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Lord Lester QC in this week’s BBC Hardtalk interview described British judges in the earlier years as “reactionary and blinkered." In the book he made reference to a 1980 death penalty case. He represented Ong Ah Chuan in an appeal from Singapore’s court to the Privy Council. Ong was found guilty of trafficking in heroin,... 

Benjamin Lim The inquiry into the premature death of this 14 year old boy is all about how or what led to his death. It is not about whether he did or did not molest the 11 year old girl. When State Counsel Wong Woon Kwong posted the question to the judge, ‘Ultimately, the finding as to whether there was (a) touch is for Your... 

Spot gold price has gone wild in May, turning bearish from month beginning peak closer to US $1,294 per ounce level, after rising from its April 2016 low of US$1,228 per oz. It is currently hovering slightly above US$1,250. A schism seems to evolve between what spot gold seems to be charting ahead at this moment and what avid...