Singapore, where spitting in public and selling chewing gum is illegal, has long been known for its strict laws.

To combat a surge in modern-day online scams, Singapore has turned to a punishment from the past: caning. This past week, ...

Singapore's parliament has passed legislation that will see scammers, syndicate members and recruiters punished with up to 24 ...

Singapore will cane scammers under a new law as the city-state grapples with crimes affecting thousands of people.

Singapore will allow caning for individuals convicted of remote communication scam offenses. Convicted offenders may receive ...

The move is the government’s latest attempt to combat a spike in financial fraud that has cost Singaporeans around $2.8 ...

A Singapore woman has been scammed out of up to $120,000 by a romance crypto scammer. According to authorities, the woman was ...

Singapore could cane those who commit scams and scam-related offences under proposed changes to Singapore's criminal law, ...

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore Police Force, GovTech, Google and others are taking part in the national roadshow.

Money mules — those who provide bank accounts, SIM cards, or Singpass credentials — can be given up to 12 strokes at the ...

Singapore will introduce caning as a penalty for scammers, as the city-state grapples with increasing fraud cases.

SINGAPORE plans to unleash at least six brutal strokes of the cane on convicted online scammers, a minister told lawmakers on ...