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Singapore will introduce caning for online fraud. Authorities were forced to introduce these measures due to a sharp rise in online crime.

In the first half of 2025 alone, tens of thousands of cyber fraud cases were recorded in the country, with damages amounting to $385 million. Offenders will now be caned (in addition to criminal penalties). The minimum number of strokes will be six, and the maximum is 24. Flexible rods, 60 to 120 cm long and 4 to 13 mm thick, made of rattan or bamboo, will be used for the punishment. According to The Washington Post, women will not be subject to caning at all, and men will be exempt from caning if they are over 50.

In this video, staff from the Singapore Prison Museum demonstrate how this was previously done.

Singapore previously introduced a similar penalty for selling vapes.