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Chemical castration for sex offenders: How does it work?

Chemical castration is a temporary form of treatment, compared with the permanence of surgical methods.

Government open to using chemical castration to tackle sex crimes if proven effective: Shanmugam

Senior Minister K. Shanmugam said the Government takes a serious view of sexual crimes and imposes stiff penalties, especially when the victims are minors.

Racist, hateful comments towards Indians are deeply troubling; S’poreans must reject hatred: SM Lee

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore must continue to work on cohesion and its racial harmony.

Temasek, portfolio firms need to make commercial decisions without fear of politicisation: Shanmugam

Senior Minister K. Shanmugam warned that if corporate boards become overly cautious to avoid politicisation, it will compromise investment returns in the long run.

Racist comments targeting Indians ‘shameful’ and cross the line, police looking into them: Shanmugam

Senior Minister K Shanmugam said he decided to call out people making such comments so that this behaviour does not become normalised.

Bloomberg’s decision not to appeal shows it knew article was ‘full of falsehoods’: Shanmugam

Senior Minister K. Shanmugam (left) and Minister for Trade and Industry (Energy and Industry) Tan See Leng were each awarded $230,000 in damages by the High Court on July 14.

3,283 drink-drivers disqualified from driving between 2023 and 2025; 40 handed lifetime ban

Fines were imposed in 3,020 cases, with offenders having to pay about $5,200 on average.

Bloomberg defamation suit: Publication, reporter to pay $290k in legal costs to Shanmugam, Tan See Leng

The judge found that Bloomberg’s real estate reporter Low De Wei (centre) knew certain information used in his article was false, or had published without caring whether it was true.

Recent developments in youth radicalisation landscape a worrying trend: Shanmugam

In his speech, Coordinating Minister for National Security K.Shanmugam says self-radicalised individuals dealt with under the Internal Security Act (ISA) are getting younger.

Govt proactively reformed laws to deal with real-world problems, advance public interest: Shanmugam

The book series, 25 Years of Legal Reform in Singapore: Innovations in Policy and Law (2000 - 2025), was launched at the Flower Field Hall in the Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay on July 28.

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