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Fastcorp, Singapore’s leading corporate services firm, is excited to announce a complimentary webinar titled “Benefits of setting up in Singapore: Why it matters to Sri Lankan businesses.” This exclusive online event is scheduled to take place on the 16th of February, at 3:00 PM (Sri Lankan time), and aims to enlighten Sri Lankan entrepreneurs and...

Leading Singapore corporate services firm offers free webinar tailored for Sri Lankan businesses.  Fastcorp Pte Ltd, Singapore’s leading corporate services firm will be hosting a free webinar on the benefits and processes for setting up businesses in Singapore. As Singapore has cemented its position as the leading business hub in Asia in recent years, having...

Ghost Empire Singapore looks at the anti-homosexuality law in Singapore, section 377A, which criminalizes male homosexuality with up to two years of a prison sentence. A British colonial law, it is based on the Victorian era Labouchere amendment, the same law which criminalized Oscar Wilde in England a century ago. This film looks at two constitutional challenges being taken by Tan Eng Hong and Gary Lim and Kenneth Chee between 2010 and 2014, one resulting from a conviction as the result of sex ...

A decision to end a colonial-era law in Singapore that criminalized sex between men is appearing to many as a double-edged sword.

The government confirmed that it would get rid of the colonial-era law, but said it would also move to protect the definition of marriage from being challenged in court.

Singapore News - The six men who challenged Section 377A of the Penal Code in the courts said they were elated and relieved that the law,... Read more at www.tnp.sg

The law criminalising gay sex has been in the spotlight in recent weeks, amid talk of a possible review. The Straits Times looks at some of the key issues. Section 377A of the Penal Code is a law criminalising sex between men, which is not enforced. It was introduced in 1938 by the British colonial government, and was likely partially...

An arrested person has the following rights guaranteed under the Constitution:   (2) if the detention is unlawful, to apply to the High Court to secure release; (3) to be informed of the grounds of his arrest as soon as may be; (4) to be allowed to consult and be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice; (5) if he is not released, he must without unreasonable delay and in any case within 48 hours (excluding the time for any necessary journey) be produced before a Magistrate who shall dec...