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Families of those facing death sentence fear authorities are pushing ahead to free up space on death rowA 68-year-old man has been hanged for drug trafficking in Singapore in the first execution to be carried out in the city state in more than two year…
Read MoreOutcry over drug smuggling case of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has IQ of 69 and could be executed in daysA man with learning disabilities who has spent more than a decade on death row could face execution within days after Singapore’s top court dis…
Read MoreCase of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has learning difficulties, among four to be heard next weekCourts in Singapore will next week consider arguments by four men who have spent more than a decade on death row, amid fears the city state may push ahea…
Read MoreThe men convicted for drug offences could be executed on Wednesday as Singapore draws increasing scrutiny over its use of the death penaltySingapore has been urged to halt the scheduled execution of two men convicted of a drug trafficking offence, with…
Read MoreVideo clip of two men kissing in Beijing bar during Channel News Asia report hailed as ‘act of revolution’It was a Singaporean news report on the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, live from a Beijing bar filled with eager fans. Yet it was two men – who…
Read MoreCivilians leave on visiting HMNZS Canterbury after pandemic combined with medical condition had left them strandedNew Zealand’s navy has conducted an unusual mercy mission to retrieve two people stranded in Singapore for 18 months due to Covid-19.A med…
Read MoreOther creators are on edge after arrest of influencer Titus Low, concerned their income streams could soon disappear because of ‘outdated’ laws“Technically, I would guess that 80% of people are criminals according to that law since most of us have down…
Read MoreGraham George Spencer says he was bitten 26 times in 10 seconds while out for a morning walkA man attacked by a pack of otters in a Singapore park has said that he thought he was going to die during the ordeal.Graham George Spencer, a British citizen …
Read MoreNagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has an IQ of 69, has been on death row since 2010Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA man with learning disabilities who is facing the death penalty in Singapore for smuggling a small amount of h…
Read MoreAuthorities say unvaccinated people make up a ‘sizeable majority’ of those needing the most intensive careSee all our coronavirus coverageSingapore will no longer pay the Covid-19 medical bills for people “unvaccinated by choice”, the government said, …
Read MoreRights groups condemned decision to execute Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who has learning disabilitiesSingapore’s high court has stayed the execution of a man convicted of smuggling heroin, following outrage among rights groups who said he had learning …
Read MoreChief scientific adviser to UK government says high level of cases ‘remains a concern’; Russia records over 40,000 new cases and record 1,159 Covid deathsRussia brings in harsh new measures amid record cases and deathsIndia: over 100 million people fa…
Read MoreProtests over restrictions even as over 4,500 new cases recorded in Bulgaria; India has administered 1bn doses of the Covid vaccine in the country of 1.4bnMoscow announces one-week lockdown amid high Covid deathsOnly 14% of promised Covid doses reach p…
Read MoreDeath of 18 people forces more social restrictions even as city-state expands quarantine-free travel to eight countriesSingapore’s healthcare system is at risk of being “overwhelmed” by surging coronavirus infections, government officials warned on Wed…
Read MorePolish health minister says explosion in cases needs to be urgently addressed; Singapore records 18 deaths and 3,862 new casesLatvia first country to reimpose lockdown in Europe’s new waveUS children aged 5-11 will soon be able to get Covid jabs, says …
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