KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Singapore’s government said Friday that scammers will face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes from Dec. 30, under changes to criminal law to deter surging fraud cases. The ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore could cane those who commit scams and scam-related offences under proposed changes to Singapore's criminal law, local media reported on Tuesday. Money lost through scams ...

Singapore has introduced mandatory caning for serious scam related offences, as amendments to the country’s penal code came into effect on Tuesday. The move reflects the city-state’s tougher stance ...

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 ...

(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 ...

Scam mules who enable scammers by laundering scam proceeds, providing SIM cards or giving up their confidential Singpass credentials will face discretionary caning of up to 12 strokes. Singpass is ...

Singapore, known for its strict laws, has now introduced a mandatory punishment of caning for scammers to combat rising online scams in the country. The Asian country’s parliament amended criminal law ...

Singapore, will start from December 30, caning for scammers, recruiters and members of scam syndicates under its amended criminal law. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Friday that the ...