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Commentary: Any party forming the government of the day would not have lifted party whip on 377A but that’s not the point

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Commentary: Any party forming the government of the day would not have lifted party whip on 377A but that’s not the point

Why did WP lift the party whip but not the PAP on the vote to repeal Section 377A? We’re focusing on the wrong thing in this debate, says Eugene K B Tan. 

30/11/2022
Snap Insight: Uneasy conversations spotlighted with repeal of 377A

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Commentary: Smoking marijuana at 13 sent my youth into a downward spiral
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Commentary: Easing zero-COVID measures will not placate China’s dissenting youth for long

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Commentary: Easing zero-COVID measures will not placate China’s dissenting youth for long
30/11/2022
Commentary: Living in Shanghai as tensions mount under China's zero-COVID policy

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Commentary: Living in Shanghai as tensions mount under China's zero-COVID policy
29/11/2022
Commentary: Myanmar junta released high-profile prisoners but let’s not get ahead of ourselves

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Commentary: Myanmar junta released high-profile prisoners but let’s not get ahead of ourselves
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Commentary: Where does traditional Chinese medicine fit into Singapore’s healthcare reform plan?

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Commentary: Where does traditional Chinese medicine fit into Singapore’s healthcare reform plan?
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Commentary: Singapore’s S$1.2m rhino horn seizure another reminder of need to combat wildlife trafficking

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Commentary: Singapore’s S$1.2m rhino horn seizure another reminder of need to combat wildlife trafficking
28/11/2022
Commentary: China’s zero-COVID protests create a rare nationwide coalition of interests

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Commentary: China’s zero-COVID protests create a rare nationwide coalition of interests
28/11/2022
Commentary: Ride-hailing drivers and delivery riders finally on a more equal footing with employees

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Commentary: Ride-hailing drivers and delivery riders finally on a more equal footing with employees
28/11/2022
Snap Insight: Uneasy conversations spotlighted with repeal of 377A

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Snap Insight: Uneasy conversations spotlighted with repeal of 377A
30/11/2022
Commentary: Smoking marijuana at 13 sent my youth into a downward spiral

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Commentary: Smoking marijuana at 13 sent my youth into a downward spiral
30/11/2022
Commentary: Easing zero-COVID measures will not placate China’s dissenting youth for long

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Commentary: Easing zero-COVID measures will not placate China’s dissenting youth for long
30/11/2022
Commentary: Living in Shanghai as tensions mount under China's zero-COVID policy

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Commentary: Living in Shanghai as tensions mount under China's zero-COVID policy
29/11/2022
Commentary: Myanmar junta released high-profile prisoners but let’s not get ahead of ourselves

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Commentary: Myanmar junta released high-profile prisoners but let’s not get ahead of ourselves
29/11/2022
Commentary: Where does traditional Chinese medicine fit into Singapore’s healthcare reform plan?

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Commentary: Where does traditional Chinese medicine fit into Singapore’s healthcare reform plan?
29/11/2022
Commentary: Singapore’s S$1.2m rhino horn seizure another reminder of need to combat wildlife trafficking

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Commentary: Singapore’s S$1.2m rhino horn seizure another reminder of need to combat wildlife trafficking
28/11/2022
Commentary: China’s zero-COVID protests create a rare nationwide coalition of interests

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Commentary: China’s zero-COVID protests create a rare nationwide coalition of interests
28/11/2022
Commentary: Ride-hailing drivers and delivery riders finally on a more equal footing with employees

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Commentary: Ride-hailing drivers and delivery riders finally on a more equal footing with employees
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