· January, 2013

Stories about Singapore from January, 2013

Singapore: Testimony of Deported Bus Workers

  17 January 2013

After my work pass was cancelled, I felt like another person. I was no longer a respectable bus driver but a prisoner. Maybe the way the police treated us as we moved from room to room made me feel that way. This was the testimony of He Zhi Yi, one...

Delhi Rape Case Sparks Death Penalty Debate in Singapore

  9 January 2013

Many Singaporeans expressed grief over the death of the Delhi rape victim who came to be known as Amanat in the world. The tragic death of Amanat in a Singapore hospital also sparked a lively discussion on gender equality, violence against women, and the use of death penalty in rape cases.