By Fang Zhi Yuan
For the second time in less than a month, articles posted on wayangparty.com were brought up in Parliament for discussion.
On 15th January 2009, we published an article “T0p 10 things Seng Han Thong should be thankful for” which has been circulating throughout the internet forums. It is not known who the author is. (Read our original article here)
On 12th January 2009, we conducted a poll to ask who deserved more sympathy: Mr Seng or his assailant Ong Kah Chua. The majority of netizens voted for the latter though we have issued a strong condemnation on the unprovoked attack on the same page.
The issue resurface in Parliament yesterday when Ms Penny Low, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC solicited the views of Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew on netizens’ response to the attack on Mr Seng. (Read article here)
Mr Lui said he did not think the Internet community did enough to rebut some of these comments. ‘It is a squandered opportunity for a higher degree of self-regulation,’ he told Parliament.
“It was disappointing, and my impression is that I do not think the community itself have done enough to rebut some of these unhelpful comments delivered by fellow netizens,” he added.
Mr Lui appeared to be taken aback by the sentiments expressed by the online community which is radically different from what is reported by the mainstream media where Mr Seng is adored literally like a national hero. Over here where there is no self-imposed censorship, Singaporeans are free to express what they really feel deep down inside their hearts. The truth must have hurt.
Read full article here:
http://wayangparty.com/?p=4841
For the second time in less than a month, articles posted on wayangparty.com were brought up in Parliament for discussion.
On 15th January 2009, we published an article “T0p 10 things Seng Han Thong should be thankful for” which has been circulating throughout the internet forums. It is not known who the author is. (Read our original article here)
On 12th January 2009, we conducted a poll to ask who deserved more sympathy: Mr Seng or his assailant Ong Kah Chua. The majority of netizens voted for the latter though we have issued a strong condemnation on the unprovoked attack on the same page.
The issue resurface in Parliament yesterday when Ms Penny Low, Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC solicited the views of Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew on netizens’ response to the attack on Mr Seng. (Read article here)
Mr Lui said he did not think the Internet community did enough to rebut some of these comments. ‘It is a squandered opportunity for a higher degree of self-regulation,’ he told Parliament.
“It was disappointing, and my impression is that I do not think the community itself have done enough to rebut some of these unhelpful comments delivered by fellow netizens,” he added.
Mr Lui appeared to be taken aback by the sentiments expressed by the online community which is radically different from what is reported by the mainstream media where Mr Seng is adored literally like a national hero. Over here where there is no self-imposed censorship, Singaporeans are free to express what they really feel deep down inside their hearts. The truth must have hurt.
Read full article here:
http://wayangparty.com/?p=4841
