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Academia 3 days ago

PREMIUM
The costs of ‘execution first, planning later’

It is true that a hefty share of public spending went into FGDs, seminars and workshops that produced little. But his own government now suffers the opposite failure of executing before it plans, then improvising the plan as the execution collapses. Yet the damage is already done, heavily.

Archipelago 3 weeks ago

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OPM rebels kill three indigenous Papuans

The Papuan rebels executed three civilians, accusing them of being intelligence agents for the Indonesian government.

Middle East and Africa 7 months ago

Saudi Arabia sets executions record in 2025, putting 356 people to death

Official data released by the Saudi government said 243 people were executed in drug-related cases in 2025 alone, according to AFP's tally.

Academia 10 months ago

After 11 executions, will Singapore embrace a more humane policy?

Singapore can retain its top spot in world safety rankings even if it reduces its use of capital punishment.

Americas 1 year ago

China says acted 'in accordance with the law' after 4 Canadians executed

Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly told reporters in Ottawa on Wednesday that China had executed four Canadian citizens in recent weeks, defying pleas from Ottawa for leniency.

Editorial 1 year ago

Democracy under threat

Prabowo and Gerindra have taken for granted the overwhelming legislative and executive powers that the people have lent them.

Academia 1 year ago

Ending capital punishment is not a false hope

Hope could very well be the defining force behind the drive to abolish capital punishment: hope for redemption, hope for personal improvement, hope for national betterment, and above all, hope for humanity.

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Singapore hangs prisoner in second execution in days

Wednesday's execution brings to 19 the number of people hanged since Singapore resumed carrying out death sentences in March 2022, according to an AFP tally.

Politics 2 years ago

PREMIUM
Courts continue to issue death sentences despite no executions

Despite its seven-year streak in not executing its death row inmates, Indonesia last year issued 114 death sentences, a report by Amnesty International has found.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Singapore executes first woman convict in nearly 20 years

"The capital sentence of death imposed on Saridewi Binte Djamani was carried out on 28 July 2023," the Central Narcotics Bureau said in a statement.

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