Singapore Edition

Who Gets Hanged in Singapore? A Constitutional Fight Begins

Singapore faces a constitutional challenge to its drug trafficking laws that allow for the death penalty.
A visitor entrance at a Singapore Prison Service facility.Photographer: Lionel Ng/AP Photo

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This week, Southeast Asia Managing Editor Katrina Nicholas walks us through why the death penalty in Singapore is in the news again. Our Singapore Co-Deputy Bureau Chief Faris Mokhtar looks into a new mobile phone ban that’s getting kids — and parents — talking. And Stephanie Phang explores Southeast Asian soul food at Choon Hoy Parlor.