Straits Times / 03 Mar 2026 Govt studying need for safeguards to curb harms of online games, AI chatbots Across the world, some countries have implemented bans on underage users downloading social media apps.
Straits Times / 03 Mar 2026 Non-compliance with court orders in civil matters may be punished under new laws: Eric Chua The new Bill to streamline the enforcement of civil judgments comes in the wake of public feedback that showed that the time, effort and costs of enforcing judgments can be disproportionate to the judgment sum, leaving some judgments...
Straits Times / 03 Mar 2026 Civil legal aid entry point to be raised from $1,050 to $1,650: Law Minister Edwin Tong Law Minister Edwin Tong said a Ministry of Law survey found that around half of civil litigants between the old and new income thresholds were unrepresented.
Straits Times / 03 Mar 2026 Edwin Tong rebuts Sylvia Lim’s claims that Attorney-General appointment process is ‘thin’ Law Minister Edwin Tong said that attorney-generals in other countries are elected office holders, but Singapore has had a different model since independence.
Straits Times / 03 Mar 2026 Over 9 in 10 pieces of criminal cybercontent taken down were scams: Online Criminal Harms Act Office The Online Criminal Harms Act, passed by Parliament in July 2023, allows the Government to issue directions and orders to social media and e-commerce platforms to restrict and limit the exposure of Singapore users to criminal activities.