Singapore
A small selection of stories about the Lion City. Most of my articles
about Singapore were written in 1996-1998, and the electronic versions
have long since disappeared. Here's what I have managed to unearth.
For more about Singapore, see my book, Lee's
Law.
Fighting faith of
stoic witnesses to repression
Singapore cracks down on Jehovah's Witnesses.
Sydney Morning Herald. April 11, 1998
Amnesty
slams lawsuits
Human rights organization decries libels suits by Singapore politicians.
Sydney Morning Herald. Oct 17, 1997.
Amid black
robes, a flash of colour
Kelly Tang's breakneck course in the Singapore legal system.
Unpublished. Sept 23, 1997.
Times quoted
in Singapore damages call
Prime Minister's lawyer requests aggravated damages for Jeyaretnam's
aggressive defense.
The Times of London. Aug 23, 1997.
QC blames leak on
Singapore leaders
Singapore ministers leaked police reports to the press, then blamed
opponent for damages, says lawyer.
The Times of London. Aug 22, 1997.
Where life passes in
a blur
Singapore takes steps to combat the highest level of myopia in
the world.
Asiaweek, Dec 1997.
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