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Ex-Internationals line up against NFL Division 2 champions for inaugural Charity Shield Fandi Ahmad, Malek Awab and Nazri Nasir are just a few of the household names who will take to the Our Tampines Hub pitch on 22 February at 7.45pm to help raise funds for the Chiam See Tong Sports Fund (CSTSF). As part of the inaugural CSTSF Charity …

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the Singapore Bicentennial celebration at the Asian Civilisation Museum on Mon (28 Jan). Straits Times reported it as 1819 marked the start of a modern and multicultural Singapore (‘1819 marked start of modern, multicultural Singapore: Lee Hsien Loong‘, 28 Jan). Although a thriving seaport existed in Singapore as early as the 14th Century, it …

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has received the arts entertainment (AE) licence application for the RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq the World live show – based on the Emmy award-winning reality television series RuPaul’s Drag Race – and will assess the performance in accordance with the AECC, said Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran on 15 Jan. Responding to Nee Soon Member of Parliament …

In 2017, there were 361 recorded cases of suicides in Singapore according to the report on deaths and births by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority. 239 were male and 122 were female. The average age of those who died by suicide: 51 years old. Vice News recently highlighted the shocking rise of suicides among the elderly in Singapore, noting that …

The Singapore Really Really Free Market (SRRFM) is a market organised by Post-Museum, a cultural and social enterprise. Based on a movement that started in America by anarchist groups in response to the ill effects of capitalism who wanted to promote a more environmentally and socially responsible lifestyle, a ‘really, really free market’ doesn’t involve money or trade at all. …

Following the High Court ruling to allow a gay Singaporean man to adopt his 5-year old biological son, Minister Desmond Lee said in Parliament on Monday (14 Jan) that the Ministry for Social and Family Development will be reviewing and strengthening existing adoption laws and policies. He also reiterated Singapore’s public policy which is against the formation of same-sex family …

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) has issued a statement to condemn the conviction of Singaporean human rights defender Jolovan Wham for violating the 2009 Public Order Act. The regional human rights organisation states that the case against Wham highlights the Singaporean Government’s tightening grip on civil society and calls on the Singaporean Government to end the …

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 …

A new video — dubbed by Roads.sg as “the video the whole Singapore is waiting for” — has surfaced in the aftermath of the recent road incident between a cyclist and a lorry driver in Pasir Ris which has sparked widespread criticism against the former individual. In a video uploaded and watermarked by Roads.sg on Monday (24 Dec), the cyclist, …

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 …