Govt’s reluctance to repeal homophobic legislation emboldens society’s policing of LGBT people
The Singapore government's apparent reluctance to repeal homophobic legislation such as Section 377A of the Penal Code emboldens the policing ...
Day: January 19, 2021
Pilot programme to allow limited number of nightlife outlets to reopen postponed due to recent increase of community cases in Singapore
The pilot programme to allow limited number of nightlife outlets to reopen, is put on hold till future notice due ...
Statement of Solidarity with Transgender Students in Singapore
Statement by LGBT groups and civil society organisations in Singapore 1. We, the undersigned organisations, express our solidarity with Ashlee, ...
MIT on TraceTogether saga: S’poreans not particularly bothered by privacy issues, but by “bait-and-switch” in how contact tracing data can be used
Earlier this month (4 January), Singapore’s Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan revealed in Parliament that the police ...
High Court orders Changi General Hospital to pay S$326,620 to estate of cancer-stricken woman who died after diagnosis delay
After being found liable for negligence against a patient for its delay in diagnosing her lung cancer, Changi General Hospital ...
51% of S’porean women in tech industry claim COVID-19 pandemic delays their career progression: Kaspersky’s report
About 51 per cent of Singaporean women working in the technology industry believe the effects of COVID-19 have delayed their ...
Imprisoned Chinese rights lawyer in poor health: wife
A Chinese lawyer nominated for a top human rights award is in poor health after years in prison, his wife ...
China defends COVID-19 response after criticism by experts
China defended its handling of the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday but said it would "strive to do better" after independent experts ...
Thai woman handed record four-decade jail term for lese majeste
A Thai woman accused of insulting the royal family was jailed Tuesday for more than 43 years, a legal rights ...
Malaysian gov’t not ruling out amending Syariah Law to impose harsher punishments for LGBT, says deputy religious affairs minister
The Malaysian government has not ruled out the possibility of strengthening the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 or Act ...