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Wayangology

“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing,” -- attributed to Burke "Every good political institution must have a preventive operation as well as a remedial. It ought to have a natural tendency to exclude bad men from Government, and not to trust for the safety of the State to subsequent punishment... 

Foreign talent issue head-on

Foreign talent issue head-on

Despite excelling in many areas as a nation like providing business opportunities, world-class infrastructures and producing whizz kids, Singapore has yet to cement its place as a country that produces and exports talent. Dissappointingly, the opposite is more true than not. On paper and in the news, it looks as though we are... 

A Physicist’s look at the Constitution of Singapore (Part 8 of 9)

A Physicist’s look at the Constitution of Singapore (Part 8 of 9)

Part 8 – Preventive Detention Article 149 provides the suspension of certain constitutional guarantees in the legislation against subversion.  In particular, Article 149 authorizes preventive detention in the Internal Security Act (Cap 143) and Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (Cap 67).  Article 149 was transferred... 



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