Crime and punishment have been much talked about recently. First, President Halimah Yacob, in rare intervention, suggested that the law exempting men over 50 years old from caning should be reviewed.

Part of History Crime and punishment, c.1250 to the present day However, people were still hanged for certain crimes, mainly murder. There were still 297 executions between 1830 and 1835. The new drop ...