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2011

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Did you know ... that a Singapore Subordinate Court criminal case appealed to the High Court cannot be further appealed to the Court of Appeal, but questions of law can be referred to that Court for determination?
Did you know ... that during the Singaporean parliamentary general election of 2011 the opposition Workers' Party won a Group Representation Constituency for the first time?
Did you know ... that Singapore paid uneducated women to get sterilised as part of its Stop at Two campaign?
Did you know ... that the Presidential Council for Minority Rights, a Singaporean body that ensures laws do not discriminate against racial or religious minorities, has not issued an adverse report since its creation?
Did you know ... that the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act of Singapore allows restrictions to be placed on religious leaders who promote political causes under the guise of religious activity?
Did you know ... that as of 2009 the High Court of Singapore's judgment in the Taw Cheng Kong case was the only decision where a statutory provision had been struck down as unconstitutional?
Did you know ... that Eng Foong Ho v. AG held that the Singapore Constitution was not breached when a Chinese temple was compulsorily acquired and an Indian mission and a Christian church nearby were not?
Did you know ... that the rights to freedom of speech, assembly and association are only guaranteed by Article 14 of the Singapore Constitution to Singapore citizens?