Singapore
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- June 3, 1959, amended in 1965
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Parliament
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, the head appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister, other judges appointed by the president on the recommendation of the chief justice
RELIGIONS
42.5% Buddhists, 14.9% Muslims, 8.5% Taoists, 4.8% Catholics, other
From the country
- FEBRUARY 21, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A Thai man facing the death sentence for murdering...
A Thai man facing the death sentence for murdering a taxi driver in Singapore has little chance of avoiding execution, a senior labour official said
- FEBRUARY 18, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Two men who were sentenced to hang for stabbing a cabby...
Two men who were sentenced to hang for stabbing a cabby to death with a bayonet in August 2001 had their appeals dismissed by the Court of Appeal
- FEBRUARY 15, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A Thai worker who murdered a taxi driver in Singapore...
A Thai worker who murdered a taxi driver in Singapore and stole his valuables is scheduled for execution on March 6
- JANUARY 17, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A 33-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to death by...
A 33-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to death by the High Court in Penang for trafficking in 801
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Singapore takes a hard line on all illegal drugs, handing...
Singapore takes a hard line on all illegal drugs, handing out stiff sentences for possession and mandating the death penalty for trafficking in 15 grams or more of heroin, 30 grams of cocaine or 500 grams of cannabis
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Six death-row inmates have had their death sentences...
Six death-row inmates have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment since Singapore became independent in 1965
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Possession of a gun outside a gun club carries the...
Possession of a gun outside a gun club carries the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
To wage its war more effectively on drugs Singapore's...
To wage its war more effectively on drugs Singapore's highest court ruled that the act of helping dealers pack heroin into smaller sachets for sale is as bad as selling the drug
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offenses against...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offenses against the President, illegal possession of arms, kidnapping and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
According to recent government statistics, Singapore...
According to recent government statistics, Singapore has one of the highest execution rates in proportion to population in the world
- DECEMBER 5, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A man who claimed his offer of S$100,000 to a group...
A man who claimed his offer of S$100,000 to a group of four youths to kill his estranged wife was a joke was sentenced to hang for abetting her murder
- NOVEMBER 22, 2001SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Six death-row inmates have had their death sentences...
Six death-row inmates have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment since Singapore became independent in 1965