Why invoke POFMA when a simple Facebook post will do the trick?
On 22 January 2020, the Minister of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a Correction Direction under POFMA against The Online Citizen...
Lawyer argues for more sentencing options for offenders with mental disorders
By Chooi Jing Yen, Partner at Eugene Thuraisingam LLP The Courts have said, time and again, that the current sentencing...
“Revealing the past convictions of the man who drove PM Lee’s son is unconstitutional” – M Ravi
By International Human Rights Lawyer M Ravi It has recently been reported that lawyers in Singapore are divided over a...
Resilience Campaign and Video aims to stop stigmatization of failure and people with disabilities
A recently released video by ‘Rebound with Resilience’ - a social campaign started by communications studies undergraduates from NTU -...
Singaporean human rights lawyer seeks UN intervention against contempt charges levied upon Malaysian lawyer Arun Kasi
By M Ravi United Nations intervention sought on contempt charges against Arun Kasi The recent news of Arun Kasi,...
“Tan-Chuan Jin has tainted the high office of the Speaker of Parliament” – M Ravi
By International Human Rights Lawyer M Ravi On Wednesday (12 February), Speaker of Parliament Tan-Chuan Jin said that he agrees...
CLTPA: A Permanent “Temporary” Law
by M. Ravi, International Human Rights Lawyer Can the Criminal Law Temporary Provisions Act (CLTPA) be considered "temporary" after 60...
Singaporean Gilbert Louis released by Malaysian Authorities after more than a month in detention
By way of a Facebook post on 14 November, international human rights lawyer M Ravi announced that Gilbert Louis would...
Malaysian AGC contradicts AG’s directions in the case of a Singaporean Man
On October 9 2018, the Malaysian Immigration Department detained Gilbert Louis, a Singaporean National, at his home in Johor Bahru....
Tribunal: Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam’s Poem was not “a deliberate assault upon judicial integrity”
A tribunal appointed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon has ruled that a poem penned by criminal and human rights lawyer,...
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WHO Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network chair cites S’pore as prime model of COVID-19 management — but how objective is his assessment?
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Dr Ang Yong Guan makes first appearance as PSP member, advises people “find meaning in collective sense of loss” amid COVID-19 outbreak
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Sungei Tengah Lodge becomes fourth migrant workers’ dormitory gazetted as isolation area
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M’sian volunteer decries M’sia govt measures of not considering M’sian workers in S’pore
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Improvement in food provided for foreign workers proves the power of voicing up
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Stern written warning, fine of $300 or charge in court for anyone in breach of safe distancing measures, starting from 9 April
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Unity does not equate to blind adherence and dogma
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NTUC FairPrice asks all shoppers to wear masks while shopping in its stores
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Viral message claiming fines for those without masks; no such regulations yet
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DBS, OCBC and UOB vow no job cuts amid pandemic
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Low wage urban poor struggle to survive amid COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore
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Netizens slam authority for light sentence given to policeman who was found guilty of molesting colleague
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Little bit funny but mostly confusing: Pandemic U-turns and head-scratchers
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Elections Department says ST Synthesis started election prep of its own accord; Did not clarify if it is making plans for May/June election
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Singapore seeks help from Taiwan for mask supplies, according to Taiwanese media
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Will Chan apologise to HK's leaders for insulting them for wearing masks now that Singapore "u-turns" on mask usage?
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Did Singapore drop the ball in its eagerness to show the world that it could achieve the impossible?
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Government has imposed Code Red measures without calling the situation Code Red
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Poor and insufficient portion of food given to foreign workers at dormitories gazetted as isolation areas
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No more dine-in services; restaurants in S’pore appeal for immediate targeted measures
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Heng tells Workers’ Party: Not in the interest of S'poreans to repeatedly ask about size of reserves
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Elections to be held in May or June, according to plans made by election contractor
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Does anyone seriously think that the PAP would pass up the opportunity for a pandemic general election?
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Ministry of Manpower posts photos of dormitories in North Korean fashion
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More than 3,000 people queue to apply for $500 financial aid, netizens think it defies social distancing measures
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Share price of GIC-backed PRC coffee chain plunges 75.5% after investigation finds COO fabricated sales
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Lee Hsien Yang: Fight COVID-19 first, Singapore polls must wait
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Prof Koh chastises S'pore govt for treating foreign workers like "Third World", reflecting the bad living conditions face by foreign workers
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Lawrence Wong appears to be shifting the blame of not wearing masks solely to WHO
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How should citizens rate the performance of the Multi-ministry Task Force so far?
