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I read this report of a drunk Japanese man slapping three policemen while being held at an MRT station office. It is so unreal, so unbelieveable. Let me quote from the Straits Times, ‘At about 11.25pm, he slapped a policeman once each on his right and left cheeks. Ten minutes later, he slapped another officer's right cheek... 

A Facebook user, Catrina Wong, recounted her experience at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH). It all started when she felt acute pain on the left side of her lower abdominal area. She was rushed to the A&E department of SGH at about 9am. She took a barrage of tests –... 

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,...