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Singaporean Roy Ngerng was sacked by TTSH for allegedly defaming PM Lee even before the court case has begun. On the other hand, CGH opted to retain the service of Ivan Ngeow, a Malaysian doctor, who was convicted for outraging the modesty of a 19-year-old girl. Is there a double standard here - one for Singaporean and another for foreigners? Isn't an outrage of modesty conviction more serious

Mumbrella Asia, 1 Jun 2014 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

TTR Weekly, 11 Jun 2014 A Singaporean blogger sued by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for libel has been fired from his job as a healthcare worker for �improper public conduct�, his employer said Tuesday. It is the first time a Singaporean leader has taken legal action against an online critic and indicates that in the city state, blogger and online news sites are not immune to court action. Local

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South China Morning Post, 8 Jun 2014 Political leaders in Southeast Asia are spooked by escalating online dissent and have no clue what to do except implement draconian legislation or file lawsuits, according to analysts. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's lawyer says the blogger, 33-year-old Roy Ngerng, had made statements accusing Lee of "criminal misappropriation" of the Central Provident Fund (

Bloomberg, 3 Jun 2014 A Singapore blogger who faces a defamation lawsuit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he raised more than S$70,000 ($55,700) in four days through crowdfunding to pay for his legal costs. Donations climbed to S$72,043.91 as of yesterday, exceeding his target of S$70,000, Roy Ngerng said in a blog post. Lee sued Ngerng over a May 15 article, and the blogger said his

Comment: This shows that Singaporeans are clearly unhappy with the current state of the CPF system, and are prepared to support someone like Roy who speaks up on their behalf. The Heart Truths, 2 Jun 2014 Dear Singaporeans, first off, thank you so much to everyone and to all Singaporeans for your support! Today is Day 4 of the fund raising and we have managed to reach the target of $70,000.