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Indian court to rule on 2008 British schoolgirl's death
AFP, Published on 21/09/2016
» MUMBAI - An Indian judge will finally deliver a verdict Friday on two men over the rape and death of British schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling in Goa in 2008, after years of delays and controversy.
Indonesia rejects pleas to halt executions
AFP, Published on 28/07/2016
» CILACAP (INDONESIA) - 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.
Pressure mounts on Indonesia to call off firing squad executions
AFP, Published on 27/07/2016
» CILACAP (INDONESIA) - Indonesia will be "on the wrong side of history" if it proceeds with a fresh round of executions this week, rights groups warned Wednesday, as authorities confirmed 14 prisoners will face the firing squad.
Indonesia readies prison island for drug convict executions
Published on 26/07/2016
» JAKARTA -Indonesia has beefed up security at Nusa Kambangan prison island and closed it to visitors in a sign authorities are preparing to execute people convicted of drug crimes.
Government 'won't legalise' meth
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 23/06/2016
» Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya has confirmed the government will not legalise methamphetamine, but will remove it from the dangerous narcotic drugs list that includes hard drugs such as heroin.
Talking about sex, meth and other 'taboos'
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 23/06/2016
» How comfortable are we letting our teenage children sit next to a former drug addict in a classroom, or socialising with a female colleague who openly speaks of having an abortion, or congratulating our former high school for installing condom dispensers? No, many of us would not be at ease with such ideas.
Malaysian murder convict hanged in Singapore: police
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» SINGAPORE - A Malaysian murder convict was hanged in Singapore Friday, police said, hours after the city-state's highest court rejected a final bid for him to escape the gallows.
Singapore executes Malaysian convict hours after last appeal
Published on 20/05/2016
» SINGAPORE — A Malaysian man convicted of murder in Singapore was executed Friday hours after the city-state's highest court rejected a last-minute appeal, police said.
Singapore stops execution
AFP, Published on 20/05/2016
» SINGAPORE - A Singapore court on Thursday stopped the execution of a convicted Malaysian murderer for the second time in a dramatic reprieve just hours before he was scheduled to be hanged.
Singapore 'to execute Malaysian convict'
AFP, Published on 18/05/2016
» SINGAPORE - Singapore is expected to hang a Malaysian murder convict on Friday despite last-minute clemency pleas, his family and human rights groups said.