Singapore introduced new penalties for vaping, including increased fines and caning. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI Aug. 28 (UPI) --Singapore on Thursday introduced higher fees and the threat 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: 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 amended criminal law in the city-state to introduce ...

It seems just a touch odd that last week Singapore for the first time invoked its Spam Control Act with nary a mention of caning among the consequences for violators. Not that I believe in caning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. [Getty Images] It's a busy day at Woodlands Checkpoint, Singapore's main land crossing on the border with Malaysia, and thousands ...

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 ...