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Kenneth Jeyaretnam I do not believe that there are any fresh challenges this election as compared with 2006. The issues remain more or less the same although now they are exacerbated. The most fundamental challenge is still that we have a dysfunctional political system which increasingly thwarts the will of the people. As a... 

Parliament has passed amendments to the Maintenance of Parents Act (MPA), with a slew of enforcement mechanisms to make children provide for their aged parents. But even as rules are strengthened, the spirit of the Act, enacted 15 years ago, remains - that is, a conciliation-first approach, with the arm of the law striking only... 

Mas Selamat Kastari Mas Selamat Kastari, the leader of the Singapore arm of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, had help after his escape from the Whitley Road Detention Centre (WRDC) on 27 February, 2008. He was harboured by four family members before escaping to Malaysia, revealed Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam in a Ministerial...