All massage shops must be licensed, display police-issued poster from Dec 1

The Straits Times · Shannon Kuan · 2026-11-05 08:10 UTC

Singapore police tighten massage establishment rules from Dec 1, with new licence requirements and uniform standards for operators. Read more at straitstimes.com.

- All massage establishments, including open-concept ones, must be licensed from Dec 1. They must show a police poster with licence details on the shopfront.

- Open-concept operators need a new Category 3 licence and land approval. Existing businesses get a one-year grace period until Nov 20, 2027.

- Police are tightening rules to curb vice and improve standards. Licence terms will be three or five years, and breaches can bring fines, jail, and enforcement checks.

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