Do tough laws deter drug crimes? Lessons from Singapore and Malaysia
AL JAZEERA · DOHA — As Malaysia rethinks the death penalty for drug offences, Singapore insists tough laws deter substance abuse.
- CODE
- RT-6010E5
- PUBLISHER
- Al Jazeera English
- TOPIC
- World
- PUBLISHED
- 31 October 2026 · 11:30 UTC
- FIRST SEEN
- 31 October 2026 · 12:00 UTC
- ORIGINAL
- https://www.aljazeera.com/video/101-east/2026/10/31/do-tough-laws-deter-drug-crimes-lessons-from-singapore-and-malaysia?traffic_source=rss
- SHA-256
- 5765cc0abc31eb8e402a2aa919a45442df556d1dee966382b25c209ff2163255
The fingerprint is the SHA-256 of the original link, the headline and the publication time joined by “|”. Anyone can recompute it to confirm the headline and link were not changed here.
Headline and short excerpt from Al Jazeera English, taken from its public news feed. The full story and its photos belong to Al Jazeera English — read it at the original. RICHTVX NEWS is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with Al Jazeera English. Corrections: legal@richtvx.news.
More from AL JAZEERA
On the Norway-Russia border, the Sámi people face a growing divideRT-54B8D1 · WORLD
