Calls for musical accompaniment at the Thaipusam festival should be looked into, said Minister for Law K Shanmugam, speaking at the recording of MediaCorp’s Tamil current affairs programme Ethiroli. “We should find out the wishes of the people. The Hindu Endowments…
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In the wake of the arrest of three Singaporeans for various offencesallegedly committed during a Thaipusam procession on Feb 3, the Attorney-General’s Chambers on Wednesday (Feb 11) issued a reminder warning against public comments, including on the Internet, as such…
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The Law Society of Singapore has ordered lawyer M Ravi to stop his legal practice pending a medical examination. “The Council of the Law Society has received information relating to Mr M Ravi’s impaired fitness to practise and has issued…
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There has been a lot of talk recently about making Thaipusam – an annual Hindu festival event celebrated by the Tamil community here – a public holiday. We have four races here and though Deepavali is celebrated as a public…
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A woman in Singapore has reportedly lodged a police report alleging three police officers of pushing her onto the ground during a scuffle that led to three men, including her husband, arrested for rowdy behaviour. The men were arrested during…
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