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Just a Joke? Laws written in the 1800s may be enough to handle 21st-century pranksters (12 July)  The internet is full of attention-seeking trolls and snarky teenagers. Is the law current enough to deal with their offensive comments and threats? In February, Justin Carter, then 18, was engaged in a Facebook dispute with someone... 

Click to enlarge August 20, 2011 at 4:06pm As I look at my calendar entry for tonight's Seventh Month dinner in the Paya Lebar division of Aljunied GRC, I grow a little wistful. The last such dinner I was scheduled to attend took place last week, a few weeks after the organizers called to let me know that they could no longer... 

Selamat Berbuka Puasa (16 July)   JOHOR BAHARU, July 13 (Bernama) -- Two non-governmental organisations filed a police report on Saturday over a provocative Facebook post allegedly made by two individuals which stirred racial sensitivities of Muslims in the country. Kulaijaya Usahanita chairman, Mazanah Mohammad Zain and Tanjung...