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Indian national given 8 years’ imprisonment and 9 strokes of cane for slashing wife’s throat

An Indian national Krishnan Karunakaran was sentenced to 8 year's imprisonment and 9 strokes of the cane yesterday (4 Nov) for attempted culpable homicide after he slashed his wife's throat in 2013 outside of her Hougang flat. He had married the Singaporean woman in India in 2011 and came over in July 2012, but their relationship...

Lim Swee Say: Singapore will lose competitive edge unless productivity improves

Speaking at the Singapore Productivity Conference and Exhibition (1 Nov), Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say said Singapore's competitive edge cannot be sustained unless productivity growth exceeds wage growth. This is because Singapore's cheaper export competitors are getting better with higher educational levels. At the same...

M Ravi barred from practising law for 2 years

Renown human rights and constitutional lawyer, Mr Ravi s/o Madasamy has been barred from practising law for 2 years by the Court of Appeal (CA), effective 27th October 2016. Mr Ravi, who was diagnosed with a mental condition called "Bipolar Disorder" was referred to the CA by the Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) on 26th Sept...