Not too long ago we talked about a petition that was started by an advocacy group called the Family Justice Reform Singapore for a change in Singapore’s family justice system. Part of the petition includes a call for the government to undertake a review of the Republic’s family justice framework to ensure that it protects the interest and welfare of …

This year, 128 contractors have been prosecuted and fined by Public Ultilities Board (PUB) for 203 offences involving unauthorised alterations and interference to the public drainage system or flouting Earth Control Measures (ECM) regulations. In a statement, PUB said that some common offences include inadequate treatment capacity and lack of cut-off drainage to separate silty water from clean water. This …

A fountain for Christmas? A massive pipe leak at Block 101 Potong Pasir Avenue at 10am on 26 December showered residents up to six storeys up. The Public Ultities Board (PUB) deployed a team of service crew and contractor to the site after receiving a report of the leak on Wednesday morning. The leak was isolated by 10.30am and repair …

The Ryan Foundation in collaboration with the National Museum of Singapore is kicking off 2019 with Singapore’s first major art exhibition featuring works by award-winning Hollywood actress Lucy Liu and Jurors’ Choice Award recipient Shubigi Rao of Singapore. The private, non-profit organisations founded by lawyer and art collector Ryan Su is opening the exhibition – called Unhomed Belongings – to …

In a landmark decision, the Singapore High Court ruled on Monday (Dec 17) that a gay Singaporean man was allowed to adopt his five-year old biological song who was born by way of surrogacy in the United States. In-vitro fertilisation is not an avenue available in unmarried couples in Singapore. The procedure is only allowed to be administered to a …

Facebook is coming down hard on pages and accounts that spread hate speech and misinformation in respond to strong criticism over their failure to control such malicious posts in the past. Specifically, the social media conglomerate has removed hundreds of pages and accounts in Myanmar with hidden links to the military – that’s 425 pages, 17 groups, and 135 accounts …

December 17th was the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. In conjunction with that, community-based sex workers rights’ advocate group Project X shared a harrowing story about a Filipina sex worker being abused by a client. The story is difficult to read but important to highlight. Project X says that this sex worker was sexually abused as consent …

There was another deer related incident this year, this time along Mandai Road on Tuesday when a motorcyclist collided with a wiled sambar deer. The motorcyclist suffered multiple abrasions but refused to be taken to the hospital while the deer did not survive. Deputy CEO of the Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (Acres) Mr Kalai Vanan said thhat they …

Politician and lawyer Lim Tean is embroiled in a legal dispute with a Chinese national named Huang Min who is demanding that his loan to Mr Lim of US$150,000 (S$205,720) made in 2013 be repaid. Mr Lim however, says that it was not a loan but merely an advance for the purchase of iron ore from his Indonesian mine through …

The Straits Times shared a video on their Facebook page of a group of chickens roaming around Tampines. There were roosters, hens, and even fluffy little chicks. The noted that the Tampines Town Council said it was working with Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) to rehome the chickens from a flock of about 50 birds around Tampines Street …