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Doctor’s letter “ridiculous”, says M Ravi
By Andrew Loh / Richard Wan On Monday morning at the High Court, a representative from the Law Society of Singapore attempted to have lawyer Mr M Ravi disallowed from carrying out his legal duties in...
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HOME's response to TIP Report 2012: Singapore
The following is a press release from the Humanitarian Organisation on Migration Economics (HOME) in response to the United States' Department of State report on human trafficking. HOME'S PRESS...
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On the right track
Editorial The Land Transport Authority must be empowered to fulfil its promises of becoming a better regulator. The release on 3rd July of the Committee of Inquiry’s (COI) lengthy report, detailing its...
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MDP change is merciful for low IQ persons?
These 3 cases throws up moral questions of what the appropriate punishments, if that is what is deserved, or whether there should indeed be some other alternative remedies in cases involving people of...
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Law Society made 3 attempts to stop lawyer M Ravi
By Andrew Loh | Richard Wan Before the controversy surrounding the Law Society’s attempts to stop lawyer M Ravi from carrying out his professional duties in the courts has died down, it has emerged...
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"Mr Wong had acted very much on his own": Law Society
The Law Society of Singapore has issued a statement with regards to recent events involving the Law Society and lawyer, M Ravi. Here is the statement in full. "The Law Society of Singapore (LSS) issues...
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PAP - between the devil and the deep blue sea
By Elaine Ee Recently, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr Lim Swee Say, said, “Doing the right thing for the country is more important than winning votes by pursuing populist policies.”...
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Economists urge S'pore to redefine progress, Bhutan-style
This story was originally written for GO-FAR, an overseas journalism programme organised by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University. Follow Go-FAR...
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M Ravi files lawsuits against Wong, Law Society
UPDATE at 4:50pm, Friday 20 July: From M Ravi's office: "Please note that we will not be filing the Writ today. We will instead be issuing a Letter of Demand to The Law Society of Singapore."...
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Lit Up Singapore happens this weekend!
Lit Up Singapore 2012 is a literary arts festival held from 22nd to 29th July 2012. It aims to raise the profile of emerging artists in various fields; from photography to poetry, drama, visual...
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Law Society made 3 attempts to stop lawyer M Ravi
By Andrew Loh | Richard Wan Before the controversy surrounding the Law Society’s attempts to stop lawyer M Ravi from carrying out his professional duties in the courts has died down, it has emerged...
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PAP - between the devil and the deep blue sea
By Elaine Ee Recently, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr Lim Swee Say, said, “Doing the right thing for the country is more important than winning votes by pursuing populist policies.”...
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Economists urge S'pore to redefine progress, Bhutan-style
This story was originally written for GO-FAR, an overseas journalism programme organised by the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University. Follow Go-FAR...
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M Ravi files lawsuits against Wong, Law Society
UPDATE at 4:50pm, Friday 20 July: From M Ravi's office: "Please note that we will not be filing the Writ today. We will instead be issuing a Letter of Demand to The Law Society of Singapore."...
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S'pore's labour regulations lack bite
By Ng Jing Song As we mourn the deaths and casualties begotten by the Downtown Line accident, the tragedy holds up a mirror for us to reflect on the larger looming issues confronting foreign workers....
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Growing up with Ramadhan
The Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan begins on 21 July. By Fadli Bin Fawzi One of my earliest memories of fasting is ironically about food. I started fasting very early in my life, when I was in...
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Loving Singapore but what is happening to my country?
By Andrew Loh It is less than a month to our nation’s 47th birthday. Preparations are already underway for another stunning display of patriotism, even if it is only for a few superficial hours. On our...
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Tweaking Medishield vs revamping the 3M's
By Ng Jing Song As Singapore contends with an ageing population which in turn has to contend with increasing healthcare costs, these concerns tighten access to health services and strain our capacity...
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AGC vs Alex Au - An injudicious injunction
Editorial The Alex Au v AGC debate raises some pertinent points about contempt of court laws. Abstruse as it sounds, the ongoing debate between activist and writer Alex Au (of the Yawning Bread blog)...
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Brother pleads again for Vui Kong
The following is a translation of the letter from the brother of Yong Vui Kong, who is on death row in Singapore for drug trafficking offences. Dear Singapore, As a family member of Yong Vui Kong, I am...
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