Does Nparks have unfettered discretionary powers to impose bans?
[Article first appeared in The Online Citizen, 23 Oct] By Andrew Loh The Nparks’ withdrawal of its approval for activist Han Hui Hui to hold a Speakers’ Corner event on 25 October smacks of arbitrary enforcement of the power vested in the Commissioner of Nparks. The first thing you noticed about the letter the Nparks sent...
Singapore’s comical President’s UK debut
Nowhere in the democratic world can we see the preposterous spectacle of a president elected by 34 per cent of the electorate. The proper and democratic president should have been decided by a run-off election when it was obvious that there was no convincing elected candidate with over 50 per cent of the vote at the last presidential...
Police powers of arrest and investigation
Ex-ISD detainee Teo Soh Lung issued a note on what to do when hauled up for investigation by the police: [Link] Retired lawyer Teo Soh Lung issued a note for activists on what to do when called up by the police. I do not want to get into a debate with Ms Teo regarding this, but one must note that few investigations are the same...
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