Special Issues
A lesson on police calls and conditional warnings
A follow-up on the result of my application to commence judicial review proceedings, in relation to a conditional warning I'd received for contempt of court.
Aren’t we supposed to be all about rule of law and due process?
Tangaraju's case really made me think about access to justice, due process and fairness in Singapore.
The first execution notice of 2023
On 19 April, Tangaraju s/o Suppiah and his family were informed that his hanging had been scheduled for 26 April.
HR23: What if there was less judgment and more care?
A dispatch from the Harm Reduction International conference in Melbourne.
#@%! your “temperate and dignified”
Thoughts on anger, power imbalances, "radical rudeness" and demands for civility in the Singaporean context.
The Lee family's highly politicised drama
What started as a private family quarrel about Lee Kuan Yew's house has woven itself into the fabric of Singapore politics and grown increasingly partisan. It should prompt us to reflect on power in this country.
Sixty years since Operation Coldstore
On the 60th anniversary of Operation Coldstore, former political detainees are demanding an apology and compensation from the PAP government for the injustices they have experienced.
Tech companies, authoritarian governments and this Twitter nonsense
“Just quit Twitter” is not as easy for many of us, because we rely on the platform for our work and advocacy. But what are our options as Twitter goes down the drain?
Why talk to Richard Branson? Talk to Singaporeans.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has challenged Sir Richard Branson to debate K Shanmugam on the death penalty for drugs on live TV. But why go to such lengths when they could simply heed the voices of Singaporeans?
Is it normal that the cops want to talk to you for ??? reason
In which the police want to talk to me about a Facebook post, but won't tell me if there's an offence they're investigating, or even an investigation at all.