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$20,000 for trying to save a life
This week: Lawyers who took on late-stage death penalty cases punished with cost orders, an acquittal from death row, and some chicken woes.
Singapore deals a blow to same-sex families
This week: Catching up on a new law that bars same-sex couples from adopting, the WP-run Sengkang Town Council gives up on finding a managing agent, and a look at how POFMA has been used.
Gender equality and National Service
This week: Ng Eng Hen rejects the idea of making women serve NS, lawyers who took on death row cases are still under fire, and a peek at what's going in the Philippines (it involves a Picasso).
The time we lost to the pandemic
Remembering all our elders who had to endure isolation, loneliness and boredom during the nursing home lockdowns, and all the time we lost with our loved ones.
Why won’t lawyers take late-stage capital cases?
This week in Singapore: opposition parties send questions to Shanmugam about legal representation for death row prisoners, and the Archbishop apologises on behalf of the Catholic Church after a prominent member of the order is convicted of sexual offences against two boys.
Happy Belated Birthday (and Press Freedom Day) to WTC!
We, The Citizens is four! And there are discounts!
Nagaenthran goes home, Datchina wins time
Grief and relief this week as the state executes Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, a man with an IQ of 69, while Datchinamurthy Kataiah successfully argues for a stay of execution.
In anger, in grief.
Today — or, considering that it's 2:30am now, yesterday — I saw a terrified working class mother who barely speaks English stand before three solemn Court of Appeal judges. Across from her were three public prosecutors in their black gowns. Her oldest son — scheduled for execution at dawn — sat in the
Singapore keeps trying to clear its death row “backlog”
Covid restrictions are being significantly relaxed this coming week! From 26 April, there'll be no more limits on social gatherings and, very importantly, most venues are going to stop requiring TraceTogether/SafeEntry! Subscribe!Tip via Ko-FiSingapore can’t stop scheduling executionsOn Wednesday, Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam’s family received the phone
A new answer to the succession question
Happy Easter to all who commemorate! I haven’t woken up consistently early to an alarm clock ever since I left school. This past week, though, I started getting up early and going for a jog/walk at 7am. I am proud (and mildly surprised) to report that I haven’