Mdm Halimah Yacob calls for rapists over 50s to be caned to protect the young

SINGAPORE —  President Halimah Yacob’s suggestion for rapists who are over the age of 50 years old to be caned so to protect the young, has drawn mixed responses from the public and civil society. On 19 December, Mdm Halimah expressed her dismay in her Facebook past regarding the recent spate of cases involving rapes … Read more

Adrian Tan rebuts CNN article about Singapore’s reaction to Queen Elizabeth II’s passing

Post on Linkedin by Mr Adrian Tan, President of The Law Society of Singapore, writing in his personal capacity  Dear CNN You published a story: “As Singapore mourns the Queen, there’s little discussion about its colonial past”. According to your story, when Queen Elizabeth died, many countries expressed anti-colonialist sentiments, but Singapore grieved. Your story claims Charles … Read more