The offence applies to unmarried Muslim couples found in private seclusion and is punishable by fines, jail terms or caning.

The suspects comprise 67 women and 143 men, aged between 15 and 83. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Authorities have launched a harsh crackdown, putting in place tough punishments with more targeted laws on the way. Now, if you get caught with an e-cigarette in Singapore, you could be jailed, sent ...

A total of 210 people are being investigated for their suspected involvement in scams following a police operation from Dec ...

SINGAPORE, Jan 13 — An unemployed Malaysian man who reportedly posed as a Caucasian “sugar daddy” online to deceive and ...

A married man received jail and caning for posing as a "sugar daddy" to deceive three women into sexual acts and extortion.

A 51-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years' jail and nine strokes of the cane for raping a teenage girl who brought him ...

In this week's banking news roundup: Wisconsin's Bank First completes its acquisition of in-state rival Centre 1 Bancorp; Citi will report a $1.2 billion pretax loss in connection with its plan to ...

Scammers in Singapore face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes for serious cases as a law authorising the punishment came into effect. The city-state has doubled down on syndicates following ...

Singapore’s government said on Friday that scammers will face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes from December 30, under changes to criminal law to deter surging fraud cases. The changes, passed by ...

MELAKA: The Melaka government hopes to implement all 10 proposed resolutions related to student discipline, character development and well-being, including caning for misconduct such as bullying, next ...