Singapore’s laws provide for caning to be carried out with some strict safeguards.’ ...

The United Nations and rights groups say capital punishment has no proven deterrent effect and have called for it to be ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Singapore court on Wednesday granted a stay of execution to a Malaysian man, just hours ...

The government’s narcotics bureau website claims it is an offence for citizens and permanent residents to consume drugs in ...

Rights activists in Singapore and Malaysia will hold candlelight vigils to protest capital punishment as Singaporean authorities prepare to execute a Malaysian man for drug trafficking despite mountin ...

Law Association for Asia and The Pacific (LawAsia), a regional organisation promoting legal cooperation, today expressed deep ...

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) has issued an urgent appeal to the Singapore government to halt the execution of ...

SINGAPORE: Four months after his trial first ... Immunities and Powers) Act. The punishment for each charge is a maximum jail term of three years, a maximum fine of S$7,000 (US$5,200) or both ...

Singapore's opposition leader Pritam Singh has been found guilty of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee. A court imposed the maximum fine of S$7,000 ($5,223; £4,148) for each of two ...

Doug Ford took his tough-on-crime talk to new heights in a campaign speech where he pushed for a return to capital punishment, the Star has learned. Musing about stiffer penalties for home ...

However, he allowed criminals to be mutilated for their crimes. During the middle ages, capital punishment was accompanied by torture. Most barons had a drowning pit as well as gallows and they ...