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Online Criminal Harms Act to kick in from Feb 1

Singapore News - The Online Criminal Harms Act (Ocha) will come into effect on Feb 1, and will allow the Government to remove criminal content online. The Act, which was passed in Parliament on July 5, 2023, seeks to tackle the evolving criminal harms online and makes special provisions for... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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DPPs handling death penalty cases must undergo mental health checks

Singapore News - Prosecutors handling cases involving the death penalty are scheduled for mandatory check-ins with an in-house psychologist, in an initiative by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to support its officers’ mental well-being. Attorney-General Lucien Wong highlighted... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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S'pore should not be used to campaign or raise funds for overseas political purposes, Latest Singapore News

Singapore News - JAKARTA – People visiting, working or living in Singapore should not use the country to campaign or raise funds for political purposes, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The ministry said in a release on Jan 4 that it is aware of recent allegations circulating... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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Former Reform Party member apologises for making false statements about Shanmugam

Singapore News - A former Reform Party member who published false and libellous statements about Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam having an extramarital affair has apologised, and said he will bear the minister’s legal costs. In a TikTok post on Dec 21, 2023, Mr Thaddeus Thomas... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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Chinese-Origin Singaporean Jailed for Racially Insulting and Kicking Indian Woman

Man jailed for racially insulting and assaulting Indian woman in Singapore. Legal consequences, racial hostility, Covid-19 impact

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Singapore executes woman for the first time in 20 years

Saridewi Djamani, 45, was found guilty of trafficking 30g of heroin in 2018.

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Pofma correction orders issued to TOC Asia and Terry Xu over false claims against police in 2021 incident

Singapore News - The Online Citizen Asia (TOCA) and its publisher Terry Xu have been ordered under the fake news law to post corrections to an online article and social media posts that made false accusations against the police in a 2021 incident. In a statement on Sunday night, the... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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First community law centre opens in Hougang

Singapore News - From marital issues to employer disputes and criminal matters, a first-of-its-kind free legal clinic in Hougang has already seen a plethora of legal issues in the days before its official opening on Tuesday. The community law centre at Tian De Temple, run by Pro Bono SG,... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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O-level cheating case: Ex-principal of tuition centre allegedly fled Singapore

Singapore News - The authorities are looking to apply for an Interpol red notice against the missing former principal of an education centre.

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O-level cheating case: Apex court rejects arguments that acts did not amount to an offence

Singapore News - In cases of cheating where the deception involved a “dishonest concealment of facts”, it is not necessary to prove that an offender intended to cause anyone to wrongfully lose or gain property. The Court of Appeal made the ruling on Monday in a case... Read more at www.tnp.sg

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