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The MHA was responding to Branson's 10 Oct blog post on the case of Malaysian Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, who was executed in April for drug offences in ...

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SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday (Oct 22) rebutted several statements made by UK billionaire Sir Richard Branson regarding ...

The psychiatrist called by the defence themselves agreed, in court, that Nagaenthran was not intellectually disabled,” said MHA. Similarly in the four-years after the mandatory capital sentence was introduced for trafficking more than 500g of cannabis, there was a 15 to 19 per cent reduction in the probability that traffickers would choose to traffic above the capital sentence threshold, said MHA. SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday (Oct 22) rebutted several statements made by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson regarding Singapore’s drug laws and invited him to a live televised debate with Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam in Singapore — with Mr Branson’s flight and accommodations fully paid for. On its invitation to Mr Branson, the ministry said that Mr Branson may use this platform to "demonstrate to Singaporeans the error of our ways" and why Singapore should do away with laws that have kept its population safe from the global scourge of drug abuse. SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday (Oct 22) rebutted several statements made by UK billionaire Sir Richard Branson regarding Singapore’s drug laws and invited him to a live televised debate with Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam in Singapore — with Mr Branson’s flight and accommodations fully paid for. In response to his post MHA said that while Mr Branson is entitled to his opinions and these opinions may be widely held in the UK, it does not accept that Mr Branson or others in the West "are entitled to impose their values on other societies".

SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has rebutted British billionaire Sir Richard Branson's blog post criticising the use of the death penalty to deter drug trafficking, and invited him for a live televised debate with Law and Home Affairs ...

Nor do we believe that a country that prosecuted two wars in China in the 19th century to force the Chinese to accept opium imports has any moral right to lecture Asians on drugs.” The ministry said: “Mr Branson is entitled to his opinions. This has a “chilling effect on the willingness of lawyers to represent those on death row”, he said. “The capital sentence has had a clear deterrent effect on drug traffickers in Singapore. The ministry said on Saturday: “We have clarified on several occasions that this is untrue. [for drug trafficking.](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/court-dismisses-last-minute-bid-by-mother-of-msian-drug-trafficker-to-halt-execution) The ministry said Mr Branson also made false assertions about alleged racial bias and the treatment of capital defence lawyers.

Branson has been vocal about his views against Singapore's use of the death penalty for drug trafficking.

Where drug addiction is concerned, things have steadily worsened in the UK, while things have steadily improved in Singapore." 22, along with links to media coverage of the statement. Our policies on drugs and the death penalty derive from our own experience. Nor do we believe that a country that prosecuted two wars in China in the 19th century to force the Chinese to accept opium imports has any moral right to lecture Asians on drugs. The psychiatrist called by the Defence themselves agreed, in court, that Nagaenthran was not intellectually disabled. "Our laws and procedures apply equally to all, regardless of background, nationality, race, education level or financial status. In the 1990s, we arrested over 6,000 abusers each year. "Mr Branson's flight to and accommodation in Singapore will be paid for. "Mr Branson is entitled to his opinions. Dharmalingam, the Malaysian man who was Their trials are transparent and open to the public and media." 10 blog post, Branson wrote about the case involving Nagaenthran K.

MHA said Mr Richard Branson made untrue statements about drug trafficker Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, who was hanged in April. PHOTO: RICHARD BRANSON/ ...

The invitation came after Mr Safire and another academic at Williams College in Massachusetts opposed the college’s decision to confer an honorary doctorate on Mr Goh. Nor do we believe that a country that prosecuted two wars in China in the 19th century to force the Chinese to accept opium imports has any moral right to lecture Asians on drugs.” The ministry said: “Mr Branson is entitled to his opinions. Referring to the proposed live televised debate, it said: “Mr Branson may use this platform to demonstrate to Singaporeans the error of our ways and why Singapore should do away with laws that have kept our population safe from the global scourge of drug abuse.” “The capital sentence has had a clear deterrent effect on drug traffickers in Singapore. The ministry said on Saturday: “We have clarified on several occasions that this is untrue.

After Branson posted a blog article about a Malaysian hanged in Singapore, the government proposed a live televised debate between him and law minister K ...

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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has rebutted British billionaire Sir Richard Branson's blog post criticising the use of the death penalty to deter drug ...

This has a “chilling effect on the willingness of lawyers to represent those on death row”, he said. MHA said: “Mr Branson is entitled to his opinions. “The capital sentence has had a clear deterrent effect on drug traffickers in Singapore. - The Straits Times/ANN In response, MHA said the assertion was false. MHA said on Saturday: “We have clarified on several occasions that this is untrue.

The MHA was responding to Branson's 10 Oct blog post on the case of Malaysian Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, who was executed in April for drug offences in ...

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SINGAPORE: Singapore has invited Sir Richard Branson to the republic for a live televised debate on the country's approach towards drugs and the death...

The psychiatrist called by the Defence themselves agreed, in court, that Nagaenthran was not intellectually disabled,” it stressed. “The Singapore Courts held that Nagaenthran knew what he was doing and that he was not intellectually disabled. The ministry said Branson “may use this platform to demonstrate to Singaporeans the error of our ways and why Singapore should do away with laws that have kept our population safe from the global scourge of drug abuse.”

SINGAPORE — The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a public invitation to Sir Richard Branson, British billionaire and owner of Virgin Airlines, to a ...

It further stated that there was a significant reduction – 66% – in the average net weight of opium trafficked into Singapore within four years after the mandatory capital sentence was introduced for opium trafficking. “Mr Branson is entitled to his opinions. Barring the General Elections, Singapore rarely carries live debates on its television channels, especially on political topics. It said, “Our priority is to protect Singapore and Singaporeans from the scourge of drugs. “Our laws and procedures apply equally to all, regardless of background, nationality, race, education level or financial status. “It has also helped prevent major drug syndicates from establishing themselves here.

British billionaire Richard Branson has been invited to Singapore for a debate with Minister Shanmugam on drugs and the death penalty.

As evidence, they cited first-hand accounts from drug traffickers. Firstly, they said Nagaenthran was not intellectually disabled. Citing statistics from across the world on the “significant toll on lives and society” exacted by drugs, they emphasised that their priority is to protect Singapore and Singaporeans from the scourge. [press release](https://www.mha.gov.sg/mediaroom/press-releases/ministry-of-home-affairs-response-to-sir-richard-branson-blog-post-on-10-october-2022) on Saturday (22 Oct), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said Mr Branson “is entitled to his opinions”, which might be widely held in the United Kingdom (UK). The minister also said the tycoon has been setting out “untruths” and that the MHA has pointed out his “multiple falsehoods”. They’ve also “significantly reduced” the amount of drugs entering Singapore and caused the number of drug abusers to decrease steadily. Mr Shanmugam referred to the invitation in a To sweeten the offer, MHA even offered to pay for Mr Branson’s flight and accommodation in Singapore. The MHA said they have invited him to come to Singapore to speak at a “live” televised debate. [applied to drug traffickers](https://mustsharenews.com/shanmugam-death-penalty-trafficking/). [blog post](https://www.virgin.com/branson-family/richard-branson-blog/world-day-against-the-death-penalty-whats-the-matter-with-singapore). [death penalty](https://mustsharenews.com/death-penalty-serious-crimes/) is one of Singapore’s age-old issues that [people seem to have strong opinions about](https://mustsharenews.com/nus-graduate-sign-no-charges/) either way.

Singapore invited British billionaire Richard Branson to a live televised debate with Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam on the city-state's drug ...