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Say what you like about the Singapore government but it is, for certain issues consistent. The famous issue is the issue of drugs. The government makes it very clear that it has zero tolerance for drugs on Singapore’s sovereign territory and the death sentence was until recently mandatory for all “drug dealers.” We make... 

Most people are worried about covid infection. They think that, if the virus is not controlled strictly, the infection could spread to many people and lead to a disaster. They look at the massive infection in Europe and America and are afraid that the same disaster could occur in other countries, if not properly controlled. I... 

I quote Singapore's ambassador to the United States, Ashok Kumar Mirpuri's letter addressed to the New York Times of 8 December 2020 and among other things that he mentioned, "if he (Jolovan Wham) chooses to break the law, we must enforce the law". The letter referred to JW's one man protest by holding up a cardboard with a...