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[donbuggy]

Briton caught on video not wearing mask claims to be 'sovereign', says charges do not apply to him | The Straits Times
by Shaffiq Alkhatib
Aug. 5, 2021

SINGAPORE - A man captured on video not wearing a mask on an MRT train in May told a district court on Thursday (Aug 5) that he is "sovereign", adding, "The charges don't apply to me".

On the first day of his trial, Benjamin Glynn, 40, who is now in remand after his bail of $5,000 was revoked on July 19, said: "I will never plead guilty or not guilty."

The unrepresented Briton also said that he has a "legal counsel", pointing to a man who turned up in court wearing a dark-coloured suit.

It turned out that the man, identified as Mr Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman, had been his bailor.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Timotheus Koh told the court that Mr Abdul Rashid was not an advocate and solicitor at the Supreme Court of Singapore.

District Judge Eddy Tham said that Mr Abdul Rashid could not represent anybody in Singapore as he had not been called to the bar here.

Addressing the court, Mr Abdul Rashid said that he is an "ambassador-at-large and advocate of Kingdom Filipina Hacienda", and that he was there to defend his "sovereign compatriot".

He also said: "I don't need a licence to practise."

[donbuggy]

Briton jailed for not wearing mask in public to be deported after release from prison | The Straits Times
by David Sun
Aug. 19, 2021

SINGAPORE - Briton Benjamin Glynn is preparing to get deported, after he was released from prison on Wednesday (Aug 18).

The 40-year-old former recruitment consultant was sentenced to six weeks' jail after he was convicted on the same day.

District Judge Eddy Tham found him guilty of two charges under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act, as well as one count each of harassment and being a public nuisance.

The sentence was backdated to July 19, from when he was first remanded.

From July 19 to Aug 4, Glynn was remanded in prison. But the court later ordered him to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health from Aug 5 to Aug 18 for a psychiatric evaluation.

As his period of remand amounted to more than two-thirds of his sentence, he was allowed to be released from prison on remission almost immediately after he was sentenced.

Convicts can be released on remission for good behaviour after serving two-thirds of their jail term.

But foreigners who are convicted usually have their work passes revoked and are deported after serving their sentence. Foreigners also cannot remain in Singapore without a valid pass.

[tigerdoods]

It will take some time to open border from ph

[Deestone]

Briton jailed for not wearing mask in public to be deported after release from prison | The Straits Times
by David Sun
Aug. 19, 2021

If we do this here we need more jail facilities to accomodate.

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[dr. d]

If we do this here we need more jail facilities to accomodate.

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worse than that, sir.
there won't be enough folks out of jail, to keep the country going.

[Deestone]

It will take some time to open border from ph

Do you have link or much clearer photo?

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[reiman13]

Do you have link or much clearer photo?

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FAQ: What you need to know about the new vaccinated travel lanes for Germany and Brunei - CNA

[Deestone]

FAQ: What you need to know about the new vaccinated travel lanes for Germany and Brunei - CNA

Thanks just noticed that Brunei is in both category II and vaccinated travel lane.

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[tigerdoods]

Matagal pa to. Ph still high risk. 14 days Quarantine.

[kagalingan]

mantakin mo ito singapore na new country as in walang sariling language eh number 2 top powerful passport in the world!!!!

and by way top 3 sa chart puro asian

[_Qwerty_]

madaming tie dyan..

mantakin mo ito singapore na new country as in walang sariling language eh number 2 top powerful passport in the world!!!!

and by way top 3 sa chart puro asian

[_Qwerty_]

meron din naman tayong 34 countries we can visit.. visa free..

[dr. d]

mantakin mo ito singapore na new country as in walang sariling language eh number 2 top powerful passport in the world!!!!

and by way top 3 sa chart puro asian

doon kasi,
pag sinabi ni bossing, "on with the masks!",
they all put on their masks.
walang pasaway.

[ice15]

doon kasi,
pag sinabi ni bossing, "on with the masks!",
they all put on their masks.
walang pasaway.

