A large majority of people in the region are aware of Singapore's laws against serious crimes, with most believing that these strict laws have helped deter criminal activity.In a report released on Monday (Aug 25), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said it conducted an online survey in 2024 to better understand how people in the region perceived Singapore's crime situation and legal system. The survey gathered responses from 12,000 individuals aged 20 to 64 across six regional cities.These cities were selected based on the significant number of visitors they have contributed to Singapore in recent years.According to MHA, findings revealed that 82.3 per cent of respondents felt safe when travelling in Singapore, while 87.3 per cent said they trusted Singapore's law enforcement officers to keep them safe during their visit.

A 34-year-old Singaporean man has been charged with hacking into multiple e-commerce accounts to make fraudulent online purchases.He was arrested on Monday (Aug 25) after being deported from Thailand.Ong Jian Zhen was initially charged with cheating in October 2021 and skipped bail, failing to attend subsequent court hearings. A warrant of arrest was issued against him in September 2022 as a result.The police had received multiple reports of NTUC FairPrice and Zalora customer accounts being compromised between July and November 2022, they said in a media release on Monday.The compromised accounts were used to make fraudulent purchases amounting to at least $25,000. Ong had allegedly worked with at least six other individuals to do this, the police added.The Singapore Police Force (SPF) worked with its foreign law enforcement counterparts to trace Ong's whereabouts. He was eventually arrested by Thai authorities in October 2022 and jailed for drug-related and immigration offences.

SINGAPORE — In Singapore's first ever conviction linked to Kpods, a man was sentenced to 16 months' jail and a fine of $400 on Aug 26 after he produced the etomidate-laced pods for sale to e-vaporiser users.In December 2024, Mohammed Akil Abdul Rahim, 41 was caught in his Yishun flat with 26.4g of a white powder that contained enough etomidate to produce over 70 Kpods.The Singaporean had pleaded guilty on Aug 13 to multiple charges, and most of them involved vaping-related products. He also admitted that he had made a false statement to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).On Aug 26, Deputy Principal District Judge Ong Chin Rhu said that deterrence is paramount in offences linked to etomidate.She stressed that the potentially devastating effects of etomidate abuse is apparent, and the substance had been detected in multiple unnatural death cases, including a fatal traffic accident.

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