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No train service along existing DownTown Line on the same day with its open house at DTL3
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Gleneagles waives hefty medical bill for security guard from staying in its ICU with no subsidised fees
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Give.asia deletes fundraising campaign for lawsuit by family of Benjamin Lim after receiving complaints from its community
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Airbnb and instant booking: A recipe for market domination
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Service delay along North-South Line on Friday morning, no announcements made by SMRT
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Youths asking consumers to petition Old Chang Kee and Polar Puffs to switch to using palm oil that does not cause deforestation and haze
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Head of MHA should reflect on himself before lamenting on his officers being abused
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Will SMRT management be held accountable by the authorities?
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Is the teaching of racial harmony in schools effective?
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Narrow path walked by the non-religious just got narrower
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Family of Benjamin Lim seeking donations in their legal action against MOE and SPF
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ST Forum letter criticising LTA excuses on MRT breakdowns, receives outpouring of support and praises
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SMRT maintenance Vice-President replaced, news source reports inadequate maintenance of water-pumping system behind tunnel flooding
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Give.asia deletes fundraising campaign for lawsuit by family of Benjamin Lim after receiving complaints from its community
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Youths asking consumers to petition Old Chang Kee and Polar Puffs to switch to using palm oil that does not cause deforestation and haze
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Service delay along North-South Line on Friday morning, no announcements made by SMRT
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Public lambast PM Lee for the "wayang" to justify the Reserved Presidential Election
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Gleneagles waives hefty medical bill for security guard from staying in its ICU with no subsidised fees
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Narrow path walked by the non-religious just got narrower
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How did we become so racist?
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Tag Archives: death penalty
The Cruelty of Fate: The Case of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam
By Ariffin Sha
2017-09-19
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By Guo Rendi The case of Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam v Public Prosecutor is, in many ways, extraordinary among all convicted drug couriers in Singapore. Nagaenthran has been on quite a long path challenging his current fate of being a death-row inmate and Read More
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Posted in Current Affairs
Tagged death penalty, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP, Nagaenthran
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Criminal and Human Rights Lawyer Fined $6,000 for a Poem on Death Penalty that “Scandalised the Judicary”
By Ariffin Sha 2017-08-07
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By Ariffin Sha Mr Eugene Thuraisingam, a prominent criminal and human rights lawyer, was found guilty of contempt of court and fined $6,000 by Justice See Kee Oon in the High Court earlier today for a poem he penned. The poem, which concerned Read More
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Singapore’s Apex Court: “Powerful Probability” of Miscarriage of Justice in Death Penalty Case
By Ariffin Sha 2017-08-02
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By Ariffin Sha In the latest twist to what has been, under all circumstances, a most unusual case, the Court of Appeal (‘the Court’) has held that its previous decision on case involving Nigerian national Ilechukwu must be reviewed. Chao Hick Tin J, Read More
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No Innocent Explanation? – Death Row Inmate’s Lawyers use Evidence Adduced by the Prosecution to Seek Inmate’s Second Acquittal
By Ariffin Sha 2017-08-02
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By Ariffin Sha In a twist of Shakespearean proportions, Mr Eugene Thuraisingam, the lawyer for death row inmate Ilechukwu, has used evidence produced by the Prosecution to argue for his client’s acquittal. The Defence counsel made the case that the results of a Read More
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Posted in Court Cases, Crime, Criminal Justice, Current Affairs, Legal
Tagged death penalty, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP, ilechukwu
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Malaysia urged to save its citizen through action at ICJ
By Ariffin Sha 2016-12-22
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Prabagaran, a possibly innocent drug mule from Malaysia who was first arrested in 2012, had his Constitutional Challenge rejected by Singapore’s Apex Court earlier this month. On Wednesday afternoon, by way of a Memorandum submitted to the Malaysian Government, he may see his case Read More
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Tagged death penalty, International Court of Justice, Law, M ravi, Prabagaran
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The Right to Legal Representation in Death Penalty Cases: A Resolve Not to be Stifled
By Ariffin Sha 2016-12-06
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By M Ravi Since May 2016 and the filing of the media statements by the Attorney-General’s Chambers and the Ministry of Home Affairs, a community of lawyers have observed a steady increase in the number of discouraging comments by the judiciary towards lawyers Read More
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Urgent Motion filed in the Court of Appeal to halt the execution of Chijoke on grounds of unconstitutionality
By Ariffin Sha 2016-11-16
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An urgent criminal motion was filed in the Court of Appeal an hour ago in an attempt to halt the execution of Chijoke Stephan Obioha, who is due to be executed this Friday. Chijoke, who was first arrested in 2007 for the trafficking Read More
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Posted in Criminal Justice
Tagged Chijoke Stephan Obioha, death penalty, misuse of drugs act
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Celebrating the Festival of Lights with Mdm Eswari, whose son faces imminent execution.
By Ariffin Sha 2016-11-07
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This afternoon, anti-death penalty activists from Jakarta and the Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign (SADPC), gathered to celebrate Deepavali with Mdm Eswari, whose son, Prabagaran, faces imminent execution. The gathering was hosted by Mdm Vellama, who was the Plaintiff in the landmark 2012 ‘Hougang Read More
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Apprentice’s M18 rating – Why shy away from a penalty we staunchly defend?
By The Online Citizen 2016-06-20
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By Ghui Hot on the heels of the controversy generated from the execution of Kho Jabing and the media circus that the lawyers who represented him found themselves embroiled in, the death penalty is in the spotlight again. Straits Times – Apprentice rated Read More
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Published on 2017-07-13 by Ariffin Sha
The Case Against Prabgaran’s Execution; Are we 100% sure that this man is guilty?
By Ariffin ShaPrabagaran, a 29 year-old Malaysian, is set to be hung at dawn in less than 48 hours. With the exception of Kho Jabing, all executions in Singapore have always been carried out on Friday at dawn, and barring a miracle, Praba will suffer Read More
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