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What is the Debt Repayment Scheme in Singapore?

What is the Debt Repayment Scheme in Singapore?

The Debt Repayment Scheme in Singapore, or DRS, is an alternative to declaring bankruptcy for people struggling with debt repayment. The DRS works in a similar way to bankruptcy. An officer from the Ministry of Law’s Insolvency Office, known as the Official Assignee (OA), is appointed by the High Court to administer the debtor’s affairs. The DRS can be a hugely successful option for both debtor and creditor. The debtor...
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Personal Legal Procedures
How to Declare Bankruptcy in Singapore

How to Declare Bankruptcy in Singapore

Bankruptcy is a legal status entered into in Singapore when someone cannot pay their debts and the total amount owed exceeds S$15,000. A person can choose to file for bankruptcy, or one or more of their creditors may file. There can be some advantages in a debtor filing for bankruptcy; interest stops accumulating, so the total amount owed is frozen, plus a creditor cannot sue them once a bankruptcy order...
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Criminal Law
What is Doxxing?

What is Doxxing?

No, it’s not a spelling mistake. Doxxing is a real word and is now an offence in Singapore. ‘Doxxing’ comes from the abbreviation of the word for documents which is ‘docs’, later altered to ‘dox’. ‘Dropping dox’ means finding personal information or documents about someone and publishing them online. The well-known hacker collective, ‘Anonymous’ popularised the term. What is doxxing? Doxxing is a type of online harassment. Information about a...
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Employment Law
Breach of Employment Contract

Breach of Employment Contract

In Singapore, the Employment Act 1968 governs employment law alongside common law, which has developed principles and precedents based on cases heard in court. The Employment Act is the baseline for the responsibilities and rights between employers and employees, and a contract of employment can develop or enhance these at the employer’s discretion. However, it cannot dip below the minimum statutory line. Employment contracts contain duties and responsibilities for both...
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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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