A concerned citizen has made a police report on PAP's press statement asking WP to state its stand on Raeesah Khan's posts. The purpose of this report is to hold the PAP accountable for an "offence of promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion or race under Section 298A of the Penal Code" as well as the spreading of online falsehoods.
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GE2020: Pritam Singh Says Candidates Should Be Authentic and Upfront, Not Sanitise Their Past
WP's Sengkang candidate Raeesah Khan, the subject of police reports on her online posts about minority discrimination, has stepped forward to make an apology this evening. In great team spirit, WP Chief Pritam Singh stood by his decision to field her and confirmed she will continue with the campaigning.
Read More »GE2020: Hwa Chong Advises Students To Refrain From Posting Election Messages On Social Media
Just before nomination day, Hwa Chong Institution sent out an email to all students regarding their online behaviour for the Singapore General Elections. The email basically warns all students not to post anything related to the election on their social media.
Read More »Ho Ching Shares LGBT Post On Her Social Media, Is She Pro LGBT Or Pro PM Lee?
Ho Ching, the wife of PM Lee and possible the richest CEO in Singapore ever, has shared yet another pro-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) post on her social media page. Ho Ching, of course, has been notorious lately for flood posting her FB page with many links every single day.
Read More »Ong Ye Kung Blames Technology And Social Media For Eroded Trust For Govt
He then indicated that the most common reason why trust is eroding is because of the role of digital technology, and how bad news generally gets spread faster on social media, and how negative news are generally over exaggerated. He failed to mention that another reason is because bad and negative news gets widespread coverage now because governments cannot find a way to stop them from spreading like they do when social media was non-existent.
Read More »WHY IS OUR MAINSTREAM MEDIA RANKED 151ST IF IT’S TRULY FREE & BALANCED?
Our reader disagreed with DPM Tharman's comments that our mainstream media is well-balanced as he lists 8 examples where he thinks it did not go about balanced reporting. What do you think? Is it really 151st media?
Read More »TRAIN DELAYS PLAGUE EAST-WEST LINE AGAIN, SMRT Y U NO ANNOUNCE?
The East West Line has again been plagued with train delays this morning during peak hour, leaving many commuters angry and stranded. SMRT and LTA failed to announce this on their social media. How can liddat?
Read More »MISSING ELDERLY WOMAN FOUND OVERNIGHT, FAMILY THANKS NETIZENS
The missing auntie who was last seen at Punggol Edgedale Plains on 12 September has been found safe and sound, thanks to the power of social media and other members of public.
Read More »PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION MAY BE HELD WITHOUT ANY PHYSICAL RALLIES
I refer to the article “Physical campaigns in politics still matter in social media era” (Straits Times, Sep 8).
Read More »M RAVI OFFERED $20,000 BAIL & BANNED FROM POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Former human rights lawyer M Ravi has been offered bail of $20,000 following his remand at the Institute of Mental Health. He is banned from posting on social media and from disturbing anyone or committing any offence. He was said to have accepted the bail conditions.
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