Minister for Home Affairs rejects application by Terry Xu to cancel correction direction
In a recent development, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced that Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam has rejected the…
Amnesty International condemns Singapore Govt’s crackdown on dissent and freedom of expression ahead of elections
Amnesty International, a prominent international human rights organization, issued a statement today strongly condemning the actions of the Singapore government…
Singapore High Court replaces jail terms for criminal defamation by Terry Xu and TOC contributor with fines
SINGAPORE — Justice Aedit Abdullah of the Singapore High Court delivered a judgment on Thursday (4 May), upholding the convictions…
Court orders Terry Xu to pay S$30k fine and costs for publishing letter addressed to Chief Justice regarding Attorney-General’s Chambers
SINGAPORE — On Thursday, the High Court ordered Terry Xu, the editor of TOC, to pay a fine of S$18,000…
AGC asking for S$20,000 fine in contempt of court charge against Terry Xu for republishing letter by a former PR
by Teo Soh Lung SINGAPORE — At this morning’s hearing before Justice Hoo Sheau Peng in the High Court, Public Prosecutor…
Why invoke POFMA when a simple Facebook post will do the trick?
On 22 January 2020, the Minister of Home Affairs (MHA) issued a Correction Direction under POFMA against The Online Citizen…