http://presspedia.journalism.sg/ 2008-05-12T23:57:53+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/ http://presspedia.journalism.sg/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2007-05-31T18:38:59+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1966&rev=1180607939&do=diff July: Government vs Tan Kim Oh Protagonists * Tan Kim Oh, student at Nanyang University * Singapore government Accusations * Tan was a leading protagonist against political vetting procedures for students wishing to enter university (p. 48). * Tan was charged with "unlawful assembly for engaging in a demostration against United States involvement in Vietnam". text/html 2008-05-03T01:22:05+08:00 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 2007-07-07T18:55:40+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1968&rev=1183805740&do=diff n.d.: Media Blackout of Barisan Sosialis Press Conference Protagonists * Lee Siew Choh, chairman, Barisan Sosialis * Special Branch Accusations * Upon the discovery that his home was electronically bugged by the Special Branch, Lee called for a press conference at his party's headquarters -- which unknown to Lee was also bugged (p. 131). * Lee rebuked the government for the use of such tactics. * Journalists, according to Lee, took great interest in the news and the listening devic… text/html 2007-07-06T22:31:20+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1969&rev=1183732280&do=diff April: Abolition of Jury System Protagonists * Law Society of Singapore * David Saul Marshall, criminal lawyer; former chief minister of Singapore * Lee Kuan Yew Accusations * Lee had earlier in 1959 abolished jury trials for all but capital offences with death penalty (p. 38). * In early 1969, Lee proposed a complete abolition of the jury system, labelling it an "Anglo-Saxon concept" that is irrelevant in Asia. text/html 2008-05-09T20:36:29+08:00 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 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 2007-07-17T17:17:44+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1974&rev=1184663864&do=diff June 20: Government vs T T Rajah Protagonists * T T Rajah, lawyer * Singapore government * Attorney-General Accusations * Rajah defended political prisoners at the Moon Crescent Detention Centre, who were beaten and force-fed after embarking on a hunger strike to protest the need to work * Denied access to his clients, Rajah brought court proceedings and "took out sumonses against individual Special Branch and prison officials who had allegedly beaten prisoners" (p. 16). text/html 2008-01-11T11:40:16+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1976&rev=1200022816&do=diff June 16: PAP vs Hussein Jahidin and Azmi Mahmud Protagonists * Hussein Jahidin, editor, Berita Harian * Azmi Mahmood, assistant editor, Berita Harian * PAP government Accusations * Mahmood and Jahidin were arrested on June 16 "for questioning in connexion with alleged communist activities" (p. 31). * It was noted that both men are two of the many arrested following the withdrawal of PAP from the Socialist International after a proposal by the Dutch Labour Party to have PAP expelled… text/html 2007-07-16T00:52:28+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1977&rev=1184518348&do=diff January: Government vs Ho Kwon Ping Protagonists * Ho Kwon Ping, Singapore correspondent, Far Eastern Economic Review Accusations * Ho was accused of the possession and dissemination of secret military information in a Far Eastern Economic Review's article, "Washington Aids ASEAN Build-Up". * Four additional charges were later laid out against Ho for unlawful possession of protected information about: * absenteeism in the army regiments, * extortion and secret society activity in… text/html 2008-04-25T01:03:35+08:00 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 2007-07-07T04:07:33+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1981&rev=1183752453&do=diff November: Ong Teng Cheong vs The Straits Times & others Protagonists * The Straits Times Group * Peter H.L. Lim, group editor * Teo, Edmund, reporter at Straits Times * Dhaliwal, Rav, reporter at New Nation, The Straits Times' group afternoon paper text/html 2008-05-08T16:26:11+08:00 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 2008-05-09T20:07:16+08:00 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 2007-08-02T21:08:34+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1984&rev=1186060114&do=diff June-July: Merger of SNPL and Straits Times group Protagonists * Singapore News and Publications Limited (SNPL) * Straits Times group Accusations * The SNPL and Straits Times group announced a shock merger, citing the desire for better utilisation of financial and human resources as well as to "avoid the costs of a long and hard circulation battle" (p. 122). * The political opposition charged the "shotgun merger" as "politically motivated" for fear of a "livelier" and "more dangerous… text/html 2008-05-08T17:24:21+08:00 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 2008-05-09T18:50:30+08:00 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 2008-05-09T20:05:56+08:00 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 2008-03-11T12:35:06+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1988&rev=1205210106&do=diff January-February: Civil aviation authorities vs FEER correspondent Michael Westlake Protagonists * Micahel Westlake, transport correspondent, Far Eastern Economic Review Actions Taken * After the gazetting of the Review in December 1987, the press accredition of Westlake to Asia Aerospace '88 exhibition was suddenly cancelled. text/html 2008-05-08T01:44:36+08:00 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 2008-03-23T17:41:59+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1990&rev=1206265319&do=diff March 22: PAP government vs FEER Protagonists * Far Eastern Economic Review * Goh Yew Heng, press secretary to minister for communications and information, Singapore Accusations * Although the Review was no longer circulating in Singapore after the NPPA was in 1987, Seow noted that it continued to publish letters critical of the Singapore government. * In a reply by the government, titled "Detainee Teo still a threat", published on March 22, 1990, Goh said the Review was a forum for… text/html 2008-05-08T01:49:58+08:00 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 2008-01-10T20:35:24+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1992&rev=1199968524&do=diff Lee Kuan Yew and Lee Hsien Loong vs Wee Han Kim Protagonists * Wee Han Kim, Workers' Party member * Lee Kuan Yew, then-senior minister * Lee Hsien Loong, then-deputy prime minister Accusations * Wee was accused of implying nepotism in Lee Hsien Loong's rise to political power at a Workers' Party Labour Day rally text/html 2008-03-10T02:11:35+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1993&rev=1205086295&do=diff January: Ministry of Labour vs Leong Mun Kwai Protagonists * Leong Mun Kwai, businessman; former secretary general, People's Front Accusations * Leong was charged with criminal trespass at the Ministry of Labour building on September 17. * He wore a white T-shirt with Chinese words on it and a plastic handcuff on his left hand, distributing pamphlets of his articles commenting on the ministry's restrictions on the employment of foreign workers. text/html 2008-05-07T16:13:39+08:00 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 2008-03-21T20:01:41+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1995&rev=1206100901&do=diff March: Government vs Asiaweek Protagonists * Asiaweek, weekly magazine owned by Time Inc. Accusations * The government took offence at Asiaweek's book review of "Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia", in which then Singapore's foreign minister S. Jayakumar was described as "colourless" (p. 165). text/html 2008-01-11T14:12:18+08:00 http://presspedia.journalism.sg/doku.php?id=cases:1996&rev=1200031938&do=diff December 31: PAP vs Tang Liang Hong Protagonists * Tang Liang Hong, then-opposition Workers' Party candidate for Cheng San GRC * Various PAP leaders and MPs, including: * Goh Chok Tong, then-prime minister, * Lee Kuan Yew, then-senior minister, * Lee Hsien Loong, then-deputy prime minister, * Tony Tan Keng Yam, then-deputy prime minister and minister for defence * Teo Chee Hean, then-second minister for defence * Ker Sin Tze, * Ow Chin Hock, * Ch'ng Jit Koon, * C…