The release of Dan Tan: Significance and impact
By Teo Soh Lung The decision of the three-judge Court of Appeal to free Dan Tan Seet Eng on Wednesday must surely shock the Attorney General’s Chambers and the Ministry of Home Affairs. Never in the 61-year history of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act, or CLTPA, has a detainee ever challenged the legality of his...
France’s problem, Singapore’s solution
The govt leaders, analysts and experts must be wondering what went wrong in France that led to the massacre over the weekend. Could it be avoided if the French govt did the right things. Never mind about the French bombings in the Middle East. They were there for training and target practices, nothing to do with the attack in...
HDB BTO 9% more than resale price?
I refer to the article “Appreciate HDB flats as more than assets” (Sunday Times, Nov 22). 11.2 to 35.8% gain over the last 1.5 years? It states that “the estimated capital gain for a four-roomer in Sengkang was 35.8 per cent while it was 29.3 per cent in Punggol (see table). In comparison, the estimated capital gain for...
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