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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - Rear Adm Lui warned netizens woh...</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>kojakbt_89 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>2:47 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 10) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>30051.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>Mar 13, 2010
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS
Hoax proves netizens able to self-regulate
Minister praises their sceptical reaction to claim that MM was ill
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THE Internet community's reaction to the hoax by former Singaporean lawyer Gopalan Nair last weekend has been a good example of how it can self-regulate.
Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (Mica) Lui Tuck Yew yesterday praised local netizens for being sceptical about the blog post claiming that Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew had suffered a heart attack.
'I give credit to the Internet community for, first of all, expressing disbelief. Some even said: 'Look, we just read the newspaper; we will get the truth from it.'
'Secondly, when he confessed that it was a hoax, a number of the sites actually came out to condemn him roundly and many netizens themselves also did so.'
His only regret, though, was that some sites continued to champion Mr Nair's cause. Still, he felt it was worthwhile to have incidents like this occasionally so that the Internet community is 'aware and can take steps to see how it can, to some degree, self-regulate'.
Rear-Admiral (NS) Lui was responding to a question on how Mica viewed the hoax, adding he felt no need to 'dignify the hoax with a formal response'.
'We should just treat it with the contempt that it deserves. I think all it shows is the character of the man. And for those who don't know him well enough, this will reveal what his character is like.'
Mr Nair, who is now based in California, is facing debarment by the Law Society following a number of misdemeanours.
RADM Lui added that while he reaffirmed the Government's position on approaching new media with a light touch, he warned it was not a sign of weakness: 'It's worthwhile to remember that a relaxed grip is a sign of a strong hand.'
He also reminded netizens to be mindful in cyberspace, as real world laws apply there too: 'They take courage from the cloak of anonymity in cyberspace and sometimes that can have repercussions beyond what they imagine it to be.'
During the same debate, Mr Zaqy Mohamad (Hong Kah GRC) asked if the media had gone overboard in the way it reported film-maker Jack Neo's affairs.
RADM Lui acknowledged that there was a lot of interest in the matter, and said he had no issue with the coverage as long as broadsheets kept the tone non-sensational, balanced and credible.
He said: 'The approach taken by some tabloid papers is somewhat different: They reach a different audience, and report as they reported, for example, the misbehaviour of Mr Tiger Woods.'
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MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS
Hoax proves netizens able to self-regulate
Minister praises their sceptical reaction to claim that MM was ill
<!-- by line -->By Jeremy Au Yong
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THE Internet community's reaction to the hoax by former Singaporean lawyer Gopalan Nair last weekend has been a good example of how it can self-regulate.
Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (Mica) Lui Tuck Yew yesterday praised local netizens for being sceptical about the blog post claiming that Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew had suffered a heart attack.
'I give credit to the Internet community for, first of all, expressing disbelief. Some even said: 'Look, we just read the newspaper; we will get the truth from it.'
'Secondly, when he confessed that it was a hoax, a number of the sites actually came out to condemn him roundly and many netizens themselves also did so.'
His only regret, though, was that some sites continued to champion Mr Nair's cause. Still, he felt it was worthwhile to have incidents like this occasionally so that the Internet community is 'aware and can take steps to see how it can, to some degree, self-regulate'.
Rear-Admiral (NS) Lui was responding to a question on how Mica viewed the hoax, adding he felt no need to 'dignify the hoax with a formal response'.
'We should just treat it with the contempt that it deserves. I think all it shows is the character of the man. And for those who don't know him well enough, this will reveal what his character is like.'
Mr Nair, who is now based in California, is facing debarment by the Law Society following a number of misdemeanours.
RADM Lui added that while he reaffirmed the Government's position on approaching new media with a light touch, he warned it was not a sign of weakness: 'It's worthwhile to remember that a relaxed grip is a sign of a strong hand.'
He also reminded netizens to be mindful in cyberspace, as real world laws apply there too: 'They take courage from the cloak of anonymity in cyberspace and sometimes that can have repercussions beyond what they imagine it to be.'
During the same debate, Mr Zaqy Mohamad (Hong Kah GRC) asked if the media had gone overboard in the way it reported film-maker Jack Neo's affairs.
RADM Lui acknowledged that there was a lot of interest in the matter, and said he had no issue with the coverage as long as broadsheets kept the tone non-sensational, balanced and credible.
He said: 'The approach taken by some tabloid papers is somewhat different: They reach a different audience, and report as they reported, for example, the misbehaviour of Mr Tiger Woods.'
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