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Family friend of ‘Willy Sum’ on the ‘extraordinary young person’

A family friend of Daniel Augustin De Costa aka Willy Sum (pen name) has written to TR Emeritus (TRE) requesting that we publish an appeal on his behalf. De Costa was charged in court on Thursday (13th Dec) alongside Terry Xu (chief editor of The Online Citizen) for alleged criminal defamation arising from the authoring and...

Police addresses the allegations against their actions in ‘criminal defamation’ case

The police has issued a statement on Wednesday (12th Dec) addressing the allegations made against them in the handling of Terry Xu and "Willy Sum" in the alleged "criminal defamation" case. Netizens responding to the case have accused the police of over-reacting by seizing the electronic equipment of those involved in the investigation. There...

Leong Sze Hian clarifies inaccurate report by a ‘certain State media’

Veteran blogger Leong Sze Hian has responded to the reporting by a 'certain State media' on the legal proceedings brought against him by PM Lee Hsien Loong. [ LINK ] In a Facebook post which was made today (5th Dec), Mr Leong denied that he had deliberately shared the offending post to damage PM Lee's reputation and ticked off...