“We deplore the multiple executions carried out this week in Kuwait and Singapore and oppose the death penalty under all circumstances,” said OHCHR Spokesperson Seif Magango. Immediate moratorium “We urge Kuwait and Singapore to immediately establish a moratorium on executions and join the more than 170 States that have so far abolished or introduced a…
The Bureau of Investigation has not released the details of the corruption case: Photo: File Singapore’s transport minister arrested on corruption charges According to foreign media, Singapore’s Transport Minister S. Iswaran was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Department on charges of corruption. A Singapore billionaire business tycoon is also being investigated in connection with this case….
Courtesy: Oddity Central. Doctors in Singapore were shocked when they found an octopus in a patient’s esophagus. The Sangapuri man’s name is not known, but it is said that he realized something was wrong when he vomited after eating. Doctors found the octopus in her esophagus during a gastrointestinal examination. His meal is said to…
About two dozen senior officials of the world’s major intelligence agencies have held a secret meeting under the Shangri-La Dialogue. According to the foreign news agency, the Singapore government has been organizing this security meeting in Singapore for the past several years at a completely separate and secret venue with the security summit. The foreign…
Asia’s top security summit began in Singapore today, and will continue till June 4. The Shangri-La Dialogue is attended by senior military officers, diplomats, arms manufacturers and security analysts from around the world. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will deliver the keynote speech, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and China’s Defense Minister Li Shengfu will…
They strongly condemned the execution this week of Tangaraju s/o Suppiah, who was convicted of conspiring to traffic cannabis from Malaysia to the country in 2013. Fair trial concerns Mr. Suppiah, a 46-year-old Tamil from Singapore, was hanged on Tuesday despite claims that he had not been provided with adequate interpretation during police interrogations. “The…
The groom was sentenced to 6 months and the bride to 7 months; Photo: File Singapore City: In Singapore, a senior citizen who arranged a fake marriage with his niece to get his friend’s citizenship was sentenced to 6 months in jail. According to Indian media, 73-year-old Indian-origin Miran Ghani married his 58-year-old Singaporean niece…
OHCHR’s Ravina Shamdasani was briefing journalists in Geneva, and said that reports had emerged from Singapore that it was “poised to conduct a further execution” by hanging, of Tagaraju Suppia – which would be the 12th since March last year. “We have concerns around due process and respect for fair trial guarantees. The UN human…
SINGAPORE: A video has surfaced on social media showing a terrifying dragon being wrapped around an electric wire. This video is from Singapore’s Jin Lake area, where a huge dragon was caught by a lightning rod on Chow Chow Kang Avenue. In the video, it can be seen that many people have gathered to see…
