While it is in the public’s interest to impose tough punishment on offenders of serious crimes in order to maintain the peace and order we enjoy in Singapore, there are wider alternatives available for less serious crimes. The punishment must fit the particular...
In the most recent spade of public order offences this year, a 34-year-old man was arrested after he brandished at least two knives at a coffee shop in July 2017, hit a 66-year-old man over the head with a plastic chair and refusing to submit particulars to the...
In what may seem as acts that do not necessitate a regulatory framework, sticking toothpicks in the seats of a public bus or spraying graffiti onto a public space could land you in the District Courts of Singapore. Coined by the media as the “Toothpick Saboteur”, a...
On 23 July 2017, a man allegedly boldly reached for the wallet of his Grab car driver and took about S$450.00 in cash. Footage of this offence was captured by an in-car camera, and the man has been arrested. Shockingly this incident is just one of the most recent...
As of 2017, Singapore is the only Asian country to have made it within the top 10 of the least corrupt countries in the world. Singapore is now at the 7th position on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index. It is worth noting that Singapore’s...
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