1. walang opposition sa Singapore.
2. highest paid politicians in the world, kaya yung top management from private companies, willing lumipat sa public service
3. hanggang ngayon, naniniwala sila sa "caning" (palo). makakabili ka nga ng yantok sa suking tindahan

[uls]

mantakin mo ito singapore na new country as in walang sariling language eh number 2 top powerful passport in the world!!!!

and by way top 3 sa chart puro asian

ano nakakapagtaka?

pag may reputation na matino mga tao ng isang bansa, hindi hihigpitan ng ibang bansa ang pagpasok ng mga tao galing sa bansang yan

[uls]

pero pag ang reputation ng tao mo TNT, magnanakaw, terorista, etc...

[kagalingan]

Lee Kwan Yew (the best leader in the last 100years nothing compares)

On Democracy

One person, one vote is a most difficult form of government. From time to time, the results can be erratic. People are sometimes fickle. They get bored with stable, steady improvements in life, and in a reckless moment, they vote for a change for change’s sake.

In new countries, democracy has worked and produced results only when there is an honest and effective government, which means a people smart enough to elect such a government. Elected governments are only as good as the people who choose them.

Contrary to what American political commentators say, I do not believe that democracy necessarily leads to development. I believe that what a country needs to develop is discipline more than democracy. The exuberance of democracy leads to undisciplined and disorderly conditions which are inimical to development. The ultimate test of the value of a political system is whether it helps that society to establish conditions which improve the standard of living for the majority of its people, plus enabling the maximum of personal freedoms compatible with the freedoms of others in society.

There is no level playing-field of any government helping the opposition to win votes.

The weakness of democracy is that the assumption that all men are equal and capable of equal contribution to the common good is flawed.

Late Singaporean Leader Lee Kuan Yew'''s Opinions On Everything | Time

[Ry_Tower]

Lee Kwan Yew (the best leader in the last 100years nothing compares)

On Democracy

One person, one vote is a most difficult form of government. From time to time, the results can be erratic. People are sometimes fickle. They get bored with stable, steady improvements in life, and in a reckless moment, they vote for a change for change’s sake.

In new countries, democracy has worked and produced results only when there is an honest and effective government, which means a people smart enough to elect such a government. Elected governments are only as good as the people who choose them.

Contrary to what American political commentators say, I do not believe that democracy necessarily leads to development. I believe that what a country needs to develop is discipline more than democracy. The exuberance of democracy leads to undisciplined and disorderly conditions which are inimical to development. The ultimate test of the value of a political system is whether it helps that society to establish conditions which improve the standard of living for the majority of its people, plus enabling the maximum of personal freedoms compatible with the freedoms of others in society.

There is no level playing-field of any government helping the opposition to win votes.

The weakness of democracy is that the assumption that all men are equal and capable of equal contribution to the common good is flawed.

Late Singaporean Leader Lee Kuan Yew'''s Opinions On Everything | Time

Ito sinasabi ko na bakit hindi bagay sa Pinas yung one vote per person.

Class D and E madali mabola at mauto, reality yan. Isama mo pa mga Class C. Good luck talaga sa intelligent voters, too fickle ika nga. Mas mahalaga emotion at drama kesa objectivivity, reasoning and logic.

Pero extreme exception ang Singapore kasi isang city lang yan kung tutuusin. Dami nang example ng mga muncipalities and towns na kapag matino ang leader eh maayos ang galaw. Yung Pasig kung hindi lang kasama sa MM mas maayos pa yan. Kaso dami katabing LGU's na kelangan pakisamahan at may MMDA pa.

Puerto during the early years of Mayor Hagedorn really was a good place to be. Kaso power can and do corrupt.

[dr. d]

Ito sinasabi ko na bakit hindi bagay sa Pinas yung one vote per person.
.

there was once a proposal, that only non-squatters would be allowed to vote.
for some mysterious reason, the proposal quietly died.

[ice15]

about population...

Singapore has around 3.5M citizens, around 5M people including foreigners.

Its easier to discipline 5M people...

Metro Manila alone has more than 12M people at night.