
Opinion: Will Pro-Drug Mule Crusaders Pivot to Defend Scammers Facing Caning?
On March 4, 2025, Singapore’s Minister of State for Home Affairs, Sun Xueling, announced that the city-state is contemplating caning as a punishment for scammers in severe cases, spotlighting the devastating toll of scams that stripped victims of a record $1.1 billion in 2024 alone. This proposal, aired during a parliamentary debate, underscores a hardline…