Phil Robertson, Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch’s (HRW) Asia division, gave a statement on 24 December 2016 in relation to the detention of Singaporean blogger, Amos Yee who is seeking political asylum in the USA. The Deputy Director of HRW Asia wrote, “Amos Yee is the sort of classic political dissident that the UN Refugee Convention was designed to …
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By Chris Kuan The journalist who use the phrase “sickman of Asia” on Singapore do not really know the term. Every economy goes through peaks and troughs in cycles of growth and recession. Just because an economy is in the trough of slow growth or in recession does not mean that country is a “sickman”. To be a sickman, the …
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MUAR, Malaysia – An express bus crashed in Muar, Johor, causing the death of 14 passengers at about 3.45am this morning (24 Dec). The Malay Mail Online reported that district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Azman Ayob, said the initial investigations revealed the accident had not involved other vehicles. Leading towards the edge of the cliff over which the bus plunged …
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has issued a reminder to Singaporeans who are travelling abroad this festive season to stay vigilant in light of recent terrorist attacks around the world. MFA said in a travel advisory on Friday (23 December) that in recent months, there have been attacks on civilian targets that include areas popular with tourists and locals. …
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The court has sentenced Tay Bee Har (63), a serial cheater who at least deceived three victims for $38,620, to 20 months imprisonment on 23 Dec. Tay, who has been sent to jail five times for cheating since 1988, pleaded guilty to five out of 12 cheating charges. One of her victims was a construction worker (47) from China. The …
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The Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen said in his post on Facebook, “The recent attack in a Christmas market in Berlin and the arrests in Jakarta of terrorists with explosives remind us that terrorism is a clear and present danger, but we must not allow this fear to rob us of our way of life. If we do, then terrorists …
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