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Lee Hsien Yang
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Lee Hsien Yang complies with POFMA directive, continues to assert PAP Govt’s erosion of public trust
Mr Lee Hsien Yang has adhered to the POFMA correction notice concerning his alleged inaccurate statements, but remains firm in his criticisms of the PAP government and his brother, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, calling into question their integrity and trustworthiness.
Lee Hsien Yang issued a POFMA Correction Direction over alleged misleading claims in Facebook post
In response to allegations by Lee Hsien Yang, Singapore’s POFMA office has issued a Correction Direction under the instructions of Mr Edwin Tong. The order refutes claims about property renovations, tree felling, and inflated circulation numbers, asserting these were unrelated to specific ministers or fraudulent acts.
Lee Hsien Yang asserts: Trust in the PAP has been ‘shattered’
Lee Hsien Yang contends on Facebook that Singaporeans’ faith in the People’s Action Party is ‘shattered’. Highlighting a series of scandals, he argues that the trust once placed in his brother, PM Lee Hsien Loong, has been squandered due to failed leadership.
Application of POFMA faces criticism for overlooking alleged SLA falsehoods amidst ministerial bungalow rental controversy
Law practitioner Mr. Yeoh Lian Chuan highlighted the uncorrected falsehoods within SLA’s 12 May statement, and Andrew Loh, co-founder of The Online Citizen, criticized these “factually false” claims, questioning POFMA’s selective enforcement.
“Yet the Pofma Office does nothing about SLA’s falsehood, and instead goes after others.”
Lee Hsien Yang’s family absent from Emeritus Prof Lim’s funeral amidst state prosecution
Amidst ongoing state prosecution, Lee Hsien Yang’s family found themselves unable to return to Singapore, absent from the funeral of Emeritus Professor Lim Chong Yah, their revered father and grandfather, and a monumental figure in Singapore’s economic development.
Lee Hsien Yang suggests possible breach of ministerial code over bungalow rentals
Mr Lee Hsien Yang, in his latest Facebook post, indicates a potential violation of the Ministerial Code of Conduct, spotlighting the rental of colonial bungalows by Ministers K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan and calling attention to possible conflicts of interest
ICA refutes claims of seizing Lee Hsien Yang’s passport amidst disciplinary tribunal for late Lee Kuan Yew’s lawyer
Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) confirmed that Lee Hsien Yang’s passport remains valid and was never seized, in light of the media queries about findings from a disciplinary tribunal for Kwa Kim Li, the late Lee Kuan Yew’s lawyer.
This statement from the ICA was issued in response to media inquiries about findings from a disciplinary tribunal for Madam Kwa Kim Li, who served as the lawyer for the late LKY.
The tribunal report, which was released on 5 May, indicated that Mr Lee Hsien Yang had applied to present evidence via video link, citing that his passport was being held by immigration authorities due to an immigration issue.
The issue arose when Mr Lee Hsien Yang applied to present evidence via video link, citing his passport was held due to immigration issues.
Lost in Translation: The misreporting of Lee Hsien Yang’s passport situation by Mothership based on translated report
In a striking example of lost in translation and reliance on third-party sources, Lianhe Zaobao and Mothership inaccurately reported that Lee Hsien Yang’s passport was ‘seized’ by authorities, rather than being held for immigration issues.
Kwa Kim Li fined for S$13,000 for misleading executors of LKY’s will and failing to safeguard his confidentiality
Madam Kwa Kim Li, the former lawyer of Singapore’s late founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, has been found guilty of misconduct in handling LKY’s will by a Disciplinary Tribunal.
The DT determined that Mdm Kwa misled the executors of the estate, failed to safeguard LKY’s confidentiality, and made false and misleading representations.
The DT also found Mdm Kwa’s statement that LKY had never instructed her to change his will was false.
Mdm Kwa has been ordered to pay penalties amounting to S$13,000 and bear the costs of the Law Society of Singapore.
