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It's not easy getting a decent mug shot
Roger Crutchley, Published on 03/09/2023
» There has been some debate in recent weeks concerning mug shots as a result of a high-profile legal case in the United States which readers will be relieved to learn I am not writing about. Suffice to say there is an entertaining variety of expressions in the mug shots, ranging from deep defiance from a certain gentleman, to bemusement from others, while one of them looks like they've just realised they left the kettle on at home.
Virus breaks down social barriers in Singapore
Oped, Shin Lin, Published on 26/06/2020
» On any other day, 20-year-old Singaporean student Caris Ng and Abdul Kader, a 31-year-old Bangladeshi construction worker, would have almost zero chances of crossing paths. But in the nearly two months of Singapore's "circuit-breaker" lockdown until June, the pair has been coming together through social media, and finding much to bond over common interests in food and music.
Final curtain for 'Forces Sweetheart'
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 21/06/2020
» It was sad to learn of the passing of Dame Vera Lynn, Britain's wartime singer known as the "Forces Sweetheart''. Although she was 103, her death still came as a shock as she was one of those inspirational people you thought would go on forever.
Graftmasters at work
News, Postbag, Published on 20/06/2018
» In response to news reports about the government's failure to end graft, I think it is worth suggesting that first, they really haven't tried and second, it's mainly the government that is involved in graft.