Singapore

by Joseph Masilamany | MALAYSIA - SINGAPORE

Pannir Selvam Pranthaman is scheduled to hang on 20 February after 11 years in Singapore’s notorious Changi Prison. His family hopes for a stay of execution, urging friends and relatives to pray for a miracle. But the only way to stop the execution is for the Malaysian government to go before the International Court of Justice.


Law enforcement agencies can block or impose restrictions on the bank accounts of scam victims. The law provides for halting transactions, ATM use and credit. The restriction order is limited to "a maximum of 30 days" extendable up to five times.

| 07/01/2025
| SINGAPORE

Leader of the local Church from 2001 to 2013, he is being remembered for his spirituality and interfaith dialogue. Prime Minister Lawrence Wong called him a “devoted shepherd and steadfast pillar of the Catholic community”. For the imam of the Ba'alwie Mosque, he was “a keen supporter of such inter-faith discourse”. Tomorrow a requiem Mass will be held at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, followed by cremation.

| 20/12/2024
| SINGAPORE
by Vladimir Rozanskij

The government in Biškek is looking to Singapore as an avenue to imitate. And the enhancement of agricultural production, one of the most significant chapters of Kyrgyzstan's exports, is an important opportunity for relations with the city-state, where there are no great natural resources.

| 02/12/2024
| KYRGYZSTAN
by Joseph Masilamany

The death penalty for Rosman Abdullah, a 55-year-old Singaporean. Criticism from human rights associations and the UN, which challenge the city-state's extremely strict laws, questioning their effectiveness in deterring drug trafficking. Already 24 death sentences have been carried out since the resumption two years ago after the Covid-related blockade.

| 25/11/2024
| SINGAPORE
by Steve Suwannarat

Nine people per 100,000 are homeless in the city-state, the crossroad of Southeast Asia, a small number that jars, however, with the country’s widespread well-being and prosperity. The challenge is to go from temporary housing to structural solutions that reduce stigma and ghettoisation. Religious and non-religious organisations, including Catholic Welfare Services, are committed to solving the issue.

| 09/11/2024
| SINGAPORE
by Joseph Masilamany

The arrest dates back to August: made public by the Internal Security Department (ISD), which confirmed two years' imprisonment. The plan was to attack with scissors and a kitchen knife in the crowded area near the Tampines West Community Club. It is the fourth foiled attack since 2020.

| 19/10/2024
| SINGAPORE
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