Will disbarment of Singapore’s Pritam Singh further dent his political standing?

The disbarment of Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh in Singapore is a professional blow for the leading opposition figure, but is not expected to further damage his political standing. Singh, 50, was struck off the roll of advocates and solicitors in a disciplinary hearing on Thursday, a decision that political analysts say reflects the hardline stance of the country’s legal system against dishonesty. On the political front, after years of parliamentary scrutiny, a court conviction and an...

By Jean Iau,Kolette Lim