ASEAN urged to end complicity with Myanmar junta amid continued human rights...
Four years after the Myanmar coup, ASEAN faces mounting pressure to cut ties with the junta and support Myanmar’s democratic aspirations amid escalating atrocities. CIVICUS, a global civil society...
View ArticleSingapore activist Jolovan Wham charged with five counts for public assembly...
Singaporean activist Jolovan Wham is facing five charges for participating in public assemblies without a permit, following his participation in vigils ahead of the executions of individuals convicted...
View Article“I was scared to speak up”: Kickback case exposes failures in oversight at...
The sentencing of Derrick Ho Chiak Hock, 55, to 24 weeks in jail for collecting S$396,440 in kickbacks from 57 Bangladeshi migrant workers has renewed scrutiny of the oversight mechanisms at...
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MSF faces criticism after demanding disabled man return S$18,400 in financial...
SINGAPORE: Morgandradas Kanapathy, a resilient triple amputee who is legally blind, has been ordered to return S$18,400 to the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) or face legal action. On 3...
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SM Lee urges Singaporeans to embrace new citizens for national unity during...
Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, in his Chinese New Year address at the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations (SFCCA) Spring Reception on 31 January 2025, urged Singaporeans to embrace new...
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Singapore-listed company linked to Myanmar junta’s war crimes through oil supply
A Justice For Myanmar investigation, in collaboration with UK-based Finance Uncovered, has revealed that Singapore-listed Interra Resources Ltd has supplied over 2.3 million barrels of crude oil to...
View ArticleIsraeli spyware firm Paragon under scrutiny after WhatsApp targets journalists
WhatsApp, the messaging platform owned by Meta, has reported that nearly 100 journalists and civil society members were targeted by spyware allegedly linked to Paragon Solutions, an Israeli company...
View ArticleRed Dot United calls for accountability in Nee Soon East kickback scandal
Red Dot United (RDU) has issued a strong statement criticising Nee Soon Town Council and Member of Parliament Louis Ng over their failure to detect and prevent a six-year-long kickback scheme involving...
View ArticleShanmugam defends response in kickback scandal at Nee Soon Town Council
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam has defended Nee Soon Town Council’s response to the six-year-long kickback scandal involving 57 migrant workers, stating that the council’s decision to report...
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Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry denies claims of restricted Nvidia...
Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) has confirmed that no evidence has been found indicating that export-controlled Nvidia semiconductors were acquired by Chinese AI company DeepSeek...
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