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A noticeable decline in new Covid-19 cases and deaths in America

Someone commented that the figures of covid cases and deaths from America are unreliable and have been "fudged" to be in favor of one political party. I do not agree. The figures at the national level are compiled from the statistics recorded at the state level. Even if the figures in some states might be "fudged", the different...

Jolovan Wham fined $8000 or in default 32 days in prison

I was in the spanking new state of the art Court No. 32A of the State Courts on 15 February 2021 where Jolovan Wham was sentenced to pay a total of $8000 or in default 32 days in prison. It was utterly absurd and incredible that he should be penalised so heavily for peaceful acts of civil disobedience which in any other country,...

Kranji woodland was cleared by mistake?

I read with bewilderment that Kranji woodland was cleared by mistake; NParks investigating. ( ST 17 February 21, page B3). I take strong issue with the way the news was presented in the Straits Times. "..a JTC spokesman said that the land was erroneously cleared by its contractor before the completion of environmental assessments'. Erroneously...