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FT doctor cleared of molest leaves S’pore for Australia

Dr Liyanage is now working in a Melbourne hospital (ST Photo). A Sri Lankan doctor working at Changi General Hospital (CGH), Senaka Liyanage, who was cleared of molestation charges by the District Court last month (24 April) has left Singapore. He left for Melbourne last week to join his wife and two young children after his...

Population White Paper was ‘never meant to predict future’

Head of Civil Service, Peter Ong The public backlash against the 6.9 million Population White Paper was "unfortunate", says head of the civil service Peter Ong. He insists that it was never meant to predict the future. He says that he stands by his officers who had worked hard on the plan. He also added that the Population White...

Workplace abuse supervisor: ‘I treated him like a little brother’

Abusive supervisor Alan Lee The supervisor cum boss of an IT company who was filmed hitting the head of his intern repeatedly has surfaced to explain his actions. Alan Lee, the abuser caught in the act, explained that he saw himself in the younger intern and had wanted to teach him because the intern was like a younger brother...