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Questions on the use of POFMA on Amaravati Smart City

Recently, the government invoked POFMA against Brad Bowyer for his post on the Andhra Pradesh Amaravati Smart City, declaring certain aspects as fake and requiring a retraction. The government stated the project company spent only a few million for the project design and not $4 billion as reported. He complied to it, but nonetheless...

Doing the same thing and expecting different results

Sigh. The past connects to the present. When it was first passed in 2014, the Protection from Harassment Act (POHA) was sold as being for the protection of vulnerable individuals from harassment. But not only did the Government try to make use of POHA to suppress criticism, the first Government agency to make use of it was...

Appeal for education minister to waive off unpaid school fees and return result slip to students

(sent via email) Dear Mr Ong Ye Kung Minister for education 28 Nov 2019 Re: Withholding of examination result slip due to unpaid school fees Thanks for your efforts in ensuring that all Singaporeans have a solid basic education free of the burden of having to pay school fees even though they are many who are trying to cope with...