Harassment

Online Safety Commission offers hope, but victims want process simplified

The commission offers an alternative for those who encounter inadequate, delayed or unhelpful responses from social media platforms over harms encountered online.

California man admits sending fake ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie abduction

84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was last seen alive on Jan 31 at her home.

OSRA, OCHA, POHA: The alphabet soup that governs Singapore’s online space

The laws work in tandem to give victims of online harms the redress they seek, and hold perpetrators responsible.

Harvey Weinstein averts fourth NY rape trial as prosecutors move to drop charge

Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2026. Adam Gray/Pool via REUTERS

In Your Opinion Podcast

Deepfakes, $50 intimate photos amid new digital regulations

Stefanie Yuen Thio shares her personal ordeal as a deepfake victim and uncovers the severe realities of digital abuse facing youths in Singapore today.

Man to be charged over sending abusive e-mails to Marsiling-Yew Tee MP, town council employee

The police said that the e-mails contained “accusations of unlawful conduct and abusive comments” directed at an MP and a town council employee.

Japan to study GPS tracking of stalkers as part of countermeasures review

The proposed system would require offenders with restraining orders under the anti-stalking law to wear the devices.

Taiwan says no surprises from Trump-Xi summit, China should end military pressure

A television screen shows a live broadcast of the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan, May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Singapore’s online harms agency to start on June 29; veteran civil servant to be commissioner

A person using a phone and a computer.

Jail for woman who made helper do squats until she had leg cramps and could not stand properly

On May 7, Eylaiza Benazir Mohamad Ausman was sentenced to seven months’ jail and a fine of $5,000.

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