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According to data from ICA, the number of overstayers arrested saw a 52 per cent increase from 357 in 2022, to 542 in 2023.
Singapore

About 500 to 600 overstayers in Singapore yet to be arrested

Assistant Superintendent (2) Larry Tay received a long service award at the Ministry of Home Affairs National Day Awards Investiture 2024.
Singapore

CNB officer once arrested drug trafficker who was a schoolmate

This review comes amid a worsening road traffic situation.
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S'pore proposes easing mandatory sentences for some traffic offences

The Ministry of Home Affairs did not name the individuals who reposted the falsehoods on Oct 23 and Oct 24.
Singapore

Pofma order issued over 40 social media posts

Under Pofma, individuals found guilty of failing to comply with a correction direction without a reasonable excuse can be fined up to $20,000, jailed for up to a year, or both.
Singapore

Anti-death penalty activist faces Pofma Office probe

The websites mimic typical news publications and are unlikely to raise suspicion to the untrained eye.
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S'pore blocks 10 fake news sites linked to foreign influence

Like many other countries, Singapore does not automatically grant citizenship to children born here.
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7 stateless children under age 12; 13 others aged 12-18

IMDA said it had assessed that the Fighting for Life exhibition by activist group Transformative Justice Collective “exceeds what is allowable” under the Arts Entertainment Classification Code.
Singapore

IMDA disallows death penalty exhibition due to false information

    A 2023 survey found statistically significant increases in the proportion of respondents who strongly agreed or agreed with the use of the mandatory death penalty.
    Singapore

    More residents agree with death penalty for serious crimes

    It will be a crime for people to breach family visit limits.
    Singapore

    Stricter laws for MBS, RWS casino gamblers and operators

    All arriving travellers are screened against a watchlist of persons of interest, and those flagged by ICA to be of higher risk. They are then stopped for more stringent checks.
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    More travellers refused entry with automated lanes

    Amir Hamza is reportedly involved with a pro-Al-Qaeda terrorist organisation in Bangladesh, Ansar al-Islam.
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    Bangladeshi preacher probed for giving illegal sermon