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Lim set for one more term

Straits Times 29 Mar 2021

The lawyer, 68, told The Straits Times ... We know we have to work extremely hard to move the Unleash the Roar! initiative forward ... If they pass the ensuing eligibility and integrity checks by an electoral committee chaired by lawyer Raymond Ng by next Monday, Lim will be supported by deputy president Bernard Tan, vice-presidents S ... .......

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Lawyer Lim Kia Tong set to return unopposed as Football Association of Singapore president

Straits Times 29 Mar 2021

The lawyer, 68, told The Straits Times ... We know we have to work extremely hard to move the Unleash the Roar initiative forward ... If they pass the ensuing eligibility and integrity checks by an electoral committee chaired by lawyer Raymond Ng by April 5, Lim will be supported by deputy president Bernard Tan, vice-presidents S ... More on this topic. � .......

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Let’s Celebrate Dr. Wu Lien-teh, Public Health Epidemiologist & Inventor of Forerunner of N95 Masks

Windermere Sun 11 Mar 2021

Wu was born in Penang, one of the three towns of the Straits Settlements (the others being Malacca and its capital Singapore), currently as one of the states of Malaysia. The Straits Settlements formed part of the colonies of the United Kingdom at the time ... He joined them in editing The Straits Chinese Magazine.[4]....

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Indonesia eases job creation rules to woo foreign investments

Straits Times 07 Mar 2021

"These policy flip-flops will not only hurt the political position and image of the government in the eyes of the public but also investors, as there's uncertainty in the consistency of the regulations," he told The Straits Times. Singaporean lawyer Joel Shen, who lives and works ......

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Police officer’s wife admits to starving and beating to death immigrant domestic worker

The Independent 25 Feb 2021

The footage showed her being slapped, pushed, punched, kicked and stomped upon. Ms Murugayan has pleaded guilty to 28 charges including that of culpable homicide and, if convicted, she could face life imprisonment, reported The Straits Times. Her lawyers are seeking a jail term of 14 years stating that Ms Murugayan was suffering from depression ... ....

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150 years ago: Charlevoix’s first newspaper welcomes a new editor

Petoskey News-Review 17 Feb 2021

One hundred fifty years ago, Charlevoix Sentinel owner and local news editor Willard A ... The subject was not mentioned for Sentinel readers as Smith took aim and fired away on Feb. 11, 1871 . ... H. Green, the first lawyer between Traverse City and the Straits of Mackinac and a relatively new arrival in Pine River ... That time was now ... “SALUTATORY ... . ... . ... ... ... ....

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Drug trafficker loses bid to delay impending execution

Straits Times 09 Feb 2021

The High Court yesterday dismissed a bid by a convicted Singaporean drug trafficker to delay his impending execution. Syed Suhail Syed Zin, 44, had argued that death row inmates were not being treated equally ... Suhail's lawyer, Mr M. Ravi, told The Straits Times that his client would be appealing ... .......

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High Court dismisses death row inmate's bid to delay execution on ground of unequal treatment

Straits Times 08 Feb 2021

SINGAPORE - The High Court on Monday (Feb 8) dismissed a bid by a convicted Singaporean drug trafficker to delay his impending execution on the ground that death row inmates were not being treated equally ... Suhail's lawyer, Mr M. Ravi, told The Straits Times that his client would be appealing ... More on this topic. � .......

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Row over allegations that 180 000 Road Accident Fund claims remain unpaid

Independent online (SA) 29 Jan 2021

Cape Town - Lawyers and the Road Accident Fund (RAF) are at loggerheads over allegations that 180 000 claims remain unpaid, leaving victims in dire straits – a claim denied by the RAF. Personal Injury Plaintiff Lawyers Association chairperson advocate Justin Erasmus said the RAF ......

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Faces sex charges in U.S: Decision reserved on fashion king Peter Nygard's bail

North Shore News 28 Jan 2021

WINNIPEG — Peter Nygard will remain in jail for another week despite his lawyers laying out an updated bail plan for the Canadian fashion king who is facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States ... Federal lawyers questioned how Nygard would pay for the security if his finances are in the dire straits that he has said they are....

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Faces sex charges in U. S: Decision reserved on fashion king Peter Nygard's bail

North Shore News 28 Jan 2021

WINNIPEG — Peter Nygard will remain in jail for another week despite his lawyers laying out an updated bail plan for the Canadian fashion king who faces sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States ... Federal lawyers questioned how Nygard would pay for the security if his finances are in such dire straits as he has said....

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Decision reserved on fashion king Peter Nygard’s bail

Canoe 28 Jan 2021

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'I just want to make a difference': University course aims to boost number of Indigenous lawyers

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 19 Jan 2021

There are more than 600 lawyers working in courts across the Northern Territory, but only 10 are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. A new university course is hoping to address the imbalance ... ....