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Interview with Thum Ping Tjin about Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore – Part 3

Your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your device.  Malaysia’s independent radio station, BFM 89.9 interviewed Thum Ping Tjin, Research Associate at…

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Statement from RC to residents at the The Peak @ Toa Payoh

It is earlier reported that the Residents’ Committee (RC) at The Peak@Toa Payoh wanted to build an RC centre at the void deck despite a majority of the residents had…

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For free and fair elections, owners “have to be us”: MARUAH

By Howard Lee Human rights group MARUAH launched a campaign yesterday, 4 April, to increase citizen awareness on Singapore’s electoral system, starting with a forum to outline a compilation of…

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Implications behind the improved URA Property Price Index

By Property Soul If you have a good memory, you may still recall that I have written to The Straits Times Forum in December last year on “Public deserves reliable,…

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SMRT suspends bus driver after elderly passenger suffers severe injury

A photo of a gruesome leg injury went viral on social media of what is said to be of an accident resulting from a elderly woman falling off a bus.…

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Man claims to be injured by plainclothes officers after asking to verify...

A man has claimed that he was injured by a group of plainclothes police officers after he flipped the Identification Card of one officer who was taking down details from him.…

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The freedom to assemble peacefully in Singapore:  An illusory right?

By Priscilla Chia Many of you might be familiar with the Speaker’s Corner. It is the only public venue in Singapore where citizens and permanent residents may give public speeches, debate…

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Nominations open for Singapore Advocacy Awards 2015

Who are Singapore’s most outstanding advocates and activists? The annual search for Singapore’s most outstanding civil society organisations and individuals has begun. Nominations open today for the...

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Elderly lady’s toes amputated after suffering serious injuries from bus accident

An elderly lady's toes has been amputated after suffering serious injuries from a bus accident.

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Amos Yee and the hypocrisy of some responsible speech advocates

By Carlton Tan Within 2 days of posting his anti-LKY video, Amos Yee became the subject of 20 police reports lodged against him. In the week that followed, he became…

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Telling the good developers from the bad ones

A priest is dying. On his deathbed, he asks to see a property developer and a lawyer. Both of them arrive timely to see him. “We are very touched that…

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Police investigating alleged assault by its officers during spot check

The Online Citizen (TOC) reported on Sunday that a police report has been lodged against several police officers for possible assault on a 41-year old man during a spot check…

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Most Singaporeans against animal culling: ACRES

Animal protection is important to Singaporeans and only a minority agrees with the current animal culling measures, as findings from a first-ever comprehensive public survey on animal protection issues...

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Scrap repressive counter-​terrorism bill: HRW to Malaysia

The Malaysian government should withdraw the proposed counter -​terrorism law now with parliament and ensure future drafts protect fundamental rights, Human Rights Watch said. The Prevention of...

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6 dead in 4 months – how did govt agencies miss the signs?

Time to eradicate death trap dormitories On 3 April, two foreign workers from Bangladesh were killed in a dormitory fire in Geylang. This was the second incident in four months…

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AGC drops case against teen responsible for fake LKY death announcement

The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has decided not to prosecute the male Singaporean student who was responsible for releasing a fake announcement of the supposed death of Lee Kuan Yew. On…

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Former nurse charged with sedition and lying to police

Former nurse Ed Mundsel Bello Ello, better known by his Facebook handle Edz Ello, was charged on Tuesday, 7 April, with sedition and giving false information to the police following comments…

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LKY’s route to power and premiership of Singapore

By Stephen Chang I empathise with and do not disregard those, the ordinary people, especially Singaporeans, who hold Lee Kuan Yew in high regard. We are all products of our…

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Dallas Buyers Club – copyright infringement, or copyright trolling?

By Gangasudhan Reports have emerged in the mainstream media (here, here and here) that a number of people have been served with legal letters by Samuel Seow Law Corporation over…

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Police requests witness to possible traffic accident scam

In what appears to be a strikingly similar incident to the “please-hit-me” car scams elsewhere in the world, a video of a man in Singapore slamming himself onto the bonnet…

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