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The 24 year old lady who was the victim of YPAP member Mark Chow in his second molest case has written about her traumatic experience on her blog. Calling herself as “Shirley Zhuang”, she described Mark as an “asshole” who should be locked away in prison, if not a mental hospital for good. According... 

Your Excellency Mr. Githu Muigai, UN Special Rapporteur on Racism 22 April 2010 Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerances in Singapore Welcome to Singapore and thank you for meeting with Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD). We like to highlight the main points in written form... 

Speaking in Yan’an, China, Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean heaped generous self-praise on Singapore as well as China for winning the “trust” of their people. DPM Teo was recounting to a group of Chinese officials of his earlier encounter at Beichuan county, one of the worst-hit areas... 

A survey done by Russell Investments, a global financial services firm showed that 60 percent of Singaporeans want to retire when they reach 60 years old, Channel News Asia reports. The poll surveyed more than 500 fully-employed Singaporeans aged 35 and 55 in December 2009 and January 2010. It also discovered that only... 

Just when Singaporeans are crying out for help to bring down the sky-rocketing prices of HDB flats, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan talked about Singapore’s “biodiversity” instead. During a speech made at the launch of the “Forest of Giants” yesterday, Mr Mah claimed that Singapore... 

NTUC Secretary-General and PAP minister without portfolio Lim Swee Say said he is “happy” that employers are not rejecting his proposal to restore their portion of CPF contributions. Mr Lim had called on a partial restoration of employers’ CPF contributions which were reduced during economic downturns... 

OPINION Though the next general election is not due till 2012, there is already a mini election fever on the ground which is hotter than the impending Youth Olympic Games. The opposition has been increasing its walkabouts in the constituencies with the Reform Party making two visits within a week to Choa Chu Kang and Bishan. Opposition... 

YPAP member Mark Chow who has astonishingly managed to escape a jail term after being convicted of molesting a woman by touching her breasts, buttocks and calves earlier this month, now admits to another count of molest. He was only fined $6,000 for his crime, the Straits Times reported. District Judge Sarjit Singh said... 

Chosun Ilbo, 21 April 2010 A North Korean Army officer has testified that the North Korean military attacked the South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan before it sank in the West Sea on March 26, the head of a South Korean activist group claimed Monday. Choi Sung-yong of the Family Assembly Abducted to North Korea said, “It... 

Five ordinary Singaporeans were fined either $500 or $600 each for walking casually from Hong Lim Park to Queenstown Remand Prison on Sept 16, 2007. They are leaders and supporters of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party – SDP chairman Gandhi Ambalam, assistant secretary-general John Tan, central executive committee...