TR EMERITUS

Function 8 is organizing a forum on ISA Detentions and Restrictions - From "Communists" to "Terrorists". This forum will consider the effectiveness and legality of the Internal Security Act (ISA) in combating extremism. The discussion will centre on three critical issues – debate on the abolition of the ISA, the constitutionality... 

I have often pointed out that the PAP is never sincere in ensuring that there is genuine political contestation, it always raises the bar just when its opponents come close to beating it at its own game (think GRC, Cooling-off Day, Public Order Act, etc). The most recent example is the tweaking of the EP (Elected Presidency).... 

Bernard Chen Jiaxi This “political condition” and the denial of it were clearly evident during the parliamentary debate on the Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill on 15 August 2016. At first sight, this “political condition” was a clear reference to the tyranny of the parliamentary majority enjoyed by the ruling...