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Dying Without A Will – What Happens?
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Caning in Singapore
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Pornography Laws in Singapore

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Criminal Breach of Trust

Criminal Breach of Trust

Criminal breach of trust or CBT in Singapore is a serious offence. CBT concerns the dishonest misuse or conversion of property or funds in some shape or form. CBT can be a substantial multi-million-dollar event like the City Harvest Church scandal, where leaders entrusted with church funds misused them and made fake investments to promote the pop career of one of the pastor’s wives. Equally, CBT can be as simple...
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Criminal Law
Caught Speeding in Singapore

Caught Speeding in Singapore

Speeding is well-known for being a significant contributing factor to road accidents, not just the number of incidents, but also the severity of injuries, whether that’s to other road users or pedestrians. Speeding is a strict liability offence in Singapore. That means, regardless of a driver’s reasons, intentions or motivation, the offence is absolute if the data reveals that a driver was travelling over the legal speed limit for that...
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Criminal Law
Happy Ending Massages in Singapore

Happy Ending Massages in Singapore

Quick summary points on happy ending massage services in Singapore: If you are a customer visiting a business offering such services – it is not against the law to visit such an establishment. If you are the employee offering such services – it is against the law to provide such services. If you are the business owner – it is against the law if you or your employees are providing...
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Syariah Law
Nafkah Iddah and Mutaah

Nafkah Iddah and Mutaah

In Syariah Court divorce proceedings, two crucial issues require determination: Nafkah Iddah Mutaah This article will provide some additional information and guidance around each of these areas. Nafkah Iddah Nafkah Iddah refers to the husband’s obligation to provide maintenance to his wife for three consecutive months after divorcing her. This maintenance is meant to support the wife during the iddah or waiting period, during which she cannot remarry under Muslim...
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Pornography Laws in Singapore

In the digital world, accessing pornographic content is easier than ever. Although Singapore is known for its strict regulations, you might be surprised to hear that accessing pornographic sites and watching pornographic material is not illegal in Singapore. However, while it may be legal to watch pornography, there are strict laws against possession, downloading pornographic content from the internet, or buying and selling pornographic material. The Films Act, Undesirable Publication...

Is OnlyFans Legal in Singapore?

After a Singaporean OnlyFans content creator was jailed and fined for posting obscene materials on the site and breaching police orders to stay off the site, many Singaporeans are questioning whether OnlyFans is legal in Singapore. The 22-year-old was charged with uploading 32 explicit photographs and 29 videos onto the online platform. He was fined S$3,000 and sentenced to jail for three weeks after accessing the site against police orders...

Happy Ending Massages in Singapore

Quick summary points on happy ending massage services in Singapore: If you are a customer visiting a business offering such services – it is not against the law to visit such an establishment. If you are the employee offering such services – it is against the law to provide such services. If you are the business owner – it is against the law if you or your employees are providing...

Caning in Singapore

Caning in Singapore often leads to lively debate. Recently, the discussion centred around whether the current exemption for men above 50 years old should be lifted for sex offences against children. Those arguing for lifting the exemption say that caning was inherited from British rules that were applicable in an era when the life expectancy for men was around 48 years. These days, it is argued that men in their...

Is Prostitution Legal in Singapore?

Prostitution is legal in Singapore, but various associated activities are not. There is plenty of illegal prostitution in Singapore as well as government-regulated brothels. The Singaporean government is trying to tread a middle line, accepting that prostitution will never go away on the one hand and controlling and criminalising some of the more undesirable elements on the other. The oldest profession is a thorn in the side of governments and...
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