
Justin Carter case: Should online jokes be made a crime?
Just a Joke? Laws written in the 1800s may be enough to handle 21st-century pranksters (12 July) The internet is full of attention-seeking trolls and snarky teenagers. Is the law current enough to deal with their offensive comments and threats? In February, Justin Carter, then 18, was engaged in a Facebook dispute with someone...

Chen Show Mao: Disappointment lingers
Click to enlarge August 20, 2011 at 4:06pm As I look at my calendar entry for tonight's Seventh Month dinner in the Paya Lebar division of Aljunied GRC, I grow a little wistful. The last such dinner I was scheduled to attend took place last week, a few weeks after the organizers called to let me know that they could no longer...

Two NGOs lodge report over couple’s Ramadan post
Selamat Berbuka Puasa (16 July) JOHOR BAHARU, July 13 (Bernama) -- Two non-governmental organisations filed a police report on Saturday over a provocative Facebook post allegedly made by two individuals which stirred racial sensitivities of Muslims in the country. Kulaijaya Usahanita chairman, Mazanah Mohammad Zain and Tanjung...
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