Amnesty International: Authorities given broad new powers to limit or ban public assemblies and protests
Amendments to Singapore’s Public Order Act adopted by the parliament give police and other officials broad and arbitrary powers to further limit or ban public assemblies and protests, said Amnesty International on 4 April. Amnesty International is a international non-governmental organisation (NGO) focused on human rights...
City Harvest Church: We thank God for the shorter sentences
Dear Church Family, The verdict of the appeal by the six—Pastor Kong, Pastor Tan, Serina, Sharon, John and Eng Han—was given today at the High Court. The Appeal judges gave due consideration to the matter, and agreed with the State Courts’ finding that the six are guilty of the charges. However, the majority of the judges...
Singaporeans sent to jail for hurting religious feelings while foreign iman gets a fine
In 2005, it was reported that 2 Singaporeans, Benjamin Koh Song Huat and Nicholas Lim Yew, were jailed for making inflammatory remarks against Muslims on the Internet. Using the 1964 race riots to make a point, the judge then said, "Young Singaporeans, like the accused persons before this Court, may have short memories that...
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