Crowdfunding launched for Nagaenthran’s lawyers M Ravi & Violet Netto: $8,427 raised so far
After the lawyers who defended Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam were ordered by the Court of Appeal to pay thousands of dollars in costs, a crowdfunding effort was put up to raise money to help them defray costs.
On May 25, the two lawyers were ordered to pay $20,000 in costs to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). Mr Ravi, who represented Nagaenthran for a longer period of time, has been ordered to pay 75 per cent of the costs.
OPINION | Does Singapore’s international stance always gel with its internal policies?
At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Transport Minister and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, S Iswaran said that Singapore will be contributing to a global platform in developing and scaling up low-carbon technologies in emissions-intensive sectors like steel, cement, and chemicals. This is part of Singapore joining the First Movers Coalition, a public-private partnership, announced by US President Joe Biden in November last year ahead of the COP26 World Leaders Summit. While this is a high-profile and prestigious group to be a part of, how does this gel with Singapore’s internal policies?
In the last two years, there was outrage among Singaporeans that its last few remaining green spaces such as Dover Forest and Clementi forest are zoned for residential purposes. There was also an outcry when nature enthusiast Brice Li published a set of photographs on Facebook last year that showed a before-and-after aerial comparison of the parcel of land that he labelled as Kranji woodlands. One photograph, dated May 2019, showed a fully forested area. A second image shot in 2021 showed the same plot of land with just a narrow strip of greenery — through which the Rail Corridor runs — now flanked by cleared earth.
A Guide To Education Loans For Students in Singapore
Going to University? Here’s Your Guide To Study Loans In Singapore
August comes in a few months’ time, and it is the time of the year where almost 18,000 freshmen will matriculate and enrol into a university in Singapore.
Many factors are at play when students make decisions about this important step of their tertiary education, one of which would be the financing of their university education. University tuition fees and other expenses do not come cheap, especially if you are planning to study at a university abroad.
Wife had no choice but to cage her child in dessert cart while selling on streets because husband only plays video games all day instead of helping
A woman in China was left with no choice but to create a makeshift cage under her dessert cart for her child, so she could take him to work. She couldn’t leave the two-year-old at home, as her husband was too addicted to playing video games to watch over their child.
A YouTube video of the child in a cage is circulating online, sparking sympathy among netizens. The mother, named Ms Li, sells ice jelly to locals in Tongren City, Guizhou province.
The secret to a successful marriage
Marriages are certainly not made in heaven despite the popular adage. In reality, it takes hard work, compromise and a lot of tending to make things work. But when it works it is indeed heaven as you get the happily ever after.
Arguing isn’t always a bad thing
No marriage is a bed of roses all the time. But when arguments do take place it is important to listen to the other person’s point of view. Family and couple therapist Dr Juliana Morris who gives advice on Oprah Daily says that the happiest of couples have actually weathered the hard times. So if your spouse and you argue or are going through a rough patch it does not necessarily mean you are in an unhappy marriage. It means you are actually normal.