A man who brutally killed a cat by throwing it from sixth floor’s heights was charged in court today (14 Dec). The prosecutor accused Fajar Ashraf Fajar Ali (25) of throwing a shorthair female cat from the sixth-floor staircase landing at Block 884, Tampines Street 83, to the ground at about 1.40 am on 26 May. And subsequently at about …

In view of International Migrants Day on 18 December, AWARE has released a policy brief highlighting key laws and policies that discriminate against the foreign spouses of Singapore citizens, with particular impact on the foreign wives of citizen men. Entitled ‘Home, truly: respect the rights of foreign wives’, the policy brief makes five key calls to ensure the inclusive and …

By Teo Soh Lung The Newpaper reported on 9 Dec 2016 that the Court of Appeal comprising Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and Judges of Appeal Chao Hick Tin and Andrew Phang “gave notice that lawyers who submit such last minute applications will now have to explain why they could not raise the arguments during earlier appeals.” TNP went on to …

Chris Kuan, a frequent commentator on finance and economics, wrote on Worker’s Party (WP) proposed Redundancy Insurance (RI) scheme, stating that the scheme is sensible although it could be more aggressive. The RI scheme by WP, calls for monthly contributions of 0.1% of monthly salary shared between employers and employees. Chris noted that even without the WP’s proposed 0.05% of …

The Worker’s Party (WP) in its recent proposal, presented its Redundancy Insurance (RI) scheme to the public which is said to ease the financial pressure on workers who are made redundant, aiming to provide them with a longer runway to find suitable re-employment and to minimise the toll of unemployment on the health and well-being of their families. It said that contrary …

Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced the 17-member Panel comprises professionals with a range of expertise on the compulsory education framework established by the Compulsory Education (CE) Act. MOE states that the members consist of SPED leaders, educators and medical practitioners, who are firm believers in the importance of ensuring that every child is able to access formal education regardless …

Kaplan Singapore rewards a kind deed with another by sponsoring a samaritan’s daughter with an education sponsorship worth nearly $20,000. Mr John Shu (50), a technician, helped a single mother of four-year-old son, Ms Jaycie Tay, who in 2013 had been struggling with a divorce, by rendering finance assistance for her diploma in Marketing Management at Kaplan Singapore with a …

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SPAD that the Express Service offered by the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) will open with eight stations: Jurong East station in Singapore, and Bandar Malaysia, Putrajaya, Seremban, Ayer Keroh, Muar, Batu Pahat and Iskandar Puteri stations in Malaysia. The service is targeted to commence by 31 December 2026. The joint statement also …

A man who had pushed a policewoman’s head to the ground and kicked her as she laid on the floor, was sentenced to 10 weeks’ jail after he pleaded guilty to one charge of causing hurt to a public servant in the discharge of her duty. It was heard at the district court that Lim (25) and two friends on …

Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) announced earlier at around 8.30am on Wednesday (14 Dec) that due to a signalling fault, passengers were asked to expect for 10 minutes additional travelling time on its East-West Line (EWL) between Pasir Ris and Outram Park stations. A moment later it said that it needed 20 minutes instead due to a signalling fault which …