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This June, W!LD RICE explores the history and heritage of Singapore and Malaysia in Another Country, a funny, poignant and insightful look at life on both sides of the Causeway.…
View ArticleWill PM Lee show up for Pink Dot this Saturday?
Pink Dot, the annual gay celebratory event of “the freedom to love”, will take place this Saturday at Hong Lim Park for the seventh time since its inauguration in 2009.…
View ArticleICA: 29 persons arrested during inland operation
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) announced in a press statement yesterday that 29 persons were arrested for various offences during its an inland operation around Singapore conducted on 9…
View ArticleDrugs and the death penalty in Asia
By Kirsten Han Where is Southeast Asia’s War on Drugs going? Is it even justified? Those were the questions the opening plenary of the first Asian Congress on the…
View ArticleFilipino divers draw laughs but proud of representing country
A video of their dives has gone viral and attracted more than 1.2 million views so far, prompting the Philippines sports authorities to demand explanations from their coach. Filipino divers…
View ArticleRemoving the mandatory death penalty as a first step towards full abolition
By Kirsten Han A workshop session at the first Asian Congress of Death Penalty in Kuala Lumpur agreed on Thursday that the mandatory death penalty could be the low-hanging fruit…
View ArticleTWC2: 59% of foreign domestic workers do not get a weekly day off
By TWC2 Government legislation has helped improve foreign domestic workers’ access to compensation in lieu of a day off, but 59% of foreign domestic workers in Singapore still do not…
View ArticleActor Christopher Lee dies at age 93
He played memorable villains such as Count Dracula in Prince of Darkness, Francisco Scaramanga in James Bond – The Man with the Golden Gun, Saruman in The Lord of the Rings…
View ArticleFurniture and personal effects of Mr Lee Kuan Yew donated to National...
Mr Lee Hsien Yang and Dr Lee Wei Ling, son and daughter of late Mr Lee Kuan Yew have made a Deed of Gift of some furniture and personal effects…
View ArticleChristians to wear white for Pink Dot again
LoveSingapore, a network of about 100 churches, has called on members to turn up for services over the weekend dressed in white, which will also mart the Pink Dot event…
View ArticleShocking findings by NUS – 9 in 10 Bangladeshi workers fed “unhygienic” food
There are “more than 100,000” Bangladeshi male adults workers in Singapore, and that more than nine in ten of them are fed unhygienic food, a National University of Singapore research…
View ArticleMistakes “inevitable” in justice system, says panel at conference on death...
By Kirsten Han Incompetent investigations, lack of well-trained interpreters or legal counsel are all elements of unfair trials that lead to the miscarriage of justice, a panel at the Asian…
View ArticleCauseway jam – separate queues for holiday goers and working people?
My husband travels in and out of Johor, Mondays to Fridays every week. He is working for a Singapore-based company that has a few manufacturing plants in Johore and my…
View ArticleThe upskirt scourge – time for tougher action
In what seems to be an increasing number of such offences, another man has been found guilty of taking upskirt video of a woman and insulting her modesty. Gan Wey…
View ArticleInappropriate to even consider RTC for Amos Yee: Teen’s lawyer
By Howard Lee The lawyer for 16-year old teenager Amos Yee has written a strongly-worded appeal to the court, saying that the judge should not have called for an evaluation for…
View ArticleAnother group of new homeowners complain about defects in flats
“Each generation of BTO flats improves on the previous generation,” Khaw Boon Wan, Minister of National Development (MND) said in May. That would be little comfort to an increasing number…
View ArticleLee Wen to receive “goodwill payment” over round ping-pong table
SportSingapore (SportSG) will make a “goodwill payment” to prominent local artist and Cultural Medallion recipient Lee Wen, after a 300˚ ping-pong table placed at the SEA Games Carnival was criticised…
View ArticleAnimal clinic collects wheel-clamp release fee of $300 despite not being...
Parked your car in a private space and had your car wheel-clamped? Many would say that such drivers deserve it for parking their vehicles haphazardly. But what if the land…
View ArticleCAN: Excessive to send Amos to a Reformative Training Centre
By Community Action Network We note with alarm, a letter from Amos Yee’s lawyer stating that his client was recently placed on suicide watch while in remand. According to the…
View ArticleA child’s best interest, says who?
By Vincent Law From a social work practitioner’s perspective, in the child’s best interests, Amos Yee is just another at-risk youth being put through due process of the law. It…
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