Human rights lawyer M Ravi has died at 56. Known for death row defence work, including the acquittal of Gobi Avedian, his career shaped debates on capital punishment and civil liberties while also ...

Despite justifying high ministerial pay as a tool to draw top talent from the private sector, the PAP’s latest slate of candidates shows deep reliance on civil servants, academics, and military ...

Singapore’s improved SEA Games 2025 performance has renewed scrutiny of its Major Games Award Programme, with questions raised over why only gold medallists receive cash incentives while silver and ...

The Law Society’s leadership dispute was never just about titles. It was about mandate: whether ministerial nominees—who did not stand for election by the Bar—should hold executive power. A ...

On 16 December, the High Court dismissed a constitutional challenge against the mandatory death penalty in Singapore, ruling that the applicants lacked standing. The judge also found the sentencing ...

Dinesh Singh Dhillon’s decision to step aside as Law Society president-elect ahead of the 22 Dec EGM has defused tensions — but not resolved the deeper concerns. The controversy over appointing a ...

MSF’s latest ComLink+ report paints a more complex picture than headlines suggest. While almost 40% of families remain ...

Comments by Ho Ching portraying the Law Society as merely a regulatory body have prompted public rebuttals from lawyers, who say the Legal Profession Act mandates the Society to represent, protect and ...

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung says ISP reforms aim to sustain private healthcare by reducing premiums. But behavioural science and new data suggest the opposite may happen: fewer people will seek care, ...

Once promised as a safeguard for justice, Singapore’s contempt law has become a tool of restriction. Assurances that only egregious cases would be caught have given way to a legal regime where intent ...

Oxley Road has been gazetted as a national monument, effective 13 December, following the government's assessment of its historic significance. The move comes despite formal objections from the estate ...

Lawyer Luo Ling Ling defended her decision to publicise the Law Society’s upcoming EGM on LinkedIn, citing weeks of inaction by the Council after members submitted a valid requisition. In a post, Luo ...