Drama-tis personae...

This story has been making headlines here and internationally, especially in the US. To those so inclined, it has all the ingredients of a whodunnit mystery, even thought what is taking place now is strictly a coroner's inquiry (ST, May 22):

A dramatic turn happened yesterday (May 22) when the Todd family decided -- on the eve of their turn to represent themselves -- to pull out of the proceedings and go home. That prompted Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam to call a press conference. These snippets below are from TODAY (May 23):

This story is obviously not over. More dramatic events seem likely.

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Meanwhile, this man seems to want to keep stirring up sh*t (haha, typo-bleeper at work!)...

In this case, too, this story ain't over yet.

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Chopper/cleaver note:

Only in Singapore (and maybe Malaysia?) do we use "chopper" instead of "cleaver" (see the item I posted yesterday).

Incidentally, the newspapers in the SPH group also use "chopper" to refer to a helicopter.

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Merlion note:

I don't know what to say, except that there must be Singaporeans worthy of being categorised as "monumental idiots"!