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1.     Mr Low Thia Khiang said that the grave charges made by Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Parliament, that MPs Ms Sylvia Lim and Mr Pritam Singh were untruthful, were ‘personal attacks’. He also questioned if Minister Balakrishnan’s statement was good politics for Singapore. Mr Low is wrong to have done so. 2.    ... 

(10 Jul) - Indian lawmakers convicted of crimes will be barred from office the moment they are found guilty, the country’s top court ruled in a bid to curb the growing criminality of politics in the world’s largest democracy. The Supreme Court said that the order won’t apply to lawmakers who made appeals before today,... 

Lt-Gen Thein Htay addresses a press conference in Rangoon in December 2012, when he was still Border Affairs Minister. (Photo: The Irrawaddy) (11 July) RANGOON — According to business sources in Rangoon, a Burmese general who was recently placed on US sanctions list may have opened several bank accounts in Singapore in past...