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Myanmar’s new cybersecurity law faces widespread criticism over …
1 day ago · Myanmar's recently revived Cybersecurity Law has been denounced by the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) for its potential to suppress dissent, stifle free expression, and violate privacy. Critics, including digital rights experts, warn the law could devastate Myanmar's civic freedoms and pro-democracy efforts.
Netizens lambast PM Wong's affordability claim amid 9.7% surge …
2 days ago · Following HDB's latest data revealing a 9.7% rise in resale flat prices in 2024, along with a record 1,035 million-dollar flat transactions, netizens expressed frustration with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's assurances that public housing would remain affordable. They contrasted these assurances with the rising trends in the market and called for policy reform, arguing that the current model ...
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The Online Citizen (TOC) is a regional online publication based in Taiwan and formerly Singapore’s longest-running independent online media platform.
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Chan Heng Chee and Cherian George spar over critical thinking in Singapore’s universities. At the IPS annual conference, Ambassador-at-Large Chan Heng Chee defended Singapore's universities for promoting critical thinking.
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Qatar announces Hamas and Israel ceasefire deal to take effect on 19 January
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Leong Mun Wai challenges govt’s defence of social enterprise model, says it’s incompatible with hawker spirit. In his closing speech during the motion debate on supporting Singapore’s hawkers in Parliament on 13 November, NCMP Leong Mun Wai raised concerns about the long-term...
Teen sentenced to 2 years & 3 months' jail, caning over …
3 days ago · On Thursday, a 19-year-old has been sentenced to 2 years and 3 months' jail, along with six strokes of the cane, after evading an LTA officer in a motorcycle chase that led to the officer's death in June 2024. The teen was also disqualified from driving for five years following his release, and his actions were deemed callous by the court.
Singapore urged to end restrictions on Transformative Justice ...
On 16 January 2025, eleven organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, issued a joint statement condemning the Singapore government’s recent measures against the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC).. The groups allege that these actions violate fundamental rights to freedom of expression and create …
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Enterprise Singapore releases October 2024 trade statistics, reporting declines in NODX and NORI. Enterprise Singapore reported a 4.6% year-on-year decline in non-oil domestic exports (NODX) for October 2024, primarily driven by reductions in non-electronic exports.