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MARUAH’s Statement on Defamation Law and the Case Against Mr Roy Ngerng MARUAH, a Human Rights Non-Governmental Organisation, objects to government leaders using the Defamation Law to institute defamation lawsuits against its critics, regardless of whether the offending statement is defamatory or not. We make these remarks... 

Two days ago, PM told a large audience at SMU that Singapore has to raise the GST from 7 to 20% if we want Scandinavian style benefits to raise the fertility rate. He is wrong. His speech is here. In SingFirst's social safety net announced in February this year, we have provided for Scandinavian style welfare benefits to encourage... 

The opening line of this book is as follows: “Singapore’s economic success masks some uncomfortable truths about life in this city-state.” The text is very neatly organised into three sections: I.    The Limits of Singapore Exceptionalism II.   Policy Alternatives for Post-Consensus Singapore III.  Governance and...