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RSF demands Singapore’s minister K. Shanmugam withdraw ‘correction instructions’ on Asia Sentinel

RSF criticizes Singapore’s blocking of California-based Asia Sentinel, highlighting government’s increasing control over media and controversial use of the Prevention From Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act.

Singapore blocks access to Asia Sentinel following its failure to comply with the placement requirement for the POFMA correction notice

Singapore has blocked access to online news publication Asia Sentinel following its failure to comply with the country’s fake news law’s requirement regarding the placement of a correction notice. The controversy began over an Asia Sentinel article titled “Singapore Kills A Chicken To Scare The Monkeys,” which criticized Singapore’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis and drew comparisons between the article author’s experiences and those of human rights lawyer M Ravi and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s brother, Lee Hsien Yang. The Ministry of Home Affairs claimed the article contained false statements, issuing a correction direction. However, the publication did not place the correction notice at the required position on its website and the article page. The access-blocking order implemented by the Ministry of Communications and Information could be revoked if Asia Sentinel adheres to the directive.

Singapore’s Home Affairs Ministry clashes with Asia Sentinel over POFMA correction notice compliance

Singapore’s Home Affairs Minister had earlier ordered Asia Sentinel to correct a story under the POFMA act, claiming factual inaccuracies. The US-based outlet complied but criticized the act as a “draconian provision” and stood by its reporting. Singapore’s MHA maintains that the correction notice promotes truth without removing original content, but warns of further action if the notice isn’t displayed according to POFMA standards.

Asia Sentinel holds fast to controversial story amidst Singapore’s POFMA correction demand

Despite complying with a correction order under Singapore’s ‘Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act of 2019’ (POFMA), the California-based news outlet, Asia Sentinel, staunchly stands by its controversial story, thereby countering alleged attempts by the Singapore government to silence critics.

Home Affairs Minister orders POFMA Correction Direction on Asia Sentinel’s ‘inaccurate’ article about aftermath of Nikkei Asia’s critical commentary on KTVs in Singapore

Singapore’s Minister for Home Affairs, K Shanmugam, has ordered the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) office to issue a Correction Direction to the Asia Sentinel. The online publication is now obligated to display a correction notice alongside a controversial article, which the Ministry of Home Affairs alleges contains multiple factual inaccuracies, related to Singapore’s management of KTV lounges amid the COVID-19 crisis.