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Hindus like me appreciate Law Minister K. Shanmugam's swift reply last Saturday ("Shanmugam clears the air on Thaipusam"), especially his remarks about the potential relaxation of the ban on the playing of musical instruments during Thaipusam processions. But why did the Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) support the ban in the first... 

Things have taken a distinct turn for the worse for Singapore’s long-ruling People’s Action Party, which is often, and naively, touted as super-efficient and incorruptible. In a way, it’s the Lance Armstrong Syndrome: No one thought an all-American boy who won the Tour de France seven times, beat cancer and raised funds... 

Singapore, Feb 9 (IANS) An Indian national in Singapore was sentenced to 10 months in jail and ordered to be given three cane strokes Monday for molesting a woman on New Year's Day this year, media reported. Parthiban Pandu, 24, taking advantage of the festive mood, hugged the 44-year-old victim from behind, the Straits Times...