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Massacre on Singapore’s Prison Island: A Prison-Without-Bars Experiment Gone Wrong Superintendent Daniel Stanley Dutton was cornered into his office after getting attacked by three prisoners. He could hear the commotion outside, and the four walls suddenly felt like they were closing in on him. A rhythmic, grating sound came from above his head. Two men had climbed to the roof and had hacked a hole in it with a small axe. Petrol spewed from the hole, soaking Dutton to his boots. The men tossed in fire, and the fire devoured Dutton. With his clothing ablaze, Dutton rushed outside. Four others, all armed with axes and cangkuls, were waiting for him. They attacked him in an almost barbaric fugue, and when they were done, they burned his body. A good read about Singapore's prison without bars. I never know about this before. https://thekopi.co/2021/09/23/pulau-senang-riot-massacre-prison/?fbclid=IwAR1VwD8I9Ci3-9I6oFaozJcxy84CY3ZOyReRfKdlkzhsmRpteRnGM3xRVr4

For LITE & EASY TCSS discussion only. Which govt ministry do you think is the easiest to run? What about the hardest? If given a choice, which ministry would you want to take charge of? I am guessing the easiest to run may be Mindef. On paper this is an important ministry but in reality things are quite peaceful with our neighbours. In the event of national incidents, our first line of defence is probably MFA anyway. So running Mindef is quite routine, just making sure people enlist or take IPPT on time, then buy some new toys for NDP. Toughest is more difficult to say. MOF can cause economic downturn with the wrong policy. Sometimes you even get sabo by kayu neighbours. Transport ministry deal with problems on a daily basis but solutions take years to implement. National Development is the same case as transport. Given a choice, Ministry of No Portfolio sounds nice.