On 4 August 2017, a prominent Professor of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Dr Huang Jing, had his permanent residency cancelled. He and his wife are set to be expelled and subsequently barred from entering Singapore again, and were given seven days to appeal...
It is often said that crime doesn’t pay. That said, it seems that there are always some people who do not learn that lesson and try to make a quick buck by deceiving the innocent into parting with their hard-earned money. The Singapore Courts handed out a stiff jail...
Recently in the news, we would have taken notice of the 69-Year-Old Boon Tat Street Murder or even the murder at Yishun Ring Road. With news headlines these days, you may have come across the term ‘manslaughter’ which is often used by the media to refer to acts of...
On Monday, July 24, the Ministry of Law released details of 50 proposed changes to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) and Evidence Act. The process of describing the proposed changes has allowed various groups tied to the criminal justice system, such as the Judiciary,...
Facing criminal charges at trial in Singapore is never easy, but things will become much harder once you lose your case. You may have felt that you were under pressure to plead guilty even though you were innocent. Alternatively, you may feel that the judge made a...
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