SINGAPORE, Feb. 4 -- A 71-year-old woman who repeatedly fed pigeons around her Toa Payoh block in Singapore - despite being fined, warned and even pledging to stop - has been handed a S$3,200 (RM12,500) penalty, CNA reported.

Sanmugamnathan Shamla admitted to four charges under the Wildlife Act, with another five taken into consideration.

The court heard she had already been fined S$1,200 in May 2025 for feeding wild birds near her home and for disrupting a National Parks Board (NParks) pigeon-trapping operation.

But NParks officers continued spotting her scattering grain and bread between July 2025 and January 2026.

According to charge sheets, she fed pigeons at Block 62B Lorong 4, Toa Payoh, including at night, drawing flocks that c...