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The boy’s mother
Jan. 12 | This article was first published on August 1, 2010. TOC republishes this article to support the call to Singapore’s Cabinet to grant him his one birthday wish – a second chance at life. You are also invited to the Speakers’ Corner this...
“A person who has a heart gives second chances.”
Sep. 14 | From We Believe In Second Chances: I share something in common with Vui Kong. I have run afoul of the law before. I will spare you the details of what happened to me, but I’m admitting this fact so that those who are reading this will know that...
Wanted – Youths who believe in second chances
Aug. 27 | A youth-led, youth-oriented campaign is being launched in Singapore, celebrating life and second chances. Damien Chng and I (Kirsten Han) are currently working on a campaign targeting the youths of Singapore which will tie in with the campaign to save...
Have independent board for clemency petitions: SFD
Aug. 25 | Media Release Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD) 25 August 2010 Singapore Independent Clemency Board for Death Penalty Petitions Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD) calls on the Singapore government to set up an independent board to introduce transparency...
“You may leave now”
Aug. 25 | Kirsten Han At first I thought I had misheard, or at the very least misunderstood. We had just trudged uphill in the oppressive Singapore heat for 15 minutes, the family laden with binders, boxes and stacks of papers. Everyone was covered with a sheen...
Vui Kong’s family pleads at Istana (Full report)
Aug. 24 | Andrew Loh – The family of Yong Vui Kong has been working hard these past two months – hitting the streets in both Singapore and Malaysia to collect signatures for a petition begging President SR Nathan to spare Vui Kong’s life. Activists in...
High Court reserves judgement on judicial review application
Jul. 28 | Wong Chun Han - The Supreme Court reserved judgement Wednesday in a hearing on the pardon process for Malaysian death row convict Yong Vui Kong, who is asking for his execution to be stayed on the grounds that he had been denied a fair clemency process. The...
The good fight
Jul. 26 | My heart leapt when I saw this status update on Vui Fung’s Facebook page a couple of weeks ago: “I try my best to face all of this… I never wanna try to hide it again…” It was a huge step for her – this shy, awkward girl who hates being...
Straits Times – “accurate, timely and balanced”?
Jul. 14 | Andrew Loh – On 10 July 2010, the Straits Times published a report – “Law Ministry rebuts lawyer’s claim”, by Zakir Hussain. The report is essentially a regurgitation of the Law Ministry’s statement in response to earlier remarks made...
Death row case: S’pore’s media buries its head
Jul. 7 | Andrew Loh - On 5 July, the lawyer for Malaysian Yong Vui Kong, paid a visit to Malaysia to seek help from the authorities there for his client. Yong Vui Kong is currently on death row in Singapore’s Changi Prison after having been found guilty of drug...
BREAKING NEWS: Malaysia to seek clemency for Yong Vui Kong
Jul. 5 | Here’s a brief summary of what transpired in Malaysia today where an emergency motion was put forth to debate the fate of Yong Vui Kong, a Malaysian national who is on Singapore’s death row since 2007 for drug trafficking. Dispatch by Choo Zheng Xi...
Death row case: M’sian Parliament to debate emergency motion
Jul. 4 | After some flip-flopping by the Malaysian Law Minister, parliamentarians will finally get to ask him about the case of Yong Vui Kong. Yong, a 22-year old Malaysian, is in Singapore’s death row after having been convicted of drug trafficking in 2007. Malaysian...
Death row case: Malaysian Law Minister’s puzzling about-turn
Jun. 28 | - By Andrew Loh - Malaysian Law Minister, Nazri Aziz, has made a turnaround about meeting Mr Madasamy Ravi, the lawyer for Yong Vui Kong who is on death row in Singapore. On 19 June, Malaysiakini reported that he had asked to meet with Mr Ravi about the...
Re-examine judicial & clemency process, M’sian lawyers urge S’pore
Jun. 22 | Lawyers for Liberty, a Malaysian group which is against the death penalty, has called on the Malaysian government to raise the case of Yong Vui Kong with Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, who is on a one-day visit to the country. Prime Minister...
Death row case: Malaysian minister to meet Yong’s lawyer
Jun. 19 | Report by Susan Loone – Malaysiakini - Yong Vui Kong, a Malaysian national currently on death row in Singapore, may finally be getting a shot at keeping his appeal alive, as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz and our Ministry...
Malaysian High Commission visits death row inmate
Jun. 18 | Andrew Loh – Representatives from the Malaysian High Commission in Singapore have visited Yong Vui Kong in prison, The Online Citizen has learned. This is the first time that Malaysian government officials have done so since Yong’s arrest in June...
