How NOT to get charged with Sedition or Singapore is a Cash Cow which only the government can milk
The editors of the The Real Singapore, Ai Takagi and Yang Kaiheng, have been charged with sedition for stirring up ill will between Singaporeans and foreigners. Takagi has already pleaded […]
#WeAreMinions
Yesterday I wrote about the #WeAreMajulah team. A group of cynics trying to whip up Nationalist fervour by jumping on the bandwagon of the #JeSuisCharlie movement that sprung up as a […]
Has Lee Hsien Loong Forgotten Who Pays His Salary?
Today PM Lee posted a letter he had received, ostensibly from an expatriate family on his Facebook page. The family thanked him for their three years in Singapore and said […]
The Prisoner in Pyjamas
Three weeks ago I brought you the breaking news that Amnesty International were going to recognise Amos Yee as a prisoner of conscience. This followed from my communications with the head […]
How Our Government Came to be Perceived as Violating the Rights of Children
With Amos Yee’s sentencing due tomorrow, the Office of the United Nations HIgh Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a statement that sentencing Amos to reformative training is completely disproportionate […]
The AG’s Perverse Use of the Sub Judice Rule in the Amos Yee Case
A few days ago I wrote about how I had received the news that Amnesty International had decided to make Amos a “Prisoner of Conscience” (Breaking news: Amos Yee :World’s […]
A death sentence for the crime of Free Expression
I have been sent this anonymous account and asked to post it on my blog. Prisoner of conscience: Raif Badawi “It is abhorrent that this cruel and unjust sentence […]
Breaking news: Amos Yee :World’s Youngest Prisoner of Conscience to be recognised by Amnesty International
Amnesty International to recognise Amos Yee as A Prisoner of Conscience.
Some Further Thoughts on the Amos Case
There were a few further points that I want to add or clarify with respect to my previous post “Amos Yee: Singapore’s Youngest Political Prisoner”. Decision to Send Amos to […]
The Ricebowl Singapore (TRS) 