Vincent Wijeysingha paid $5000 to Tan Chuan Jin

[CPT (NS) BRANDON]

Vincent Wijeysingha had to pay $5000 in damages to Tan Chuan Jin due to some stuff he said online.

According to this article:

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/minister-receives-s5000-damages-defamation-case

Tan Chuan Jin originally requested for $20,000 but later reduced it to $5,000 after Vincent Wijeysingha said that he had no means to pay that amount. It was said that Tan Chuan Jin acted "out of goodwill" to reduce the amount requested. This case did not even go to court.

I thought the bad old days were over? PAP still can't withstand criticism?

 

[Asterix]

No lah. It is an admission that their "reputation" is oredi in the long kang. Not worth anything. $5,000 is just a face saving gesture for all involved. Zis Tan bugger's lawyer fees will definitely be more than $5,000. So, da Ministar is actually out of pocket. He is zee real LOSER here.

VW also play along just so that he can concentrate on more important things like 2016.

Who's the winner? Fat Cat lor yahs at Allen & Gledhill, also lor yahs to the GLCs, stat boards, etc. Sinkie voters also win, because the sting is taken out of these frivolous defamation suits. If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen. Should your skin be too thin, then fark off from Sinkie Politics. In this brave new world of the Internet and enlightened electorate, Scums in White should either shape up or ship out. Don't waste our time and attention with these frivolous defamation suits. Minion Tan will be kicked out together with the other Scums.

 

[songsongpunggol]

doesn't bode well for narrowing the GINI index.

being a big mouth costs money. but that would affect the freedom of speech in singapore.

which fared pretty badly compared to major developed countries except UK.