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Click to enlarge The story of what happened to Zakir Hossain, the Bangladeshi worker whose work pass was not renewed has reignited the usual storm on who are the foreigners that living and working in Singapore. Mr. Hossain is regarded in some camps as someone who has worked hard in the jobs that Singaporeans were simply not... 

Ms Kirsten Han “Not In My Name. Abolish The Death Penalty.” “2nd Chances Means Not Killing Them.” When we wore T-shirts bearing anti-death penalty slogans into police interrogation rooms, it was in recognition of the fact that we are being harassed for our anti-death penalty work, and an expression of our refusal to... 

This weekend’s YouTube Binge was a particularly interesting one. The video that struck me was an interview of a US Marine who had served as in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) as an officer. This young man was born in Singapore and after serving his obligatory national service in Singapore, decided to join the US Marines....