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The 1943 production of Othello, starring Paul Robeson and Uta Hagen, holds the record for the most performances of any Shakespeare play ever produced on Broadway. One of my Singapore friends who now lives in another country asked me what the winners of high damages do with the money they won. I asked around and got a few answers. I... 

Read the caption on this photo, taken from The Straits Times on 26 January 2021. Doesn’t this photo remind you of the three young people who recently stood in front of the Ministry of Education (MOE) building in Singapore and were promptly arrested, detained in police lock-ups, and interrogated by the police for days? I ask... 

Click to enlarge Sze Hian was sued by Lee Hsien Loong for defamation. Last week the courts awarded Mr Lee $133,000, including $30,000 as "aggravated damages". Sze Hian's fault? For merely sharing an article. He had not even posted any accompanying comments of his own. Just shared the article. And when he was ordered by the iMDA...