The judge said the act was "particularly vicious and barbaric" and noted that the victim has been permanently disfigured.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia(AP) — Singapore’s government said Friday that scammers will face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes from Dec. 30, under changes to criminal law to deter surging fraud cases.

He was convicted of raping and sexually assaulting the victim when she was between eight and 10 years old. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

A Singapore court sentenced an Indian-origin Malaysian man to 12 years’ jail and 12 strokes of the cane for raping an ...