https://www.scmp.com/rss/324731/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Australia recently legalised same-sex marriage in what was a historic moment for the country. While in some parts, the world is tottering towards increased protection of gay rights, in others, frustratingly, the community is still oppressed. Back home in Singapore, male gay sex remains a crime, although the government has, for its part, promised not to “harass gays” or proactively enforce the now infamous section 377A of the penal code. Growing up in a conservative country and a religious... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2123923/singapore-its-time-change-closed-minds-towards-lgbt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2123923/singapore-its-time-change-closed-minds-towards-lgbt?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 Dec 2017 03:41:26 +0000 Don’t let the ongoing political saga in Singapore fool you. Running a government in the city state remains serious business. A scan of the headlines in Singapore over the past month would suggest multiple political crises are brewing there. First, former presidential candidate Dr Tan Cheng Bock filed an application in the High Court challenging the basis of the upcoming presidential election, where only a Malay candidate is allowed to stand, precluding him from running (he is Chinese). Back in... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2101184/why-singapore-will-survive-its-latest-political-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2101184/why-singapore-will-survive-its-latest-political-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Jul 2017 09:00:45 +0000