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Wrong facts and faulty logic

Source: The Straits Times Page A25 18 Sep 2008
Review by: Walter Woon

Those who are well-educated and influential should be models for society. It would be a sad day for Singapore if such people think that they can choose which laws to obey and that it is morally and socially acceptable to lie on oath.

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Change law on kidney transplants quickly

Source: The Straits Times Forum Page A35 13 Sep 2008
Letter by: Prof Arthur Lim (President, Medical Alumni Association; Former President, Singapore Medical Association)

Doctors must always remember that, in treating patients, their interests must always be foremost. A good doctor and a good lawyer, therefore, are not professionals who memorise numerous scientific and legal facts but experts [...]

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Tang case: No one is above the law

Source: The Straits Times Forum Page A35 6 Sep 2008
Letter by: Prof Walter Woon, Attorney-General

Dr Lee wonders whether the charges against Mr Tang were a matter of political correctness. The essential point is that everyone is equal before the law…There cannot be one law for the poor and another for the rich…
If Dr Lee disagrees [...]

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Law-breaker set the ball rolling

Source: The Straits Times, 5 Sep 2008, Page A29
Article by: Salma Khalik

Moves to change the law seem to be gathering momentum and will hopefully occur soon enough to save the man who started it all.
Mr Tang, who gave up his position as executive chairman of C.K. Tang following his guilty plea in the organ trading [...]