In his first direct comments on the global effort to combat the Islamic State (ISIS) militants in the Middle East, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says Singapore has not “reached a point of making a decision yet.” The global effort, backed by some 40 nations and international organisations, is led by the United States, which have taken a more …

By Ariffin Sha The defamation case brought by Mr Lee Hsien Loong against blogger Roy Ngerng was heard in chambers at the High Court on Thursday. Justice Lee Seiu Kin presided over the hearing. At issue was the application by Mr Lee for a summary judgment from the courts to the lawsuit against Mr Ngerng. Mr Ngerng is asking the …

By SY Lee and Leong Sze Hian We refer to the article “Household incomes up, rising most for the bottom fifth” and  ”Resident households spending rose, on higher quality and more expensive goods, services” (Straits Times, Sep 18). Bottom fifth households had biggest gains in incomes?  The former states that “Average monthly household incomes have risen across the board, with …

“I am very happy,” Mr Cheong Kah Pin said, as he wipes away tears from his eyes. These are words you would never hear from Mr Cheong, who is now 60-years old. He has been campaigning through any means he knew to save his 30-year old son, Chun Yin, from Singapore’s death row since 2008. Chun Yin had been sentenced …