Weekly Wraps
Inadequate information, inadequate understanding
This week: A commentary asking the questions lots of Singaporeans have about the decision not to prosecute former senior management of KOM for their roles in a ginormous bribery scandal vanishes off the Singapore Law Watch website.
Wrongful imprisonment and questions about Singapore and Myanmar
This week: Catching up on the news of a man being awarded $20,000 for wrongful imprisonment, and on a report that implicates Singapore in Myanmar's weapons production.
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
This week, a quick one before the Lunar New Year break!
Fudging numbers
This week: We learn that the only player in Singapore's print newspaper game inflated their circulation figures. 😵😵😵
Happy new year to everyone except the GST
The GST has gone up to 8%, guys. Also this week: questions about judicial caning to be asked in Parliament, and a goodbye to Creative CEO Sim Wong Hoo.
The last wrap of 2022
It's the last weekly wrap of 2022! I round-up some of the bigger issues and stories this newsletter covered this year.
A pulse-check for the newsletter!
This week: it's time for a check on how readers are finding this newsletter!
Goodbye and good riddance, Section 377A! 🏳️🌈
This week we wave goodbye to Section 377A, while taking note of the issues thrown up in the parliamentary debate over its repeal.
Money, money, money (and POFMA)
This week: Yeoh Lam Keong gets another POFMA order, and Temasek Holdings writes down its investment in failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Taking the fight to the state
In which I announce that I've taken steps to take the AGC to court.