Brad Bowyer, a recently-well-known political activist, took to his Facebook on Monday (29 April) to question Education Minister Ong Ye Kung on a number of different concerns he has about the newly proposed Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA). It was reported by The Straits Times that the Minister said that the proposed fake news bill is only …

by Brad Bowyer But this is the typical scenario we see playing out again and again when another institutional failing is thrown into the public eye. Tokenism and no genuine desire to solve the issue just convene another open-ended committee and hope it goes away quickly so the status quo can return. The fact that they allocated only one and …

The District Court of Hong Kong has found Singapore-based shipping agent APL and one of its captains guilty on Mon (29 Apr) for transporting nine Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Terrex infantry carriers worth HK$136.6 million (S$23.7 million) into Hong Kong without a licence three years ago. South China Morning Post reported that the shipping firm and the mainland Chinese captain, …

On Saturday morning (27 April), it was reported that “loud sounds” were heard at around 11.30am in different parts of Singapore, including Orchard and Bukit Timah. Following that, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) noted that they are “in the midst of determining the cause of the loud sounds”. However, after a couple of hours, the SPF wrote an announcement in …

On Sunday (28 April), a gathering was held at Hong Lim Park where members of the public voiced their concerns over the proposed Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act. The two hour event was moderated by Kwan Yue Keng and say speakers including lawyer turned advocat Khush Chopra, former politician and founder of Asia Centre Dr James Gomez, media …

Straits Times (ST) senior correspondent Tan Ee Lyn left National University of Singapore (NUS) last year November — the same month in which her former student Monica Baey was filmed in the hostel shower — yet she could still recall the “serious and diligent” young woman whom she taught in one of her writing tutorial classes. In an ST article …

In case you’ve not heard it, famous travel vblogger Nuseir Yassin, better known as the founder of Nas Daily, has officially moved to Singapore with his girlfriend, Aylne Tamir. The Palestinian-Isreali known for his travelling around the world making daily, 1-minute Facebook video, had announced in March that he will be moving to Singapore with his girlfriend along with their …

The Singapore High Court imposed a fine of S$5,000 against social worker Jolovan Wham and senior opposition politician John Tan Liang Joo respectively on Mon (29 Apr) after finding the two men guilty of scandalising the judiciary. In addition to the fine, Wham and Tan were required by Justice Woo Bih Li to pay S$2997.82 and S$1966.39 respectively in legal …

Members of the arts community and civil society in Singapore – 28 groups in total – released a joint statement expressing shared concerns over the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill that was proposed by the government in April and is due for a second reading in Parliament in May. Groups include Maruah, Function 8, Arts Engage, Beyond Hijab, …

Following the disappointing town hall between students and management of the National University of Singapore (NUS) which was supposed to be an open dialogue about sexual harassment, over 300 fro NUS and tens more from other universities have issued an open letter to the NUS president, Chair of Board of Trustees, and Chair of the Review Committee of Sexual Misconduct …