{"id":16590,"date":"2025-12-04T05:22:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=16590"},"modified":"2025-12-04T05:22:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T21:22:54","slug":"flash-flood-alert-issued-for-mountbatten-and-bedok-as-heavy-rain-hits-singapore-3-executions-in-singapore-reignite-death-penalty-debate-singapore-live-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=16590","title":{"rendered":"Flash flood alert issued for Mountbatten and Bedok as heavy rain hits Singapore; 3 executions in Singapore reignite death penalty debate: Singapore live news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"The judge's gavel and scales as a symbol of the judiciary and justice.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/BV1oBq8hTpDmD8AL2mUq1A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyODA7aD03ODA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-09\/ef61c660-827d-11ef-9b7f-1c00056ec448\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Singapore&#8217;s death penalty for drug offences has come under fire again as it executed three men last week. (PHOTO: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Singapore carried out three <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/singapore-executes-malaysian-drug-trafficker-095611342.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:executions for drug offences;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executions for drug offences<\/a> last week, bringing the total number of people hanged this year to 17 \u2013 the highest figure recorded since 2003. The latest executions come just days before a constitutional challenge against the death penalty for <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/4-foreigners-arrested-suspected-drug-013500402.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:drug crimes;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drug crimes<\/a> is scheduled to be heard in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The country continues to enforce some of the strictest <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/140-arrested-islandwide-anti-drug-074500104.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:anti-drug laws;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-drug laws<\/a> in the world, which authorities say are needed to deter trafficking and keep drug-related crime under control. Under current law, anyone found guilty of trafficking certain quantities \u2013 such as more than 15g of diamorphine or 250g of methamphetamine \u2013 automatically receives the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A group of seven activists is now contesting this mandatory punishment, arguing that it breaches constitutional protections, including the right to life and the guarantee of equal protection. They also point to the constitution\u2019s wording that &#8220;no person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty save in accordance with law&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Local advocacy group the Transformative Justice Collective has strongly criticised Singapore\u2019s position, and said, &#8220;Singapore&#8217;s barbaric drug control regime is increasingly alone on the world stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The government maintains that capital punishment remains essential for public safety. Earlier this year, Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam cautioned that abolishing the death penalty could result in more violent crime and more drug-related harm, including the deaths of innocent young children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He wrote in a January Facebook post, &#8220;As policy makers, we set aside our personal feelings, and do what is necessary to protect the majority of people&#8230; we cannot be at peace with ourselves, if we take a step which leads to many more innocent people dying in Singapore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more on <a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/singapore-executes-three-men-drug-054815054.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Singapore&#039;s executions last week;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Singapore&#8217;s executions last week<\/a>, read here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/live\/singapore-live-news-flash-flood-alert-issued-for-mountbatten-and-bedok-as-heavy-rain-hits-singapore-3-executions-in-singapore-reignite-death-penalty-debate-015002186.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singapore&#8217;s death penalty for drug offences has come under fire again as it executed three men last week. (PHOTO: Getty Images) Singapore carried out three&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}