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While Singaporeans largely blame WikiLeaks, a minority is attributing the underlying cause of recent problems to a “condescending attitude” towards friends and neighbours less successful than them. A WORLD where diplomatic secrets can become tomorrow’s Page One news is posing special problems for any country but more... 

The Indonesian maid who allegedly caused the death of her employer's 12-year-old disabled daughter is likely to escape the gallows if found guilty, saved by her age. Under the Criminal Procedure Code, the death sentence cannot be imposed on a defendant below the age of 18. Nurhayati's actual age is only 16 years and not 24... 

The recent rejection of applications by Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD), Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (Home) and Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) for public processions are further examples of an authoritrian regime making up the rules as it goes along and want only abusing power. In the Home's and TWC2's...