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
MARCH 16, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: DRUG TRAFFICKER HANGED AFTER LAST-DITCH BID TO REOPEN CASE FAILS
Convicted Singaporean drug trafficker Hishamrudin Mohd was hanged in the Changi Prison Complex after failing on the preceding day - in a final court bid - to reopen his case.
MARCH 9, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: GHANAIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER HANGED AFTER CLEMENCY PLEA REJECTED
Singapore executed a Ghanaian man for drug smuggling, rejecting his plea for clemency.
FEBRUARY 12, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: APEX COURT ACQUITS MAN ON DEATH ROW FOR DRUG POSSESSION
In a rare 2-1 decision, the apex court acquitted a man on death row for drug possession.
- JANUARY 1, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offences against the President, illegal possession of arms, kidnapping and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness.
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offences against the President, illegal possession of arms, kidnapping and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness.
- JULY 14, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE HANGS MALAYSIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER
Singapore executed a Malaysian drug trafficker despite a plea for clemency from the United Nations and concerns expressed by rights groups over alleged flaws in his trial.
MAY 19, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: DRUG TRAFFICKER HANGED AFTER EXHAUSTING AVENUES OF APPEAL
Singaporean drug trafficker Muhammad Ridzuan Md Ali, 31, was executed at Changi Prison, having exhausted all avenues of appeal.
- MAY 8, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A new laws passed in Parliament introduces the mandatory death penalty for those who commit a fatal act of terrorism using radioactive material or nuclear explosive devices.
A new laws passed in Parliament introduces the mandatory death penalty for those who commit a fatal act of terrorism using radioactive material or nuclear explosive devices.
APRIL 21, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Mohd Jeefrey bin Ismail was hanged in the early hours, at least according to the scheduled execution date given to his family by the Singapore Prison Service.
FEBRUARY 17, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: 2 PAKISTANI MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Two Pakistani men face the gallows in Singapore after a court found them guilty of murdering a compatriot over a gambling dispute and dismembering the body.
- FEBRUARY 3, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: FORMER POLICEMAN TO HANG AFTER APPEAL DISMISSED
Former policeman Iskandar Rahmat will not be spared the noose for the Kovan double murder in July 2013.
- JANUARY 1, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offences against the President, illegal possession of arms, kidnapping and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness.
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offences against the President, illegal possession of arms, kidnapping and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2016SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
ICJ: SINGAPORE MUST BE TRANSPARENT IN IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIONS
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemned Singapore’s execution of two people on 18 November.