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[COLUMNIST] Death penalty has little to no effect in deterring crime – let’s put an end to it

[COLUMNIST] Death penalty has little to no effect in deterring crime – let’s put an end to it

Capital punishments ability and effectiveness in deterring crime have always been under heavy scrutiny and are yet to be ascertained.
Mon Aug 12 2024
166 Indonesians in death row abroad, mostly in Malaysia and Middle East

166 Indonesians in death row abroad, mostly in Malaysia and Middle East

Those in the death row in Malaysia will not undergo the death penalty as the country had abolished the mandatory capital punishment in 2023.
Wed Mar 06 2024
Thailand's legalisation of cannabis will pose more challenges to S'pore, says minister

Thailand's legalisation of cannabis will pose more challenges to S'pore, says minister

Thailand's move to legalise cannabis nationwide will affect Singapore's bid to keep the country drug-free, says its Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam.
Fri Sep 02 2022
Facing international criticism, Singapore defends Malaysian's execution

Facing international criticism, Singapore defends Malaysian's execution

Singapore government says the death penalty is a deterrent against drug trafficking and most of its citizens support capital punishment.
Thu Apr 28 2022
Japan death row inmates sue over 'inhumane' same-day notification

Japan death row inmates sue over 'inhumane' same-day notification

Capital punishment in Japan is conducted by hanging, and the practice of not informing inmates of the timing until shortly before execution has long been decried.
Fri Nov 05 2021
Malaysia moves closer to scrapping mandatory death penalty for drug traffickers

Malaysia moves closer to scrapping mandatory death penalty for drug traffickers

Capital punishment is mandatory in Malaysia for murder and drug trafficking, among other crimes.
Mon Aug 07 2017
Texas man executed amid US decline in use of capital punishment

Texas man executed amid US decline in use of capital punishment

The authorities carried out the scheduled execution of Barney Fuller, 58, in the state with the nation's busiest death chamber, amid a decline in the use of capital punishment across the country.
Thu Oct 06 2016
Youth Parliament calls for chemical castration against pedophiles

Youth Parliament calls for chemical castration against pedophiles

A Youth Parliament member today proposed chemical castration as the capital punishment for child sex offenders or pedophiles in the country.
Wed Aug 10 2016
Philippines' Pacquiao preaches death penalty

Philippines' Pacquiao preaches death penalty

The eight-division champion and devout evangelical Christian used his first senate speech to argue for capital punishment, calling it lawful and moral "especially in the eyes of God".
Mon Aug 08 2016
Pakistan moves toward death penalty for child sex abuse

Pakistan moves toward death penalty for child sex abuse

Pakistan has taken a step towards punishing the sexual abuse of girls with life imprisonment or even death after an influential parliamentary committee voted to amend current laws.
Wed Nov 04 2015
Ben Stiller's band takes 33 years to nab album deal

Ben Stiller's band takes 33 years to nab album deal

Capital Punishment's "Roadkill," recorded back in 1982 and which features a very young Stiller on drums, is getting an official vinyl release.
Sat Mar 28 2015
Owners found renting out firearms face capital punishment

Owners found renting out firearms face capital punishment

Owners of firearms with licence have been reminded to not rent their firearms because offenders can be sentenced to death if firearms registered under their name was used for criminal activities.
Mon Jul 22 2013
Execution-free world getting closer: Amnesty

Execution-free world getting closer: Amnesty

The use of the death penalty is broadly diminishing around the world although a handful of countries that had not used capital punishment for several years resumed executions in 2012.
Wed Apr 10 2013
Boy shot in Kashmir execution protest dies

Boy shot in Kashmir execution protest dies

Residents of India's Kashmir valley chafed for a second day Sunday under a curfew imposed following the hanging of a local separatist which has sparked a fresh debate on capital punishment.
Mon Feb 11 2013
Former special forces commander Prabowo to take up Indonesian presidency

Former special forces commander Prabowo to take up Indonesian presidency

Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto will take over as president of the world's third-largest democracy after sweeping the country's election with policies like free meals for school children
Sat Oct 19 2024
Who is Prabowo Subianto, incoming president of Indonesia?

Who is Prabowo Subianto, incoming president of Indonesia?

A wealthy ex-general with ties to Indonesia's popular outgoing president and its dictatorial past, looks set to be its next leader.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Trump says he would impose tariffs on China if China went into Taiwan

Trump says he would impose tariffs on China if China went into Taiwan

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs on China if China were to "go into Taiwan,"
Sat Oct 19 2024
Iran's supreme leader says Hamas leader's death will not halt 'Axis of Resistance'

Iran's supreme leader says Hamas leader's death will not halt 'Axis of Resistance'

The "Axis of Resistance", built up with years of Iranian support, includes Hamas, the Lebanese Hezbollah group, the Houthi movement in Yemen, and various Shi'ite groups in Iraq and Syria.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Putin says Russia willing to seek compromises between Iran and Israel

Putin says Russia willing to seek compromises between Iran and Israel

Russia is ready to help seek compromises between arch-foes Israel and Iran, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, saying these would be difficult but possible.
Sat Oct 19 2024
What proposals will Russia push at the BRICS summit?

What proposals will Russia push at the BRICS summit?

The proposal is also to establish a BRICS reinsurance company to allow uninterrupted shipment of goods and key commodities between members.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Indonesia's free meals plan in the spotlight as Prabowo readies for office

Indonesia's free meals plan in the spotlight as Prabowo readies for office

Prabowo calls the programme one of the main drivers of economic growth, eventually set to add an estimated 2.5 million jobs.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Astro AWANI's revamped English news website, AWANI International, launches on Oct 21

Astro AWANI's revamped English news website, AWANI International, launches on Oct 21

Astro AWANI's revamped English platform delivers in-depth global news and expert analysis to keep you informed on key developments.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Israeli strikes kill 33 people in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, medics say

Israeli strikes kill 33 people in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, medics say

Residents of Jabalia said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp after pushing through suburbs and residential districts.
Sat Oct 19 2024
Liam Payne's ex-partner calls for media restraint after 'painful' death

Liam Payne's ex-partner calls for media restraint after 'painful' death

Cheryl Tweedy used her statement to urge the media to remember they had a seven-year-old son, Bear, who could read the reports.
Sat Oct 19 2024