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Why has he changed his mind now? Mr Ravi admitted that while costs was one of the reasons he was discharging himself from the Little India riot cases, it was not the primary one. "If these clients can pay me as well, I can take an additional lawyer to organise my resources... My primary consideration is not legal fees, but whether they are getting legal aid," he said. The activist lawyer is also representing blogger Roy Ngerng, who is being sued by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for defamation. Mr Ngerng has already raised more than $110,000 for his defence, which will go towards legal fees, research and filing fees.

Hello, everyone, sorry, I have been a bit quiet over the past one week as I have also been sick over the past few days. Came down with flu and had to rest on and off. I've also been helping out with a friend, doing some part time work. I've learnt some new things and hope to write about my experiences and to share about them later on. Is there anything that you would like me to write about? Do drop me a comment or message and I can write about it, if there's enough information on it.

“I was very happy once with my wife and young children. But happiness is not for old people. In life, people got to be resilient. Don’t take people’s money. Don’t beg. “In Singapore, whatever money you have is always so small and it is never enough. So I stop thinking about money. I stop thinking about happiness. Growing old in Singapore is like that. The happy times have ended. Now, life is just a day-to-day affair.”

Blogger Roy Ngerng’s dismissal from Tan Tock Seng Hospital has raised a hue and cry on the Internet, with commentators like Mr Ng E-Jay claiming that this would have a chilling effect on free speech. However, there are many bloggers and politicians critical of the government who have not suffered any public repercussions despite their political views and still remain gainfully employed. Three lessons can be drawn from their experiences. If accused of defamation, playing things smart is the way to go. The government may be accused of strong-arm tactics for its propensity towards defamation suits, yet it was comparatively lenient towards individuals who have made amends, such as blogger Alex Au or Temasek Review Emeritus editor Richard Wan. After they made public apologies and retracted defamatory articles, the government chose to let the matter rest.

So I hope those Singaporeans who go online claiming that retirees, for which I am one, are conned by CPF, etc. They should not do this unless they sufficiently know the intricacies of CPF and the investment environment for those who are risk averse and not risk takers but who still want to have some yields from their CPF money. For sure there will be Singaporeans, including retirees or to-be retirees, who are not happy with the MS issue but surely there will also be Singaporeans (am not sure if the latter is more than the former but no matter) who did/do their sums and consultations and made/make a considered judgement that the MS is not a bad idea afterall.

Have they used up all their ordinary account savings (on their homes)? If they are short of money to live on, what will they do with their retirement account once it is withdrawn? Go spend it on another holiday? If they have spent it on their homes, is it not time to consider down-sizing? Unless they’ve been playing the property market and have been burnt by the casinos, the very same properties which they purchased using their CPF years ago must have appreciated manifold, thanks to the CPF. Have these screamers forgotten that their employers have had to fork out another 20 per cent or thereabouts of their salary each month — they go to court if they do not pay up (tough for the self-employed, who get nothing, except the minimal sum they put in). If they’re dying and want to withdraw it out now, I’m sure a case can be made to the Minister in charge of CPF.

"When someone makes false and malicious personal allegations that impugn a person's character or integrity, the victim has the right to vindicate his reputation, whether he is an ordinary citizen or the Prime Minister," said Ms Chang. "It is perfectly possible to have a free and vigorous debate without defaming anyone, as occurs often in Singapore," she added.

The Government then takes on the risk itself through investments, mainly in the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), as well as in the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Even with the GIC publishing its returns, Mr Tharman said: "It doesn't affect the CPF member because he or she is assured of a fair rate of return with no risk." This, he said, is unique among social security systems around the world. He cited pensioners elsewhere who have had their retirement savings wiped out because of the global financial crisis.

We demand the Public Service Commission to launch an investigation on Ms Chang Li Lin, Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with the possibility of abuse of state resources and personal misconduct in her press release dated 19 June 2014 to the Economist magazine.

Likewise, this sense of duty should be transferred to our political leaders. PM Lee needs to understand that being a Prime Minister is not a job, not a profession but a duty, a duty to all Singaporeans. Since it is a heavy responsibility and a duty, PM Lee should not be paid his current S$ 2.2 million dollar salary but instead given an allowance where he can support his basic personal upkeep, accommodation, food and clothes.