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Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty, natural-life prison terms

Malaysia scraps mandatory death penalty, natural-life prison terms

Malaysia's parliament on Monday passed sweeping legal reforms to remove the mandatory death penalty, trim the number of offenses punishable by death, and abolish natural-life prison sentences, a move cautiously welcomed by rights groups.
Singaporeans protest the death penalty in rare demonstration

Singaporeans protest the death penalty in rare demonstration

Hundreds of protesters in tightly controlled Singapore staged a rare demonstration against the death penalty Sunday as fears grow the city-state is set to carry out a wave of hangings.
April 3, 2022 | 03:47 am PT
Nearly 1,200 ‘dangerous’ drug criminals on the loose, police admit

Nearly 1,200 ‘dangerous’ drug criminals on the loose, police admit

The Ministry of Public Security has said 1,185 “extremely dangerous” drug-related offenders who are wanted by the police are at large.
November 21, 2020 | 05:00 pm PT
Three get death for drug trafficking

Three get death for drug trafficking

Three men in central Vietnam – one in Ha Tinh and two in Nghe An – were awarded death sentences Thursday for drug trafficking.
May 14, 2020 | 09:09 pm PT
Vietnam to suspend lethal injection execution after three failed attempts

Vietnam to suspend lethal injection execution after three failed attempts

Convicts will have their executions suspended temporarily if they are still alive after three doses of the lethal cocktail have been administered, a new decree says.
April 9, 2020 | 06:00 pm PT
Six sentenced to death for murder of young woman

Six sentenced to death for murder of young woman

Six of nine people involved in kidnapping, raping and murdering 22 year-old Cao Thi My Duyen in northern Dien Bien Province were sentenced to death Sunday.
December 28, 2019 | 09:35 pm PT
3 get death, 2 get life in northern Vietnam

3 get death, 2 get life in northern Vietnam

A Son La Province court Monday handed out three capital punishments, two life terms and one 18-year sentence for trading in drugs.
October 7, 2019 | 04:38 am PT
Three sentenced to death in Hanoi for drug trafficking

Three sentenced to death in Hanoi for drug trafficking

The Hanoi People’s Court sentenced three Vietnamese to death on Tuesday on drugs charges.
June 25, 2019 | 10:22 pm PT
Ten drug smugglers sentenced to death in Vietnam

Ten drug smugglers sentenced to death in Vietnam

Vietnam has sentenced 10 people to death for smuggling meth, ketamine and ecstasy across the country by train, as the country deepens its crackdown on drugs.
May 18, 2019 | 06:12 pm PT
Former CEOs of state-owned firms arrested for embezzlement

Former CEOs of state-owned firms arrested for embezzlement

Two former CEOs of state-owned firms have been arrested following a seven-month investigation by HCMC authorities.
May 15, 2019 | 04:29 am PT
Philippines votes in polls expected to strengthen Duterte

Philippines votes in polls expected to strengthen Duterte

Filipinos vote Monday in midterm polls that are expected to strengthen President Rodrigo Duterte's grip on power.
May 12, 2019 | 05:06 pm PT
Ex senior cop jailed in gang rape of eighth-grade girl

Ex senior cop jailed in gang rape of eighth-grade girl

A former senior police officer and three other men were given jail terms of 2-5 years for raping an eighth-grade girl.
April 20, 2019 | 06:23 pm PT
Vietnam only applies death penalty for ‘especially serious’ crimes

Vietnam only applies death penalty for ‘especially serious’ crimes

The application of the death penalty is a sovereign nation’s prerogative and Vietnam only applies it for very grave crimes.
April 11, 2019 | 09:09 am PT
Drug suspect throws grenade at police in northern Vietnam

Drug suspect throws grenade at police in northern Vietnam

Police in the northern Son La Province have arrested a local man for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine and lobbing a grenade at them.
February 3, 2019 | 07:01 pm PT
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