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MHA noted that no suggestion has been made that British billionaire Richard Branson should only engage in sound bites.
Singapore

Branson ‘pontificating from a distant mountaintop’

He said he was declining the invitation as he felt a debate on such a platform would lack nuance.
Singapore

Richard Branson declines invitation to debate with Shanmugam

Shen Hanjie was charged with trafficking more than 2.65kg of a substance that was found to contain 34.94g of pure heroin.
Singapore

Death for man who claimed he kept drugs for another

MHA said Mr Richard Branson made untrue statements about drug trafficker Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, who was hanged in April.
Singapore

S’pore rebuts Richard Branson’s post on drug laws, death penalty

So far, 108 countries have abolished the death penalty. Only 56 countries still have it in their law books.
World

Countries where death is still a penalty

MHA said the studies showed most Singaporeans and permanent residents agreed the death penalty is effective in deterring serious crimes like drug trafficking.
Singapore

6 in 10 think drug traffickers should be sentenced to death

    A search of the couple's rental apartment in 2016 found 77 packets containing more than 760g of a granular substance.
    Singapore

    Court rejects drug trafficker's claim that heroin was girlfriend's

    MinLaw and MHA said every country has the sovereign right to determine its own criminal justice system.
    Singapore

    NGOs' claims of international consensus against death penalty refuted

    Police to take no further action against NUS student who held anti-death penalty sign during graduation
    Singapore

    No further action against student over protest