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Both Lawyers Agree, Yet the Court Says No: What Edmund Chen’s Case Teaches About Sentencing Discretion 0
- Fireplace, Library
- July 21, 2026
By Boo Kok Chuon The recent sentencing appeal involving former actor Edmund Chen attracted considerable public attention. Unsurprisingly, most of the discussion centred on whether five days’ imprisonment was too lenient, and whether the High Court was right to cut it down to one day. Public discourse naturally gravitates towards outcomes. Legal minds, however, tend
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Borrowing at 1%: Have We Finally Discovered Free Money?0
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- July 16, 2026
By Boo Kok Chuon On 16 July 2026, Standard Chartered Singapore publicly advertised its CashOne Personal Loan at interest rates from 0.90% per annum, translating to an effective interest rate (EIR) from 1.75% per annum, depending on the borrower’s credit profile and loan tenure. Barely three weeks earlier, on 23 June 2026, the Department of
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Why S$230,000 Was Justified: Understanding Defamation Damages Through Shanmugam v Bloomberg 0
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- July 15, 2026
By Boo Kok Chuon When the High Court awarded Mr K Shanmugam and Mr Tan See Leng S$230,000 each in general and aggravated damages against Bloomberg LP and its reporter Mr Low De Wei in Shanmugam Kasiviswanathan v Bloomberg LP [2026] SGHC 147, the figure immediately became the subject of public debate. Some questioned whether
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Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and the Enforceability of Prenuptial Agreements in Singapore 0
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- July 10, 2026
By Boo Kok Chuon Recent media reports about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have put prenuptial agreements back in the spotlight. Whether the couple has actually entered into one is their own business. What the coverage does surface, though, is a question increasingly asked by entrepreneurs, professionals and business owners in Singapore: if two adults
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独家视角：DeepSeek背后的“捭阖之道”0
- Fireplace, Library
- May 25, 2026
西方真正低估的，从来不只是中国今天能够制造多少纳米的芯片，或者训练出多少参数的模型。

他们真正尚未充分理解的，是中国科技体系在高压环境下所逐渐形成的长期战略韧性。

真正的博弈，从来不只是看谁在顺风时期跑得最快。

而是看谁在风暴降临后，依然能够持续重构自身体系，并在高压环境中完成下一轮演化。
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DIY Your Will With AI. The Cheaper Disaster You’re Creating.0
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- April 27, 2026
By Boo Kok Chuon Why DIY Estate Planning and Implied Trusts Make for Expensive Regrets What you have created is valid on its face. What you have not asked is a far more dangerous question: Did you actually have the right to give away what you just gave? Picture this. You’re doing up your will.
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