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 mule activities, ...

To combat a surge in modern-day online scams, Singapore has turned to a punishment from the past: caning. This week, Singapore’s Parliament amended criminal law in the city-state to introduce caning ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — 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.

Singapore plans to give authorized teachers permission to strike misbehaving male students with a cane in a nationwide push against school bullies. Singapore Education Minister Desmond Lee confirmed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Singapore's education minister, Desmond Lee, is pictured on September 18, 2025. - Gavin Foo/Singapore Press/AP Singapore’s ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. Singaporeans lost an average of $4031 each to scams in 2023, ...

Singapore has rolled out new school disciplinary guidelines under which male students found guilty of bullying could face caning as punishment. The updated rules, announced by the ministry of ...