Singaporean Mother Charged With Murder of 5-Year-Old Son

On 27 October 2016, Ms. Azlin Arujunah, 24, was charged with the murder of her son. The boy died one day after Ms. Arujunah allegedly splashed hot water on him repeatedly. The boy’s 3 siblings have been placed under foster care by the Child Protective Service temporarily. See: Elena Chong, “Woman charged with murder of … Read more

Dead Man’s CPF Savings Goes to Siblings Instead of Foreign Bride

The case of Mr. Soon Chwee Guan was reported in The Straits Times in September 2016 (Jalelah Abu Baker, “Dead man’s CPF savings of over $170,000 will go to siblings instead of China bride”, The Straits Times, 8 September 2016). Under the law in Singapore, should a person pass away without leaving a Will, his/ … Read more

Private Mediation for Those With Property Disputes over $3 million in Value

In his opening remarks at the International Family Law Conference 2016, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon announced that parties going through a divorce will attend private mediation if there is a “contested property dispute over $3 million in value”. See: Seow Bei Yi, “Countries should work together on family justice: CJ”, The Straits Times, 30 September … Read more

Former National Table Tennis Player Wang Yuegu Announced Divorce

  Former national table tennis team player Wang Yuegu announced on 13 October 2016 that she is divorced. See: “Former national paddler Wang Yuegu, 36, announces divorce”, The Straits Times, 15 October 2016 In a Facebook post, Wang wrote: “Gabriel Lee and I have been divorced. I don’t wish to dwell on the reasons, but … Read more

Bachelor Saves 6,000 $1 Coins for Future Wedding

Weddings in Singapore are expensive affairs. In a recent report on The New Paper (Cynthia Choo, “Bachelor saves 6,000 $1 coins in 2 years, netting him marriage proposals”, The New Paper, 3 September 2016), Mr Muhammad Helmy Kamid, 26, was reported to have saved 6,000 $1 coins in two years. Even though he does not … Read more

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