Singapore Fines 71-Year-Old Woman SGD 3,200 for Repeatedly Feeding Pigeons

• Sanmugamnathan Shamla, 71, of Indian origin, was fined SGD 3,200 under Singapore's Wildlife Act.
• She pleaded guilty to four charges of feeding pigeons in Toa Payoh, with five more taken into consideration.
• Shamla is a repeat offender, having been fined SGD 1,200 previously for feeding wild birds and disrupting an NParks pigeon trapping exercise.
• Despite knowing it was an offense and promising not to re-offend, she continued feeding pigeons nine times between July 2025 and January 2026.
• The prosecutor argued for a significant financial penalty due to her persistent disregard for the law, despite her age.