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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.”

POFMA Correction Directions issued to Kenneth Jeyaretnam and online publication Jom over posts on ministerial rental of Ridout Road properties

Singapore’s Ministry of Law dispenses POFMA correction directions to Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Mr Thamil Selvan, and Jom, a weekly publication, refuting alleged irregularities in ministers’ bungalow rentals.

While the people share a shrinking pie, they want to have their cake and eat it

Opinion: Ministers’ high salaries were justified as compensation for sacrifices made, but controversies like the Ridout saga reveal unresolved issues of income, sacrifice, and entitlement in Singaporean politics.

Mr Shanmugam sacrificed by earning ‘at least S$100 million lesser’ since entering politics, claims former MP Lee Bee Wah

Former People’s Action Party MP Lee Bee Wah staunchly defended Minister K Shanmugam by saying he made sacrifices to serve the people, by earning “at least S$100 million lesser’ since entering politics. She asserted in a Facebook video that he was facing unjust criticism regarding the rental of the state-owned black-and-white bungalows which he rented out from Singapore Land Authority Furthermore, she firmly believes that the Ridoutgate issue was “waste the time of our national leaders” for discussion in Parliament.

Red Dot United calls for transparency and wealth equality amidst Ridout Rental Saga

The Red Dot United party demands increased transparency and reevaluation of ministerial salaries following the controversy involving Ministers Shanmugam and Balakrishnan’s rental of Black and White Bungalows from the Singapore Land Authority

Shanmugam singled out Goh Keng Swee and Hon Sui Sen for living in black-and-white bungalows too

In his piece, Augustine Low challenges Law Minister K Shanmugam’s comparison of modern ministers’ accommodation to those of Singapore’s past, questioning its relevance given the stark changes in ministers’ salaries and perks.

Former NMP Laurence Lien chooses not to live an extravagant lifestyle

Opinion: Former NMP Laurence Lien’s choice of modest living starkly contrasts with Ministers K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan’s personal use of state bungalows, despite coming from a very wealthy family in Singapore

SDP calls for independent inquiry into ministers’ Ridout Road property rentals

The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) voices dissatisfaction over the exoneration of Ministers K. Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan in Ridout Road property rentals, calling for an independent investigation.

Dr Chee Soon Juan criticizes Singapore Parliament’s exoneration of ministers in state properties rental controversy

“The Parliamentary sitting that exonerated Ministers K Shanmugam and Vivian Balakrishnan was utterly unsatisfactory, raising more questions than it answered,” says Dr Chee Soon Juan, SDP’s Secretary General.

The untold power of public image amidst Ridout Road controversy

Opinion: Rudy Irawan Kadjairi contends that despite a ‘done-by-the-book’ approach, the perception of privilege remains. He argues that perceptions, often unswayed by evidence, significantly influence how incidents are understood, suggesting that a code of conduct was breached in the recent Ridout saga.