Law &amp; Order

WP’s Pritam Singh seeks clarifications on Attorney-General’s right to intervene in cases and proceedings in public interest

Environment

It’s crucial for Govt not to lose sight of the big picture in taking urgent and bold actions to deal with climate change: WP’s Louis Chua

WP’s He Ting Ru seeks clarifications on intellectual property rights, consumer impact, exceptions introduced in Copyright Bill

WP’s Jamus Lim seeks clarifications on intellectual property rights in Copyright Bill

Law & Order

Giving “senior approved persons” powers to conduct frisk searches of public transport passengers raises concerns: WP MP Sylvia Lim

WP’s Sylvia Lim raises some reservations about changes made to Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill

CRIMINAL LAW (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) BILL Speech by Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied GRC MP) -- Parliament, 13 September I declare that...

Bill introduced in Parliament to repeal Sedition Act, make related amendments to Penal Code and other statutory law

13/09/2021

A bill to repeal the Sedition Act was introduced in Parliament on Monday (13 Sep), with certain related amendments to...

Bill to combat ‘foreign interference’ introduced in Parliament, fines up to $1,000,000 and imprisonment of 14 years

13/09/2021

A proposed law targeted at combating foreign interference has been introduced in Parliament on Monday (13 Sep). Under the Bill,...

Malaysian mothers hail win for equality in citizenship case

09/09/2021

A group of Malaysian mothers won a landmark legal challenge on Thursday, overturning what they described as discriminatory citizenship rules...

Court Cases

TOC editor-in-chief mounts judicial review application against Attorney-General for seeking contempt of court committal order over republication of blog post

09/09/2021

TOC editor-in-chief Terry Xu has filed a judicial review application against the Singapore Attorney-General, Lucien Wong for seeking a contempt...

China

China rolls out new data law over ‘national security’ fears

01/09/2021

China's new data security law takes effect from Wednesday -- the latest effort to tighten oversight of the country's mammoth tech...

Indonesia

Indonesia: Government should seek international help in evacuating stranded fishing vessel crew members in Somalia, says activist

by Yas

24/08/2021

JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- The Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) urged the Indonesian government to seek help from international bodies such as...

China

China passes tough new online privacy law

20/08/2021

China passed a sweeping privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data on Friday, as the country...

Editorial

Should alleged sexual offenders be offered similar identity protection as victims prior to conviction?

19/08/2021

The prosecution's decision to withdraw all charges against an anaesthetist accused of molesting a woman almost four years ago raised...

Abolitionism not only about dismantling prison complex, but investing more in resources for marginalised communities: Legal professional and writer