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Singapore will soon take another step towards becoming a totalitarian state with the introduction of the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill, or FICA, in Parliament last Monday. Independent Singaporean journalist Kirsten Han analyzes the problems with the bill effectively here. As she summarizes, The official narrative... 

I am glad that Vivian Balakrishnan has apologised to Leong Mun Wai for his disparaging comments about the latter in parliament yesterday. But the rules of the game require the apology to be tendered in Parliament,where the disparaging remarks were made, and not through a telephone call or on Facebook. At the next session of... 

You have to hand it to Singapore’s top national marathon runner, Mr. Soh Rui Yong for being able to do something that Asians are generally not known for – generating self-publicity. Mr. Soh, who holds the local running record for running the 2.4km (a mile and a half), issued a public challenge to any Singaporean who could...