The World This Week
First woman hanged in 19 years by Singapore Government.
Singapore’s strict law against drug trafficking comes into the spotlight as it hangs the first Woman in 19 years. On 28th July 2023, 45 years old Singaporean woman, Saridewi Djamani was hanged for drug trafficking. She was sentenced to death in 2018 for trafficking 31 grams of diamorphine, or pure heroin. Singapore’s law sentences the death penalty for trafficking more than 15 grams of heroin and 500 grams of cannabis. The country’s harsh law for drug trafficking is critiqued by human rights groups and the critics claim that these laws punish low-level drug traffickers and couriers who belong to the minority groups. Local media reported that in her trial she said she was stocking up drugs for Ramazan, but her defense was dismissed and she was sentenced to capital punishment.
China triggers India once more by issuing stapled visas to Indian Wushu team
China issued stapled visas to three athletes from the Wushu team who were participating in Summer World University Games beginning in Chengdu, China (28th July to 8th August). The Indian Wushu team consisting of eight players, one coach, and three officials was flying on 26th July, Wednesday midnight from Delhi airport, where immigration officials objected to the stapled visas issued to the three female athletes from Arunachal Pradesh Nyeman Wangsu, Onilu Tega, and Mepung Lamgu, who were part of the national wushu team. The Ministry of External Affairs protests calling the visas “unacceptable”. The Indian Wushu team’s trip was cancelled due to this and athletes were left disheartened. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said “India has lodged its "strong protest" with the Chinese side on the matter and there should be no discrimination based on domicile or ethnicity in the visa regime for Indian citizens”.
The stapled visa controversy is seen over the years as China issues them to citizens of Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. Stapled visa is an unstamped piece of paper and can be torn off or detached at will. China does this as they think Arunachal Pradesh is Southern Tibet and India strongly disagrees with that.
IND A Vs PAK: Highlights, Emerging Asia Cup 2023: Sai Sudharsan, Rajvardhan Hangargekar Guide India To A Win Over Pakistan
Captain Yash Dhull of India led the side whereas, Mohammad Haris led Pakistan. The match was held in Colombo. Both teams are in the semi-final, yet both teams were geared up for the game. Sai Sudarsan and Abhishek Sharma played outstanding half-centuries. Sai Sudharsan scored a fantastic hundred. Rajvardhan Hangargekar took 5 wickets- a haul that helped India win. India was chasing 206 runs; it was not that tough for the team to track as they were aggressive to win. IND A vs PAK A was an interesting game to watch.
Crypto Billionaire was found dead and chopped into pieces packed up in a suitcase
Argentina based cryptocurrency influencer, Fernando Perez Algaba who was missing for a week. On Wednesday he was found dead and chopped into pieces. His body parts were found in a suitcase near Argentina, capital Buenos Aires. Since 19th July, the influencer was missing. A group of children who were playing near the area found the red suitcase and saw his parts of the body. The parents of the children informed the Police on Wednesday.
The President of Stanford resigned after the report found imperfect in his research
On Wednesday, Tessier-Lavigne announced that he will resign as the President of Stanford University. After Independent review of his research there were flaws. The review assisted by the outside panel of various Scientists. The panel declared that ‘appear to be mistaken’.
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