Singapore’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that introduced caning as a punishment for scammers and money mules, as the country battles a scourge of fraud cases. Under the Criminal Law ...

JERTIH: A teacher has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and six strokes of the cane for committing physical sexual assault on a 15-year-old male student. Sessions judge Ahmad Fadhli Mahmud meted ...

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 ...

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 Parliament has approved a law making caning mandatory for scammers and syndicate recruiters in response to rising financial fraud cases. Credit: Canva.com Singapore's Parliament has ...

Singapore plans to punish online scammers with at least six strokes with a cane, a minister told lawmakers on Tuesday, as the city-state doubles down on syndicates following record-high scam losses.

Singapore plans to punish online scammers with at least six strokes with a cane, a minister told lawmakers on Tuesday, as the city-state doubles down on syndicates following record-high scam losses.

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 ...

Lawmakers in Singapore have passed a law mandating up to 24 strokes of the cane for convicted scammers, local media reported. According to the new law, scammers will receive at least six strokes of a ...

When it came to punishment back in medieval Europe, people got whipped, branded, and occasionally beheaded for stealing bread. Fast-forward to 2025, and Singapore’s taking a page from that old ...

SINGAPORE - Singapore will cane scammers under a new law as the city-state grapples with financial crimes affecting thousands of people. The measure, passed in a parliamentary session on Tuesday, ...