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Hainan clan leader to appeal against District Judge’s decision to dismiss POHA protection order application

Former Hainan Hwee Kuan chairman, Foo Jong Peng will be appealing against…

District Judge dismisses Hainan clan leader’s POHA protection order bid, upholds member’s right to criticise leadership

In a landmark case concerning freedom of speech in Singapore, the State…

Lawyer M Ravi being engaged to represent plaintiffs in class action lawsuit against Chinese tech giant Tencent in Singapore

Singaporean human rights lawyer Ravi Madasamy, known as M Ravi, has been…

Malaysian court sentences man to 1,050 years’ jail, 24 strokes of the cane, for raping stepdaughter 105 times

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – A Sessions Court in Malaysia on Wednesday (27…

Parti Liyani returns to Indonesia after four years of harrowing legal ordeal in S’pore, around four months after being acquitted of theft charges

Former domestic worker Parti Liyani returned to Indonesia on Wednesday (27 January),…

Samsung chief will not appeal 2.5-year jail term: lawyer

The de facto chief of South Korea’s Samsung business empire will “humbly…

Japan court upholds ban on dual citizenship

A Japanese court upheld a ban on dual citizenship on Thursday, rejecting…

California WeChat users claim China surveillance in lawsuit

California WeChat users sued its parent company Tencent on Wednesday, saying the…

Netizens berate CGH for delay in diagnosing cancer-stricken woman, says damages awarded by High Court “too little”

The High Court on Tuesday (19 January) ordered Changi General Hospital (CGH)…