Transformative Justice Collective urges gov’t to remove expansion of police powers in Road Traffic Act amendments

Local NGO, Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), which advocates for the human rights…

“Fight fake news with facts, not Acts,” urge media practitioners after M’sian govt’s decision to criminalise spread of fake news under Emergency Ordinance

The act of publishing or disseminating fake news relating to COVID-19 or…

Law Minister K Shanmugam rebukes LO Pritam Singh over question on whether senior civil servants’ religious beliefs could influence S’pore’s policymaking

Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Monday (1 Mar) rebuked…

New Protection from Harassment Court to commence operations in 2021: Minister Edwin Tong

A Protection from Harassment Court will begin operating this year, said Second…

How urgent is the revision of Indonesia’s Electronic Information and Transaction Law?

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — President Joko Widodo called for the revision of the…

“Extreme use” of legislative means such as POFMA to combat misinformation on COVID-19 vaccines not always necessary unless warranted by “circumstances”, says S Iswaran

“Extreme use” of legislative means such as the Protection from Online Falsehoods…

Declaration of emergency should not be politicised, says M’sia senior minister Ismail Sabri

The declaration of Emergency aimed at curbing further spread of COVID-19 should…

Govt restrictions on migrant workers’ freedom of movement should be measured against S’pore’s international law obligations, SMU researchers opine

The Singapore government’s restriction on migrant workers’ freedom of movement should be…

Cycle of vulnerability, discrimination “will not be alleviated with a vaccine”: SMU researchers highlight problematic aspects of S’pore’s regulatory framework for migrant workers in containing spread of COVID-19

Poorly-timed intervention, extreme isolation and the heavy deployment of mass surveillance are some…

S’pore Parliament to pass legislation to limit usage of data from digital contact tracing solutions in February

The Singapore Parliament is set to pass legislation next month to limit…