Malaysian Law Minister not aware of Yong’s case
Jun. 16 | Andrew Loh – Malaysia’s “de facto Law Minister”, Mohd Nazri Aziz, says he is not aware of Yong Vui Kong’s case, Malaysian news portal Malaysiakini reported yesterday. “Nazri (left), who is a minister in the Prime Minister’s Department,...
TOC Editorial: Media’s silence on Yong Vui Kong a national shame
Jun. 16 | The following article was published here on TOC on 5 December 2009. We highlight it again as the points raised in it are pertinent and relevant still – 6 months after the article was first written. Choo Zheng Xi/Editor-at-Large Yong Vui Kong’s...
Lawyer urges Malaysian government to intervene in death row case
Jun. 14 | Andrew Loh – The lawyer for Yong Vui Kong, who is on death row in Singapore, has urged the Malaysian government to intervene in the case. “The reason I have come to Malaysia,” said Mr Madasamy Ravi, “is to ask for your help in making clear to...
IHRA rebuts S’pore’s defence of harsh drug laws
Jun. 10 | On 5 June 2010, Singapore’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Mr Michael Teo, defended Singapore’s policy on the death penalty. In an article for The Guardian, a British publication, titled, “Singapore’s policy keeps drugs at bay”,...
Not in my name – No to the Mandatory Death Penalty
Apr. 5 | Kirsten Han This is The Online Citizen’s campaign video against the mandatory death penalty with regards to drug trafficking and the Misuse of Drugs Act. It is a video that I was privileged enough to work on, and I am glad to have the opportunity to...
Judges reserve judgement in Yong’s mandatory death penalty appeal
Mar. 15 | By Wong Chun Han The Court of Appeal reserved judgement today in the case of convicted Malaysian drug mule Yong Vui Kong, who has challenged the constitutionality of the mandatory death sentence he received. Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong told a packed...
The story of a boy
Mar. 13 | Yong Vui Kong’s appeal hearing takes place at 10am on Monday, 15 March 2010. By Andrew Loh Yong Vui Kong was 12 when he left his grandfather’s palm oil estate “deep in the forests of Sabah” in Malaysia to strike it out on his own. He had had...
Constitutionality more important than finality
Jan. 6 | In our view the public interest in having finality in court proceedings could not possibly outweigh the public interest in determining whether or not the mandatory death sentence was constitutional under the Constitution. Chief Justice Chan Kek Seong,...
Why I support the death penalty and a second chance for Yong Vui Kong
Jan. 4 | Letter from Mr Marcus Lee to The Online Citizen on the death penalty issue. Dear TOC, You might be wondering why I am writing about Mr Yong Vui Kong’s death sentence more than 2 weeks after the impassioned online discussion on TOC over this issue. It...
Yong Vui Kong given opportunity to appeal
Dec. 9 | Exclusive coverage: Starting from today (9 Dec), The Online Citizen will have exclusive coverage the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) which is being held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The reports are by members of ECO Singapore, writing exclusively...
M Ravi speaks on death penalty
Dec. 8 | The Singapore Democratic Party speaks to Mr M Ravi, human rights lawyer, who has been involved in defending persons on death row for more than five years now. Mr Ravi is currently representing Mr Yong Vui Kong, a 21-year old Malaysian sentenced to hang...
Vui Kong, we care – a day for compassion
Dec. 7 | Story of a boy Read it on TOC Facebook page. Vui Kong’s story from Lianain Films on Vimeo.
Calling for an end to the mandatory death penalty
Dec. 7 | Story of a boy Read it on TOC Facebook page. Let Yong Vui Kong be rehabilitated under the Yellow Ribbon Project Monday, 7 December 2009 The NOT IN OUR NAME: NO TO THE DEATH PENALTY campaign welcomes the encouraging decision by the High Court to grant...
Yong Vui Kong meets his mother in jail
Dec. 5 | Yong was allowed to see his mother through a glass panel on Wednesday. Upon seeing his mother, Yong knelt down and bow to her three times. Rachel Zeng
High Court grants rare stay of execution
Dec. 3 | Breaking News: TOC has learned that the Attorney-General has filed an application to quash the stay of execution which the High Court granted to Yong Vui Kong on 2 December. The AG’s application will be heard on Tuesday, 8 Dec. DPP Jaswant Singh...
Lawyer for death-row inmate denied access to client
Nov. 19 | Andrew Loh / Rachel Zeng Despite having confirmed that inmate is represented by new lawyer, the Prison Service insists on having the Court’s permission before it allows lawyer access to his client. Malaysian Yong Vui Kong was arrested for trafficking...
