Updated statement from media practitioners on concerns with the POFMA
We are deeply disappointed with the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill (POFMA), tabled in the Parliament of Singapore on 1 April 2019. Our objections to the Bill are based on three main concerns: 1. The excessive infringement on freedom of expression, which will impact the work of media practitioners; 2....
WP’s claims in 2015 that PAP would increase GST after GE would be classified as ‘fake News’
Speaking in Parliament on 1 Apr, Minister for Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam said that the new Law against Online Falsehoods will not stifle free speech as it deals with statements of fact and not with opinions. According to the report by Straits Times, it was revealed that Singapore is among 20 countries that have either...
Self-exiled Alex Tan returning to face the music?
Post grab from Singapore Herald (Photo Super-imposed) The former editor of now-defunct States Times Review (STR) and current editor of Singapore Herald (STR reincarnated) Alex Tan Zhi Xian has reportedly been forced to return to Singapore, after the Immigration and Customs Authority (ICA) refused to renew his Singapore passport. Alex...
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