10 reasons to end marital immunity for rape
According to the Penal Code, “She’s my wife” can be a complete legal defence to charges of rape (s375). The Alliance of Like-Minded CSOs in Singapore (ALMOS), who collaborated in the submission of a shadow report to the UN for Singapore’s Universal Periodic Review, is calling for this to change. Here are ten reasons...
Catherine Lim writes an open letter to PM Lee Hsien Loong
Sir It was with much dismay that I read the report ‘Blogger ordered to pay PM 150k in damages’ in the Straits Times of 18 December 2015. I was less struck by the specifics of a court case that Singaporeans must have been following with great interest over the months – the standpoints taken by the contending parties, the...
Hougang Constituency Education Trust: The community spirit
The Hougang Constituency Education Trust (HCET) bursary cheques are done and ready for disbursement at the Children's Christmas Party in Hougang tonight. This year, HCET will be giving out about $42k to about 90 recipients, almost 3.5 times the amount of about $12k given out in its inaugural bursary ceremony held 23 years ago...
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