the.com/singapore caning
Singapore is expanding its use of caning as punishment, introducing it for schoolboy bullies as young as 9 and imposing up to 24 strokes for scammers starting December 30. The government frames caning as a last-resort disciplinary measure within its broader crackdown on bullying and fraud.
what's happening
·Teachers authorized to cane students as young as 9 under new anti-bullying policy
·Scammers face up to 24 cane strokes effective December 30
·Government claims caning used only as last resort after other interventions fail
·Singapore also enforcing caning penalties for vape-related offenses
drawn from The Guardian, CNN, Filter, Taipei Times · updated 1d ago