Monday, June 27, 2022

The Curious Case of Phillip George Sceats

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I bet you didn't know that in 2018, an innocent Australian holiday-maker was arrested at Changi Airport and charged with trafficking an ...

YANG MI: I WOULD BE GLAD TO BE LOVED FOR MY MONEY, FOR I HAVE LOTS OF IT

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To the non-Chinese speaking world, Yang Mi 杨幂 is not a familiar name. From her photos, one will be forgiven for mistaking Yang Mi as an a...
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Ascending The Monument

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The Challenge: Climb 311 steps to the top of the tower - or so I thought.  Standing 62 metres / 203 feet tall, the 'Monument to the Grea...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Why the Accused Person Cannot be Named in Some Cases — a Lawyer Explains

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Gag orders are for the benefit of victims and witnesses only It is cardinal that an accused person is innocent until proven guilty. Yet, med...
Friday, February 4, 2022

A Citizen's Right to Return Home

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I read with disquiet and appal the account by Charlotte Bellis, a pregnant New Zealand citizen who had been unable to return to her home cou...
Monday, July 26, 2021

Taking the Vaccine is now a National Imperative

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For the last 18 months, we have been battling an invisible enemy without respite. In stealth, the enemy travels across borders incognito, ...
Monday, May 31, 2021

HOT PURSUIT AFTER COOLING-OFF DAY

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2.00pm, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 – Seven or eight police officers swarmed into the diminutive 67-year-old’s home.  Ignoring her request to take...
Saturday, April 17, 2021

ROMANCE AT 60

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Recently, a public figure who is (or was) practically the crown prince ( 皇太子殿下 ) of our land, announced that he would no longer be vying for...