A recently released video by ‘Rebound with Resilience’ – a social campaign started by communications studies undergraduates from NTU – has generated some interest online.The 12 min long video started with students candidly sharing their thoughts on failure, to which a cast member said: “devastating…some say failure can be a wake-up call, but it’s easier said than done”. The surprise …

By M Ravi United Nations intervention sought on contempt charges against Arun Kasi   The recent news of Arun Kasi, a Malaysian lawyer facing contempt charges for allegedly scandalising the judiciary in relation to 2 articles he wrote on Aliran- a news  website covering issues of social importance, should come as a jolt at the heart of civil society.   …

By International Human Rights Lawyer M Ravi On Wednesday (12 February), Speaker of Parliament Tan-Chuan Jin said that he agrees with the judgment call by the Ministry of Health (MOH) not to inform patients and the public about the HIV data leak. Mr Tan listened ‘closely’ to what the Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said, and in the end turned …

by M. Ravi, International Human Rights Lawyer Can the Criminal Law Temporary Provisions Act (CLTPA) be considered “temporary” after 60 years? This law that was debated in parliament and enacted in 1955 is a misnomer by its very name itself and Singaporeans are being fooled once again. As we know, this law allows the Minister to order that suspected criminals …

By way of a Facebook post on 14 November, international human rights lawyer M Ravi announced that Gilbert Louis would be released at 6pm on the same day. TOC understands that M Ravi is assisting Gilbert’s counsel, Mr Arun Kasi, in this matter. Gilbert was first detained on 9 October in relation to allegedly harboring 3 foreigners who did not …

On October 9 2018, the Malaysian Immigration Department detained Gilbert Louis, a Singaporean National, at his home in Johor Bahru. He was detained together with four Phillipines Nationals – three of them who allegedly had no valid visas. As of 13 November 2018, he has yet to be charged with any offence. The Immigration Department has also yet to deport …

A tribunal appointed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon has ruled that a poem penned by criminal and human rights lawyer, Eugene Thuraisingam, “is more likely to have been an authorial misstep than a deliberate assault upon judicial integrity.” The tribunal, comprising of Senior Counsel Cavinder Bull and Lawyer Teo Weng Kie elected not to refer Mr Thuraisingam to the Court of …

During an interview with the Straits Times in December 2014, the late Subhas Anandan, who founded the Association of Criminal Lawyers (“ACLS”), said in no uncertain terms that “the ACLS, unlike the Law Society, will continue to voice its views on legislation and other issues … as it is not constrained by the Legal Profession Act.” On October 15, the …

By M. Ravi I refer to the Malaysian Lawyer N. Surendran’s quote following Prabu N Pathmanathan’s execution earlier today:- “Late last night, the Singapore President’s Office delivered a letter to Prabu’s family in response to their clemency petition. The letter stated that ‘the clemency process has concluded’ and ‘we are unable to accede to your request … This rejection is …

In a span of just 48 hours, no less than four men have been executed by the Singaporean authorities. Selamat Bin Paki and Ali Bin Mohamad Bahashwan were executed on the afternoon of 24 October 2018 while Irwan Bin Ali and Prabu N Pathmanathan, a Malaysian, were executed earlier this morning (26 October 2018). In 48 hours, the Singaporean authorities executed …