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
- NOVEMBER 3, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On November 3, Ambassador Mahbubani, speaking at the...
On November 3, Ambassador Mahbubani, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly (human rights) under item 116a (death penalty), said, "
- OCTOBER 8, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On October 8, Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani, speaking...
On October 8, Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani, speaking at the Third Committee of the General Assembly on item 106 (social development), referring to the European Union's resolution on the death penalty, said, "We should respect their right to abolish the de
- JULY 22, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Singapore signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed...
Singapore signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penalty
- JULY 1, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
In July, Shaiful Edham Adam, 22, and Norishyam Mohamed...
In July, Shaiful Edham Adam, 22, and Norishyam Mohamed Ali, 26, convicted of killing Jordanka Apostolova, 26, a young Bulgarian woman while robbing her, were hanged in Changi prison
- JUNE 25, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On June 25, convicted drug traffickers Cheong Chuan...
On June 25, convicted drug traffickers Cheong Chuan Peng, 36, and Chua Gin Boon, 34, were hanged at Changi Prison
- JUNE 1, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
In June, Aziz Abdul Kadir, caught with more than 10kg...
In June, Aziz Abdul Kadir, caught with more than 10kg of cannabis in his taxi, lost his appeal against the death penalty
- MARCH 19, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On March 19, Singapore hanged 3 men, 2 Malaysians and...
On March 19, Singapore hanged 3 men, 2 Malaysians and a Singaporean, for possession of a small amount of the drug diamorphine and a about 2kg of cannabis
- MARCH 5, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On March 5, Singapore hanged 3 men for drug trafficking
On March 5, Singapore hanged 3 men for drug trafficking
- MARCH 4, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On March 4, Melody Zacarias-Dass a 36-year-old Filipino...
On March 4, Melody Zacarias-Dass a 36-year-old Filipino woman, who was suspected of having killed her sons, was charged with two counts of murder and could face the death penalty
- FEBRUARY 26, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On February 26, Singapore hanged 3 people, 2 men and...
On February 26, Singapore hanged 3 people, 2 men and a woman, for strangling and stabbing a woman to death
- FEBRUARY 25, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On February 25, the High Court condemned to death odd-job...
On February 25, the High Court condemned to death odd-job laborer Mohamed Ibrahim Moulana Abdul Kader, 35, but his brother, bartender Mohamed Makar Moulana Abdul Kader, 24, was acquitted
- JANUARY 15, 1999SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
On January 15, Singapore hanged two men for drug trafficking
On January 15, Singapore hanged two men for drug trafficking