The execution will proceed despite last-minute appeals and public protests.

By Aqasha Nalani

The celebrity was the first in China's modern history to receive the death penalty.

By Ian Wee

32-year-old Kalwant Singh, a Malaysian, has spent nine years in prison on death row after he was convicted mainly on the testimony of a co-accused person for allegedly trafficking 60.15g of diamorphine.

By Sadho Ram

The family urged politicians to refrain from visiting, saying "they all come for publicity" and that "we don't need their help".

By Yap Wan Xiang

There have been similar cases of many high-ranking officials in North Korea, the so-called "hermit kingdom", who were believed to have been "executed" only to come back from the dead.

By Sadho Ram

He was given the death penalty by the Singapore High Court in 2015.

By katkazman

Zainab Fatima Ameen's body was discovered in a rubbish dump on 9 January.

By katkazman