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OPINION There was an active debate in Parliament last week on the proposed changes in the Criminal Procedure Code to allow more sentencing options by the court for minor offences other than just jail terms and fines. While the move is laudable, it does not address the inherent weaknesses in Singapore's criminal justice system... 

OPINION It was reported in the Straits Times a few days ago that fewer foreigners were given Singapore PRs and citizenships in the last 12 months. There was a drop in the number of PRs by almost 20,000, but the decrease in the number of new citizens is minimal. “The growth in the number of new immigrants in recent years was... 

作者: 梁实轩    2010年5月19日 译者：冀居·谢 据我所知，这是第一次有关永久居民和新公民的统计数据，以去年4月到今年3月的方式公布，有异于以往从正月开始的惯例。 新永久居民的数目在2008和2009年度分别是大约8万和6万人。 同一时期，新公民的人数维持在每年2万人左右。 我相信这是史上第一遭，成功申请的人数这样公布出来。 要从这些数据解读出一个完整的画面，我们还需要知道以下的条件： 成功申请成永久居民和公民的人数是从多少份申请总数中脱颖而出的，这样我们才会知道成功率的变化。 成...