For a party that ruled too long become complacent and become greedy, they need to make one big mistake to get kick out of parliament.
The people power has decided to stand up together to meet them at cul-de-sac this time, armed with hatchets too.
Suing blogger Roy Ngerng is ‘a PR disaster of their own making’ for Singapore government
Legal action taken against Singapore blogger Roy Ngerng by the country’s Prime Minister is a PR disaster of the government’s own making, a prominent former ad man has said.
Calvin Soh, the former vice chairman of Publicis Asia Pacific, wrote on his Facebook blog Future Singapore that “Whoever is advising the PAP [Singapore's ruling political party] needs to get their heads out of their own crevice.”
The Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, is suing Roy Ngerng, the author of blog The Heart Truths, for defamation over comments he made about the Central Provident Fund, a compulsory savings plan for working Singaporeans.
In response to legal proceedings from the PM, Ngerng has apologised, deleted a number of the articles he has written about the issue, as well as a video.
But the Prime Minister, via his lawyer, called an offer from the blogger of S$5,000 (US$4,000) to settle the matter “derisory”.
He claimed that Ngerng has used the legal action to raise his profile, repeat the libel by republishing the offending posts and go back on his apology.
Ngerng is trying to raise funds to cover the legal fees through a crowd-funding initiative on his blog. He expects legal costs to amount to S$70,000 (US$56,000).
He has posted a video on YouTube to galvanise support.
http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/06/04/suing-roy-was-ill-advised-and-a-pr-disaster/
The people power has decided to stand up together to meet them at cul-de-sac this time, armed with hatchets too.
Suing blogger Roy Ngerng is ‘a PR disaster of their own making’ for Singapore government
Legal action taken against Singapore blogger Roy Ngerng by the country’s Prime Minister is a PR disaster of the government’s own making, a prominent former ad man has said.
Calvin Soh, the former vice chairman of Publicis Asia Pacific, wrote on his Facebook blog Future Singapore that “Whoever is advising the PAP [Singapore's ruling political party] needs to get their heads out of their own crevice.”
The Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, is suing Roy Ngerng, the author of blog The Heart Truths, for defamation over comments he made about the Central Provident Fund, a compulsory savings plan for working Singaporeans.
In response to legal proceedings from the PM, Ngerng has apologised, deleted a number of the articles he has written about the issue, as well as a video.
But the Prime Minister, via his lawyer, called an offer from the blogger of S$5,000 (US$4,000) to settle the matter “derisory”.
He claimed that Ngerng has used the legal action to raise his profile, repeat the libel by republishing the offending posts and go back on his apology.
Ngerng is trying to raise funds to cover the legal fees through a crowd-funding initiative on his blog. He expects legal costs to amount to S$70,000 (US$56,000).
He has posted a video on YouTube to galvanise support.
http://www.tremeritus.com/2014/06/04/suing-roy-was-ill-advised-and-a-pr-disaster/
