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: 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 ...

(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 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 ...

Aug. 28 (UPI) --Singapore on Thursday introduced higher fees and the threat of caning as punishments for vaping in an effort to crack down on the use of drug-laced vapes. The increased penalties will ...

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 will consider caning as punishment for serious scam-related offences as it steps up enforcement action following record losses. Residents in the city state lost at least S$1.1 billion ...