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My dog chowed my cash

My dog chowed my cash

His name is Cecil. He is a seven-year-old golden-doodle. But don’t let that disarm you. Take a long hard look at that face. This is literally a case of “my dog ate my homework.” But this time, it’s cash. Cecil chowed down US$4,000. No joke. That’s $5,300 in Singapore currency. Bad dog. His owner Carrie Law, 33, said... 

What happens when a Singapore bank’s head office is invaded

What happens when a Singapore bank’s head office is invaded

Back in mid 1990 I was at a training course for Civil Defence reservist manpower officers. It coincided with a dinner the Civil Defence hosted for foreign defence attaches who had attended some displays put up by the camp. That event had nothing to do with my group but the organisers decided to volunteer us not as escorts, but... 

Mas Selamat and Detention Without Trial

Mas Selamat and Detention Without Trial

Click to enlarge Singapore, a country that had independence thrust upon it in 1965, continues to use the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) to imprison any person without trial during peace time. This law which permits indefinite detention, was inherited from our colonial master in 1948. It has been frequently amended by... 



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