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http://presspedia.journalism.sg/ 2008-05-11T02:33:17+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/ http://presspedia.journalism.sg/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-05-09T20:36:29+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1971&rev=1210336589&do=diff April 28: Lee Kuan Yew vs Three Newspapers Protagonists * Lee Kuan Yew, prime minister * Berita Harian, Malay-language daily * Nanyang Siang Pau, Chinese-language daily * Singapore Herald, English-language daily Accusations * Lee said during the "Seminar on Communism and Democracy" that "a Malay newspaper has been talking of nothing but Malay problems, and advocating bumiputra policies." * He also complained of a Chinese newspaper playing up "pro-Chinese communist news, and worki… text/html 2008-05-09T20:28:39+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1972&rev=1210336119&do=diff n.d.: Immigration authorities vs Malcolm Caldwell Protagonists * Malcolm Caldwell, weekly columnist for the New Nation newspaper Actions Taken * Caldwell was denied re-entry into Singapore in 1972 after returning from a trip to Australia. Source * Seow, F. (1998). The Media Enthralled: Singapore revisited / with a foreward by Henry J. Steiner. Colorado, USA: Lynne Rienner Publishers. text/html 2008-05-09T20:07:16+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1983&rev=1210334836&do=diff February: Government vs FEER Correspondent Protagonists * Patrick Smith, Singapore correspondent, Far Eastern Economic Review Accusations * Minister for culture, S. Dhanabalan, said: "most foreign correspondents know what reporting was all about; but Smith during his stay had written articles on "sensitive" issues of which he knew nothing about... Singapore was not prepared to allow the kind of free expression of ideas similar to that in other countries." text/html 2008-05-09T20:05:56+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1987&rev=1210334756&do=diff n.d.: Lee Hsien Loong vs Peter Lim Protagonists * Peter Lim, then editor-in-chief, Straits Times group of newspapers * Lee Hsien Loong, Brigadier General, Singapore Armed Forces * Lee Kuan Yew, then prime minister, Singapore Accusations * Both Lees demostrated Singapore-made weapons at a firing range in Brunei, which Lim reported in his paper that Lee Sr. had "scored direct hits" whereas Lee Jr. had "washouts" (p. 117). text/html 2008-05-09T18:50:30+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1986&rev=1210330230&do=diff n.d.: Lee Kuan Yew vs Law Society Protagonists * Law Society of Singapore * Francis Seow, then President of Law Society * The PAP government * Lee Kuan Yew, then Prime Minister of Singapore Accusations * The Law Society of Singapore, then led by Seow, criticised the 1986 amendment to the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act (NPPA), which sought to restrict circulation of foreign publications deemed to be "meddling in Singapore's domestic politics" (p. 244). * The government accused… text/html 2008-05-08T17:24:21+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1985&rev=1210238661&do=diff September 10: Lee Kuan Yew vs Far Eastern Economic Review Protagonists * Derek Davies, editor, Far Eastern Economic Review * Lee Kuan Yew, prime minister, Singapore Accusations * The Review was accused of "engaging in local polemics, twisting tales' and 'touching on sensitive racial issues". text/html 2008-05-08T16:26:11+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1982&rev=1210235171&do=diff October 31, 1981 - April, 1982: PAP vs Straits Times Protagonists * Straits Times * S.R. Nathan, former director, Intelligence and Security Division (ISD) Accusations * The media was charged with creating ill-will towards the government, leading to the loss of Anson's constituency to opposition Workers' Party J.B. Jeyaretnam (p. 117) in the 1981 Anson by-election. * The government took particular exception to reports of an intended bus fare hike (p. 334). * Newspaper editors were "… text/html 2008-05-08T01:49:58+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1991&rev=1210182598&do=diff n.d.: PAP vs Gopalan Nair Protagonists * Gopalan Nair, Workers' Party candidate for Bukit Merah constituency in the 1991 elections Accusations * Nair was charged with contempt of court "for making speech at an election rally in which he was alleged to have cast aspersions on the system of promotion of judges in the Subordinate Courts." text/html 2008-05-08T01:44:36+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1989&rev=1210182276&do=diff n.d.: Government vs Law Society Protagonists * Law Society of Singapore * Singapore Government Defence * Seow, then president of the Society, argued that "an important and final tier of appeal in the judicial system of justice was being abolished without any serious discussion by or in the columns of the media" (p. 39). text/html 2008-05-07T16:13:39+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1994&rev=1210148019&do=diff May 31: Immigration authorities vs Asiaweek correspondent Alejandro Reyes Protagonists * Alejandro Reyes, Asiaweek correspondent Actions Taken * Reyes, a Canadian who had worked in Singapore for Asiaweek for two years, had his application for renewal of his employment pass rejected on May 31st. * A spokesman for the Ministry of Information and the Arts (Mita) said: "Renewals are not automatic and the Immigration Department does not give reasons for not renewing passes." He also noted R… text/html 2008-05-03T01:22:05+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1967&rev=1209748925&do=diff n.d.: Government vs Straits Times Protagonists * Lee Siew Yee, deputy editor-in-chief, Straits Times * Lee Kuan Yew, then prime minister, Singapore Actions Taken * According to Turnbull, who was commissioned to chronicle the history of Straits Times: text/html 2008-05-03T00:23:07+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=pap_press_philosophy&rev=1209745387&do=diff Singapore has been ruled by the People’s Action Party (PAP) since independence in 1965, with its first secretary general, Lee Kuan Yew, being the city state’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990. He currently holds the appointment of Minister Mentor in Singapore's Cabinet, while his son Lee Hsien Loong is prime minister. The PAP has been the single most important determinant of media developments in Singapore. text/html 2008-04-25T01:03:35+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1980&rev=1209056615&do=diff January: Government vs Shin Min Daily & Min Pao Protagonists * Chinese tabloids Shin Min Daily News & Min Pao Daily Actions Taken * The publishing permits of Shin Min and Min Pao were suspended for eight days on charges for indulging in yellow journalism. text/html 2008-04-24T17:52:15+08:00 junjie http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=home&rev=1209030735&do=diff * This website is an evolving public resource for anyone interested in the Singapore press. It is run by a team of students at the Division of Journalism and Publishing, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. * Because this is a wiki, its content is under constant development and revision, anyone can edit it, and we welcome your inputs. 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