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47-year-old Sarojini Jayapal, who was battling late-stage ovarian cancer since three years ago, had passed away last Sat (10 Aug). Her lawyer, M Ravi, shared the news of her death in a Facebook post the same day, and said that he is “deeply saddened by the news”. M Ravi also extended his condolences to Sarojini’s husband, Suriia Das, and their …

27-year-old Justine Ong-Farmer and her 31-year-old husband Scott Farmer both had well-paying jobs in Singapore. Ong, who is the youngest of four children, was born and bred in Singapore, and comes from a large Peranakan family. She was brought up in a very lively and colourful home, and around strong matriarchs. On the other hand, Scott is originally from the …

A fundraiser for the current political unrest in Hong Kong exceeded its target amount of US$1 million, or HK$7.8 million, the same day it was set up on GoFundMe on Sun (11 Aug). The fundraising effort on Sun, according to organiser Freedom HK – International on behalf of the Hong Kong Add Oil movement, serves as “a contingency measure to …

New Naratif, a member-supported movement for democracy, freedom of speech, and freedom of information in Southeast Asia, announced a new initiative on Sunday (11 August), entitled  “The Citizens’ Agenda” (newnaratif.com/CITIZENSAGENDA). According to New Naratif, The Citizens’ Agenda’s goal is to increase issue-based discussion and citizenship participation in Singapore, by representing the voice of New Naratif’s readers in its coverage of …

A unified opposition under the banner of one coalition will instil greater confidence and trust within Singaporeans when making their choice at the ballot box in the next general election, said SDP chief Chee Soon Juan. Speaking to reporters during a media doorstop at the Yuhua Village Market and Food Centre in Jurong East on Sun (4 Aug), Dr Chee …

Over 1,500 participants took part in the Singapore Kindness Run which was held for the third year at the National Stadium last Saturday (3 Aug). This year’s run is a ground up initiative by Runners’ Heart-Reach, in collaboration with the Singapore Kindness Movement, conjointly with the launch of Get Active Singapore (GASG) 2019. The primary objective of the run is …

Lawyers, nine NGOs and the families of Malaysian death row prisoners as well as their supporters submitted an appeal for clemency for Malaysian death row prisoners in Changi Prison at the High Commission of the Republic in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur yesterday (25 Jul). The memorandum was addressed to President Halimah Yacob, urging her and the Government of …

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Singapore’s decision to execute a mentally impaired Malaysian death row prisoner breaches the standards of international law and even the Republic’s own laws, said Malaysian lawyer N. Surendran in a joint press conference with Singaporean international human rights lawyer M Ravi at the Lawyers For Liberty office in Petaling Jaya on Tue (23 Jul). Surendran, who is also the founder …

The anger over the Hong Kong government’s controversial extradition Bill is far from being quelled as protestors battled the police in late-night clashes that took place in the heart of the city on Sun (21 Jun). South China Morning Post reported that the Hong Kong police’s Special Tactical Squad deployed tear gas and rubber bullets against protestors in black — …