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  • CNB And SPF To Explore Recording Interviews During Investigations

    CNB And SPF To Explore Recording Interviews During Investigations

    The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) and the Singapore Police Force will start consultations on the Video Recording of Interviews (VRI) during investigations, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Wednesday (Jul 22).

    The consultations will be conducted with a view to start the VRI pilot from first quarter of 2016, it added in its press release.

    The pilot will involve a limited set of offences and allow for an assessment for how the VRI impacts investigations, its effectiveness in different situations, and the resources required to implement VRI, before a decision is made on its broader implementation, said the ministry.

    This comes after MHA, together with the Attorney-General’s Chambers and the Ministry of Law, conducted a study on the feasibility of introducing VRI. The study looked at how VRI has been adopted in the US, UK, Australia and Hong Kong, and how the various models of VRI impacted the administration of criminal justice, said MHA.

    The ministry found that the implementation of VRI in Singapore “will further strengthen confidence in the integrity of our criminal justice system and assist the Courts to try cases more effectively”.

    With the VRI, a recording of the interview will be provided to the Courts so as allow it to “take the interviewee’s demeanour into account in determining the admissibility or weight to be accorded to the interviewee’s statement”, said MHA.

    “It will also provide an objective, contemporaneous account of the interview process and allow the Courts to decide on allegations that may be made about the interview,” the ministry added.

    MHA said the pilot will be conducted under the existing legal framework, and that they will commence consultations with various stakeholders on its implementation. Further details will be announced after consultations have been completed, it said.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • SPH Wins Most Transparent Company Award 2014. Yes SPH.

    SPH Wins Most Transparent Company Award 2014. Yes SPH.

    SINGAPORE – Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) received the Most Transparent Company Award in the Services category at the 15th SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards 2014, held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre on Friday evening (Oct 31).

    With this latest accolade, SPH has now won this award eleven times.

    This is also the third consecutive year it has bagged this award under the Services category (from 2012 to 2014). SPH won the award eight times when it was previously grouped under the Non-Electronics Manufacturing category.

    Mr Lawrence Wong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Communications and Information, was the event’s Guest-of-Honour.

    Mr Alan Chan, Chief Executive Officer of SPH, said: “This latest achievement is a testament to the rigorous standards of corporate governance and transparency that we uphold throughout the years. This is made possible with the guidance of our board and the strong support from our management and staff.

    “I am also very proud of our award-winning journalists whose achievements continue to reflect their dedication and professionalism, as well as the high editorial standards set in our newsrooms.”

    The three SPH journalists who received awards for their editorial excellence were:

    1) Ms Michelle Quah (Senior Correspondent, The Business Times) – Financial Journalist of the Year

    2) Ms Lee Meixian (Journalist, The Business Times) – Most Promising Journalist of the Year

    3) Mr Goh Eng Yeow (Senior Correspondent, The Straits Times) – Best Commentary Award

    This was the third time Ms Quah was honoured at the SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards. She was a joint-winner for the Financial Journalist of the Year award in 2007 and won the Financial Story of the Year award in 2010.

    It was also the third accolade for Mr Goh Eng Yeow at the SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards. He was named Financial Journalist of the Year in 2006 and last year, he won the Outstanding Commentaries award.

    This is the first award for Ms Lee Meixian at the SIAS Investors’ Choice Awards.

    Mr Wong Wei Kong, Executive Editor and News Editor, The Business Times, said: “Michelle is without peer as an authority on corporate governance issues in Singapore. She combines her knowledge base with her years of experience covering corporate Singapore to put corporate governance, or the lack of it, under sharp scrutiny.

    “She pulls no punches, regardless of who are involved, and her commentaries and stories have touched on a wide range of issues that have investor protection at their heart.”

    Reflecting on Ms Lee’s achievements, he further added: “In just her first full year in reporting, Meixian has gone beyond the headlines to explore issues in depth. Her tenacity in chasing down the news, and refusal to give up until she is satisfied she has found the answers, make her a promising financial journalist.”

    On Mr Goh’s latest accolade, Ms Jeanette Lee Su Shyan, Money Editor, The Straits Times, said: “Eng Yeow consistently delivers insightful commentaries. His knowledge of the stock market is unparalleled in the newsroom.”

     

    Source: http://news.asiaone.com