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

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

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

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A Kano Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced two men, Mohammad Sani, 24, and Saddam Ali, 27, to 12 strokes of cane each for dealing in Indian hemp and other illicit drugs. The Magistrate, Mr ...

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 ...

A student of the Obada Idi-Emi High School, Imeko Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, simply identified as Ariyo, has died after completing 162 frog jumps and being whiped many strokes of cane.

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

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.