singapore has turned to a punishment from the past: caning. This week, Singapore’s Parliament amended criminal law in the city-state to introduce caning ...

Singapore will introduce caning as a penalty for scammers, as the city-state grapples with increasing fraud cases. The parliament passed the amendments to the criminal law on Tuesday. Convicted ...

Singapore has moved to toughen its stance on online fraud, approving changes to the law that will allow caning for convicted scammers, alongside prison terms and fines. A new law in Singapore has ...