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TISG lashes out in response to NCMP Daniel Goh’s condemnation

"TISG crossed the line for me into endorsing tasteless xenophobia and linking it to our electoral democracy. It is sensational, senseless and nonsensical. Sad." - NCMP Daniel Goh Workers' Party's Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Daniel Goh denounced The Independent Singapore's (TISG) journalistic standards, or lack thereof, in no uncertain terms on his Facebook Page yesterday. In particular, he found the …

In the wee hours of the morning, The Independent Singapore (TISG) posted the following article on its Facebook Page The article implied that Dr Lee Wei Ling was a signatory to a petition which called upon her brother, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, to end 'gutter politics' in the Bukit Batok By-Elections. The article, which was published between 3-4am, attracted …