Lives of Singaporeans through the eyes of Singaporeans
Zaid Malek from Malaysian NGO Lawyers for Liberty has been an advocate for Malaysians on death row in Singapore. On 4 July 2022, he was in Singapore to provide assistance…
Malaysia has decided to abolish the mandatory death penalty. Doing away with it does not mean removing the death sentence entirely. It means judges will have the discretion to mete…
Just yesterday (28 Apr), a death row prisoner due to be hanged this week for drug trafficking won a last-minute reprieve from Singapore’s Supreme Court. Datchinamurthy Kataiah (Datch), 36, was…
Over 400 Singaporeans turned up at Speakers’ Corner at Hong Lim Park on Sunday (April 3) to protest against the death penalty. This comes after Abdul Kahar Othman was executed…
Last night, I lit some candles and sat outside Changi prison with a few friends and thought a lot about Abdul Kahar, who was executed this morning. When I first…
Singapore has always been known for taking drug-related crimes very seriously. However, the drastic difference in their treatment of drug offenses and other offenses leaves a lot to be questioned….
Many Singaporeans are now questioning the death penalty. This follows news about Nagaenthran Dharmalingan who is on the death row for his attempts to smuggle 43g of heroin into Singapore….
Nagaenthran Dharmalingam was given the death penalty for attempting to smuggle 43g (1.5 oz) of heroin into Singapore from Malaysia in 2009. He was 21 at that time, and he…