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 considering caning financial scammers to deter scams, which saw a 70% increase in losses last year. The ...

Singapore, Mar 4 (PTI) Singapore will consider caning financial scammers in certain cases, in recognition of the serious harm they cause, Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family ...

Singapore is contemplating the use of caning to deter financial scammers, acknowledging the severe damage they inflict. Minister Sun Xueling highlighted the need for stringent penalties and ramped-up ...

Singapore on Tuesday said it would consider caning scammers as the city-state doubles down on swindling syndicates following ...

Scam victims in Singapore lost a record S$1.1 billion (US$817 million) in 2024, with the number of cases rising nearly 11% to ...

Singapore recently passed the Protection from Scams Act, giving power to the police to freeze bank accounts suspected of ...

The Singapore government will consider caning as a punishment for certain scam-related offences, recognising the serious harm ...

The Singapore Government will consider caning as punishment for some scam-related offences, given the serious harm they cause ...

Ms Sun Xueling urged Telegram to take user online safety seriously as number of scam cases on platform almost doubled. Read ...

Efforts to detect money mule activities will also be ramped up, as they are the main way overseas scammers launder and ...

The effort takes place amid an increasingly complex threat landscape, with criminals exploiting technology, like artificial ...