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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
Amnesty report: Number of executions worldwide rose 53 per cent in 2022

Amnesty report: Number of executions worldwide rose 53 per cent in 2022

The number was likely higher, it noted, as thousands of executions in China "are being kept under wraps."
Tue May 16 2023
Japan's justice minister resigns after death penalty quip

Japan's justice minister resigns after death penalty quip

Yasuhiro has come under widespread criticism over comments in which he made light of his duties, specifically signing off on executions.
Fri Nov 11 2022
Myanmar defends executions as 'justice for the people' as condemnation grows

Myanmar defends executions as 'justice for the people' as condemnation grows

Zaw said the men were given due process and insisted those executed were not democracy activists, but killers deserving of their punishment.
Tue Jul 26 2022
Malaysia says Myanmar executions make a mockery of ASEAN peace plan

Malaysia says Myanmar executions make "a mockery" of ASEAN peace plan

Saifuddin also questioned the timing of the executions, which came a week before a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Tue Jul 26 2022
Children killed, tortured in Myanmar junta's crackdown, UN expert says

Children killed, tortured in Myanmar junta's crackdown, UN expert says

Minors had been beaten and stabbed and had fingernails or teeth removed during interrogation, while some had to endure mock executions.
Wed Jun 15 2022
Ukraine exhumes seven bodies of people it says were killed by Russian forces

Ukraine exhumes seven bodies of people it says were killed by Russian forces

Kyiv alleges that Russian forces who occupied the area carried out systematic executions in an abortive attempt to capture the capital.
Tue Jun 14 2022
Serial killer specialist 'appalled' by US executions in new film

Serial killer specialist 'appalled' by US executions in new film

Lisa Montgomery is due to become the first female executed by the US government in 67 years.
Wed Nov 18 2020
The 'Beatles': IS jihadists with taste for torture

The 'Beatles': IS jihadists with taste for torture

Their sadistic methods include crucifixion, waterboarding and tormenting their hostages with mock executions.
Fri Oct 09 2020
UN expert keen to probe Philippines killings, but won't debate Duterte

UN expert keen to probe Philippines killings, but won't debate Duterte

Agnes Callamard, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, has been vocal about allegations of systematic executions in the Philippines as part of Duterte's war on drugs.
Sun May 07 2017
Arkansas carries out first double execution in U.S. since 2000

Arkansas carries out first double execution in U.S. since 2000

Arkansas carried out back-to-back executions on Monday night, becoming the first U.S. state to put more than one inmate to death on the same day in 17 years.
Tue Apr 25 2017
Executions, burned testicles: apparent massacre stains Mexican police

Executions, burned testicles: apparent massacre stains Mexican police

In May 2015, Mexican federal police ambushed suspected members of the JNG near the small town of Tanhuato in the violent western state of Michoacan and killed 42 men.
Sun Aug 21 2016
Iran executes 20 Sunni 'terrorists' in single day

Iran executes 20 Sunni 'terrorists' in single day

Iran said Thursday it had hanged 20 "terrorist" Sunni prisoners, in one of the Islamic republic's biggest mass executions in recent years.
Thu Aug 04 2016
Indonesia rejects international pleas to halt executions

Indonesia rejects international pleas to halt executions

The group, including foreigners from Nigeria, Pakistan, India and Zimbabwe as well as Indonesians, have been placed in isolation on a prison island where Jakarta carries out executions.
Thu Jul 28 2016
Indonesia rejects international pleas to halt executions

Indonesia rejects international pleas to halt executions

Indonesia Thursday rejected appeals from the UN and EU to halt the execution of 14 drug convicts including foreigners, as speculation mounted they could face the firing squad in a matter of hours.
Thu Jul 28 2016
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024

BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity

Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29

NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections

Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024