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Teacher who posted comments insulting S'poreans in hot soup
AsiaOne
Monday, Aug 15, 2011
The Ministry of Education (MOE) posted a comment on its Facebook page yesterday afternoon, acknowledging that it is aware of Mr Gay Chao Hui's Facebook comments insulting Singaporeans.
The Ministry said that it "takes a serious view of the matter" and will look into it.
In a recent development on Saturday, Mr Gay, who is a teacher at Tampines Junior College, owned up to using his Filippino wife's Facebook account to post comments insulting Singaporeans on Member of Parliament Penny Low's Facebook page.
The Facebook posts made were in Ms Low's defence when she was caught using her iPhone during the national anthem at this year's National Day Parade. It described Singaporeans as "moronic" whose "loyalty" and "patriotism" will be dropped "at the first sign of trouble" and said Singaporean NSmen will "declare they are ready to pack up and run" when asked to fight a war.
Mr Gay had apparently made those postings without his wife's knowledge.
While he had apologised for this actions on his wife's Facebook account, netizens are skeptical about the apology, saying that he might even be taking the fall for his wife.
Netizens were concerned at the fact that Mr Gay is an educator, reported citizen journalism website Stomp.
A Facebook user named Wak Enal Zainal said that Mr Gay's posting was a "disgrace" regardless of whether he was a foreigner or local, while another Facebook user named Douglas Ho wondered if he understood the "gravity of the situation".
His wife, Rachelle Ann Beguia, who works at the National Heart Centre (NHC) as a clerk, has been dealt with accordingly.
The National Heart Centre posted on their Facebook page:
"Our investigations into Ms Rachelle Ann Beguai's case have concluded.
"Although Ms Beguai had explained that she did not post those comments, she is accountable to NHCS.
"Appropriate disciplinary action has been taken against her."
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AsiaOne
Monday, Aug 15, 2011
The Ministry of Education (MOE) posted a comment on its Facebook page yesterday afternoon, acknowledging that it is aware of Mr Gay Chao Hui's Facebook comments insulting Singaporeans.
The Ministry said that it "takes a serious view of the matter" and will look into it.
In a recent development on Saturday, Mr Gay, who is a teacher at Tampines Junior College, owned up to using his Filippino wife's Facebook account to post comments insulting Singaporeans on Member of Parliament Penny Low's Facebook page.
The Facebook posts made were in Ms Low's defence when she was caught using her iPhone during the national anthem at this year's National Day Parade. It described Singaporeans as "moronic" whose "loyalty" and "patriotism" will be dropped "at the first sign of trouble" and said Singaporean NSmen will "declare they are ready to pack up and run" when asked to fight a war.
Mr Gay had apparently made those postings without his wife's knowledge.
While he had apologised for this actions on his wife's Facebook account, netizens are skeptical about the apology, saying that he might even be taking the fall for his wife.
Netizens were concerned at the fact that Mr Gay is an educator, reported citizen journalism website Stomp.
A Facebook user named Wak Enal Zainal said that Mr Gay's posting was a "disgrace" regardless of whether he was a foreigner or local, while another Facebook user named Douglas Ho wondered if he understood the "gravity of the situation".
His wife, Rachelle Ann Beguia, who works at the National Heart Centre (NHC) as a clerk, has been dealt with accordingly.
The National Heart Centre posted on their Facebook page:
"Our investigations into Ms Rachelle Ann Beguai's case have concluded.
"Although Ms Beguai had explained that she did not post those comments, she is accountable to NHCS.
"Appropriate disciplinary action has been taken against her."
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