Civic space remains ‘obstructed’ in Singapore as majority of countries in Asia repress civic freedoms, reveals CIVICUS Monitor report

In Asia, the assault on civil society and fundamental freedoms has persisted…

Defamation trial: PM Lee considered moving into 38 Oxley Road with wife Ho Ching

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had considered moving into the 38 Oxley…

Duterte-critic journalist given second Philippine cyber libel charge

Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa asked a court on Friday to quash…

Defamation trial: LKY email to family notes that he “cannot call the shots” on 38 Oxley Road and PM Lee has “final word” on gazetting house

Email correspondence between Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew and his…

MOM refutes Malaysian media report on ‘homeless Malaysian workers’ in Singapore

In a statement on Thursday (3 Dec), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)…

Defamation trial: Absence of email on PM Lee telling LKY that 38 Oxley Road will not be gazetted “more telling” than presence of emails suggesting the opposite, says TOC chief editor Terry Xu

The absence of email correspondence showing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong telling…

Defamation trial: PM Lee questioned on why he did not clarify with LKY in email about 38 Oxley Road being gazetted

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that he did not see the…

Defamation trial: LKY’s lawyer Kwa Kim Li’s handwritten notes reveal PM Lee Hsien Loong “has free rein”, “can handle Cabinet”

Prime Minister “Lee Hsien Loong has free rein” and “He can handle…

Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon charged with fraud

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai appeared in court on Thursday charged…

Defamation trial: LKY’s lawyer Kwa Kim Li to testify on Thursday afternoon

The late Lee Kuan Yew’s lawyer Kwa Kim Li is set to…