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Singapore’s Ranking Drops To 160 On World Press Freedom Index Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has recently ranked Singapore’s press freedom 160 out of 180 in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index. RSF is a non-profit organisation that states their mission is to preserve the freedom of information around the world, as well as to protect journalists. This may come as a surprise to you – or not – but the irony here is that news about our ranking was notably absent on our mainstream media. ST published an article regarding the 2021 press freedom index, but omitted any mention of Singapore. Meanwhile, Channel NewsAsia and TODAY chose not report on the 2021 World Press Freedom ranking at all. ....
Roy Ngerng, a Singaporean man and bloggervist, who used to write lengthy blog posts but eventually got sued for it, said on April 16, 2021 that he had raised S$144,389.14 via crowdfunding in nine days enough money to pay off at one shot all outstanding damages owed to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In 2015, PM Lee was awarded S$150,000 in damages after successfully suing Ngerng for libel. To date, Ngerng has paid PM Lee S$6,000. He had been paying S$100 a month for the past five years. Ngerng s fundraising campaign was launched as he is set to start paying PM Lee S$1,000 a month for the next 12 years. ....
ST 20151218 ROY18 1924361 SINGAPORE, April 17 (Reuters): A Singaporean activist said on Friday (April 16) he had raised S$144,389 ($108,200) through social media to cover defamation damages he had to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the second such crowdfunding case involving a blogger this month. The prime minister sued Roy Ngerng ( pic) for a blog post in 2014 in which Ngerng allegedly implicated Lee in impropriety in connection with how funds in Singapore’s mandatory retirement savings scheme, the Central Provident Fund(CPF), are managed. In 2015, the Singapore High Court ordered Ngerng to pay the prime minister S$150,000 in damages in addition to S$29,000 in legal fees. ....
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