Criminal Law in Singapore
Criminal Law
Voyeurism in Singapore
Voyeurism in Singapore is a multi-faceted offence involving men and women, both as perpetrators and as victims. However, the Penal Code has only recently changed in Singapore to make the offence non-gender specific. Because of the ability of the internet to spread information, voyeurism has become a much more far-reaching offence. What is voyeurism? Voyeurism is a perverse behaviour involving deliberate and wilful intrusion of someone’s privacy. Recent changes have...
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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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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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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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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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Laws on Drink Driving in Singapore
Being unfit to drive due to alcohol or exceeding the legal limit for alcohol on either a breath or blood test can land motorists in a whole heap of trouble in Singapore. Drivers need to take care in Singapore as even a tiny amount of alcohol can lead to a drink driving conviction if the court believes it has affected the motorist’s ability to drive and be safely in charge...
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The Misuse of Drugs Act in Singapore
Singapore has some of the most severe drug laws in the world. Even possessing a tiny amount of an illegal substance can result in a S$20,000 fine or ten years in jail. A conviction for trafficking can result in the death penalty. Singapore’s Misuse of Drugs Act is the primary statute that sets out the different drug classifications, offences, and consequences. Human activity around drugs usually focuses on three activities...
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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...