By Terry Xu The Court of Appeal has clarified that there is no legal requirement that a person be granted access to legal counsel within 48 hours and the access can be denied by the police up to almost 3 weeks. On Wednesday, the three judge Court of Appeal led by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon dismissed James Raj’s application and …

By Yasmeen Banu Singapore has once again clinched the title of being the best place in Asia to be a mother, according to a report by Save The Children. The international non-governmental organization (NGO) has published its 15th annual State of the World’s Mothers report in commemoration of Mother’s Day. The NGO has placed Singapore in the first position ahead …

By SY Lee and Leong Sze Hian We refer to the announcement by the Ministry of Manpower and the Central Provident Fund (CPF) board that the CPF Minimum Sum will be raised to $155,000 from July 1. (press release) It states that the Minimum Sum will be raised to $155,000 for CPF members, up from $148,000 for those turning 55 between …

AGC can take another shot at Alex Au: Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal yesterday granted permission for the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to appeal against the High Court’s ruling that it has no no basis to act against Mr Au, 61, over a blog post by Mr Au that AGC claimed “scandalised the judiciary”. The original charge was first …

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is maintaining its current recruitment policy, said its spokesman. Superintendent Ho Yenn Dar, Assistant Director, Public Communications (Public Affairs Department), SPF, said that other than the Gurkha Contingent, the police recruits Singaporeans as regular officers. He added that “a small number of permanent residents (PRs) who have shown commitment to serve are also recruited.” “The …