The ruling reflects a compromise between international pressure for abolition and domestic support for harsh punishment to ...

The already dying capital punishment system could be eradicated much sooner if evangelical Christians would stop supporting ...

A Taiwan court decided on Friday to retain capital punishment, but ruled its application should be 'limited to special and ...

An unconstitutional ruling, effective immediately upon its issuance, corresponds to abolishing the death penalty. As there is ...

It will be a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in Asia.  Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ahead of a court ruling scheduled for Friday on whether capital punishment is constitutional, a new poll finds that 80% of ...

Two Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)-affiliated groups yesterday urged the Constitutional Court to uphold the ...

Thailand’s Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has arrested a Singaporean national wanted for drug trafficking who ...

A ceremony will cap a history marked by legal tussles, a secret training, resignations, a deal with a serial killer and raw ...

The epic comeback follows a summer of scandal for the broadcasting giant and is set to be a huge boost for the corporation.

Washington state is closing its death chamber this week, but South Carolina is scheduled to carry out its first execution ...

More than three-quarters of Singapore residents agree that the death penalty should be used for the most serious crimes, including trafficking a significant amount of drugs and murder, according to a ...