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Scammers face up to 24 strokes of the cane in Singapore
Singapore targets scam syndicates with caning of 6 to 24 strokes plus imprisonment following $2.8 billion in losses and 190,000 scam cases from 2020 to mid-2025.
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Singapore has begun enforcing "candle" penalties for those guilty of fraud and horse racing accounts, with a minimum of six cannonballs and a maximum of 24 cannonballs, effective December 30, following record high losses from scammers.
Scammers face up to 24 strokes of the cane in Singapore
SINGAPORE — Scammers in Singapore face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes for serious cases with effect from Tuesday as a law authorizing the punishment came into effect. The city-state has doubled down on syndicates following record-high scam losses, with the Ministry of Home Affairs saying that “fighting scams is a top national priority”. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy lost more than $2.8 billion through scams from 2020 up to the fi…
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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