Richard Branson, for the third time, urges President Halimah to pardon Nagaenthran, calls death penalty a ‘horrible blotch’ on Singapore’s reputation
British billionaire Richard Branson has called once again for a stay of execution for convicted Malaysian drug trafficker Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who is set to be hanged on Wednesday (Apr 27).
Mr Branson, who has been campaigning against the death penalty for years along with other business leaders, said of Madam Halimah, “I really just hope that on Wednesday evening, she does not have this young man’s death on her hands.
UN Human Rights office urges gov’t to halt the imminent execution of Nagaenthran & Datchinamurthy; notes ‘alarming acceleration in execution notices’ in SG
The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner issued a statement on Monday (April 25) urging the Government of Singapore to halt the imminent execution of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam and Datchinamurthy Kataiah.
Nagaenthran, 34, is set to be hanged on Wednesday (April 27) and Datchinamurthy, 36, is scheduled for execution two days afterwards (April 29). Both are Malaysian officials who were convicted of drug offences.
Who filmed who? TikToker clarifies after accusing man in navy uniform who put his phone between his legs of filming her on MRT
A TikToker uploaded a short clip of a young man dressed in a navy uniform whom she claimed had filmed her from the Botanic Gardens to the Bukit Panjang MRT.
The video, which @rachieeeex posted on Apr 14, went viral, gaining over 1.5 million views. The 17-second clip showed the young man sitting on a train, seeming to look at his phone. Later he puts it against his crotch. It is uncertain whether he is filming the person sitting across from him.
After rude customer lectures hawker, Kf Seetoh argues, ‘Eateries & hawkers should review customers… they have a right too’
An encounter with a disrespectful customer has prompted Makansutra founder Kf Seetoh to suggest that hawkers and eatery owners or staff should review customers too, instead of merely the other way around, as is more common. “They have a right too,” he added in a comment to his Facebook post on Monday (Apr 25), where he told the story of the incident.
“In this social media world with trolls, vengeful, dull n loud keyboard warriors plus the entitled boor..customers are no longer king. True, sincere service is. True story ahead,” he wrote in his post.
Padi (rice) farmer wins stay of execution on jail sentence after citing Najib’s case
It was only a matter of time before the courts in Malaysia start hearing arguments inspired by ex-PM Najib Razak’s 1MDB-linked cases.
And this week, by invoking the example of Najib as precedent, a padi farmer was able to get his jail term for causing serious harm delayed while waiting for the outcome of his last appeal.