"MND issues correction directions to Gilbert Goh and The Independent Singapore over online posts on 'evicted' mother
SINGAPORE: National Development Minister Lawrence Wong has instructed that correction directions be issued to local activist Gilbert Goh and socio-political website The Independent Singapore (TISG) over their online posts on the plight of a single mother.
The Facebook posts published by both parties as well as an article on the TISG website said that a single mother had supposedly been evicted from her flat after defaulting on rent.
Mr Goh had said on Facebook on Feb 19 that the single mother named "Lina" and her six children had been evicted from their rental flat after defaulting on their rent, and that they have been staying at her sister's house.
Two days later, TISG published an article and a Facebook post with the same claims.
According to an article on the Gov.sg website, those claims are "entirely false".
"The false statements reported by Goh and TISG give the impression that HDB has deprived a needy family of public rental housing because of their inability to pay for it. This is not the case and it is important to set the facts straight," authorities said.
The Ministry of National Development (MND) refuted claims that "Lina" and her children were evicted from their flat, saying that the family did not have any overdue rent throughout their last tenancy.
"Lina" was not a single mother as claimed, but was living in the Housing Board rental flat with her husband and children, MND said.
The husband had terminated the tenancy for the rental flat and returned the keys to HDB in early February.
The couple have bought a new flat from HDB, which has been paid for in full, the article said.
"‘Lina’ and her family have since moved into their new HDB flat.""
Mine oh mine. If this is correct, it is amazing how Mr Goh n TISG can possibly NOT apologise publicly besides putting up the Correction Direction. In fact, he n it should retract the WHOLE thing n apologise.
Doing good must also b doing it right.
A bit embarrassing in this case if indeed Mr Goh n TISG had got the facts wrong or had been misled without double checking the "facts" provided by whoever was so-called seeking help outside the gov channels.
Not so controversial application of the POFMA. Yes?
SINGAPORE: National Development Minister Lawrence Wong has instructed that correction directions be issued to local activist Gilbert Goh and socio-political website The Independent Singapore (TISG) over their online posts on the plight of a single mother.
The Facebook posts published by both parties as well as an article on the TISG website said that a single mother had supposedly been evicted from her flat after defaulting on rent.
Mr Goh had said on Facebook on Feb 19 that the single mother named "Lina" and her six children had been evicted from their rental flat after defaulting on their rent, and that they have been staying at her sister's house.
Two days later, TISG published an article and a Facebook post with the same claims.
According to an article on the Gov.sg website, those claims are "entirely false".
"The false statements reported by Goh and TISG give the impression that HDB has deprived a needy family of public rental housing because of their inability to pay for it. This is not the case and it is important to set the facts straight," authorities said.
The Ministry of National Development (MND) refuted claims that "Lina" and her children were evicted from their flat, saying that the family did not have any overdue rent throughout their last tenancy.
"Lina" was not a single mother as claimed, but was living in the Housing Board rental flat with her husband and children, MND said.
The husband had terminated the tenancy for the rental flat and returned the keys to HDB in early February.
The couple have bought a new flat from HDB, which has been paid for in full, the article said.
"‘Lina’ and her family have since moved into their new HDB flat.""
Mine oh mine. If this is correct, it is amazing how Mr Goh n TISG can possibly NOT apologise publicly besides putting up the Correction Direction. In fact, he n it should retract the WHOLE thing n apologise.
Doing good must also b doing it right.
A bit embarrassing in this case if indeed Mr Goh n TISG had got the facts wrong or had been misled without double checking the "facts" provided by whoever was so-called seeking help outside the gov channels.
Not so controversial application of the POFMA. Yes?
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