Law changes: Still no right to counsel within a certain time?
I refer to the article “Video statements, closed-door hearings among law changes mooted to protect victims” (Channel NewsAsia, Jul 25). It states that “Video recording of interviews during police investigations may soon be allowed, as part of proposed amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) and Evidence Act.” In...
Why can’t we be transparent – for once – on labour statistics?
Lee Kuan Yew’s warning about foreign workers? I was tagged by Yeoh Lam Keong to a facebook photo which quoted Lee Kuan Yew in 2010- “In five years, you will have 120,000 work-permit holders .. in 10 years, a quarter million. Is it bearable? Maybe if they were from our traditional sources: with Malaysians there are...
One-sided stories of the poor on social media?
Tan Chuan-Jin I refer to the articles “Interview with Tan Chuan-Jin: Early action to break cycle of poverty in Singapore” and “Online pleas for aid: Govt may step in with details, says Tan Chuan-Jin” (Straits Times, Jul 17). The former states that “The Government is also stepping in earlier to help workers and families...
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