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Why is a cabinet minister spending time to jump to the defence of MPs for interpreting things said by people not running for election?

As election fever begins to heat up, several Peoples’ Action Party (PAP) members of parliament (MP) have begun to take…
Current Affairs

K Shanmugam says politicians should focus on key issues like jobs and COVID-19 pandemic at hustings

Politicians should focus on addressing issues like jobs and the COVID-19 pandemic at the hustings as these are the issues…
Current Affairs

K Shanmugam: POFMA does not disadvantage alternative parties in the coming GE, but instead encourages greater democracy

The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) does not disadvantage the alternative parties but instead “encourages greater democracy”…
Civil Society

"Diminished democracy will cause more harm to its people"

The following is a statement by Jolovan Wham and Rachel Zeng, organisers of Democracy Now! Singapore in Solidarity with Hong Kong, in…
Current Affairs

ISIS is "a travesty of all that religion stands for": Shanmugam

Shanmugam “Their unspeakable cruelty, including abductions and brutal murders of civilians, constitute crimes against humanity,” Minister of Foreign Affairs, K…

Are you a lawyer? Only if the minister says so

The Law Ministry is proposing that the Minister now be the one with the power to approve a person as…

Why proper oversight of police powers is important

Andrew Loh Two articles from The New Statesman and The Economist show that abuse of powers by the police can…