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Inadequate Stimulus in FY2020   In my last blog post, written just before the Budget presentation, I pointed out that the economy had suffered as a result of the Government’s failure to provide enough stimulus. Finance Minister Heng had claimed to have spent almost $100 billion on help to Singaporean households and companies.... 

One of my more prominent memories of my last year in university, was being at an event where the then Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Tony Tan was the guest of honour. Dr. Tan was on visit to the UK and the prominent members of the Singapore community had gathered to see what he had to say about Singapore’s relationship with the... 

Even wild animals would not treat their preys the way these three adults treat this young helpless domestic worker from Myanmar. The crimes committed against foreign domestic workers have worsened since the early 1980s when Filipinos came to work as domestic workers. The worst abuses I handled as a lawyer then was sexual abuse....