Singapore’s government has announced that scammers will face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes starting December 30 ...

In this image provided by the Myanmar military on Oct. 19, 2025, soldiers raid the KK Park online scam center in Myawaddy ...

Those who launder scam proceeds or provide national identification credentials and mobile phone SIM cards to scammers could ...

Singapore’s government has announced that scammers will face mandatory caning, a punishment already used for several other offenses.

The city-state's government has said that scammers will face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes from Dec 30, under chan­ges to criminal law to deter sur­ging fraud cases.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- The Court of Appeal today upheld a 45-year jail sentence and 24 strokes of the cane imposed on a delivery man for committing incest with his stepdaughter four years ago.

"Fighting scams is a top national priority. The number of scam cases and scam losses remains concerning," said the Ministry ...

The new law with tougher penalties for fraud syndicates and money mules to fight rising cybercrime takes effect December 30.

MHA said that offenders convicted for cheating offences that do not involve scams may also be liable to discretionary caning ...

A 27-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday (Dec 23) over his alleged involvement in a case of loanshark harassment in Choa Chu ...

Amendments to the Children and Young Persons Act will also come into force on the same date Read more at The Business Times.

Singapore will implement mandatory canning for scammers and syndicates under amended law from December 30. The Ministry of Home Affairs aims to deter rising scam rates with penalties of up to 24 cane ...