Malaysia and Singapore take action against online critics

Commenting on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issuing a lawsuit against Roy Ngerng for allegedly implying in a blog that Mr Lee had misappropriated funds in Singapore's state pension system, SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan said that Mr Ngerng's blog had "certainly struck a chord with some Singaporeans who are also concerned about whether the [Central Provident Fund] is as robust as it’s made out to be”. But he added that Mr Ngerng had made a mistake in linking the issue directly with the Prime Minister, accusing him of “something for which there is no basis at all or is hard to prove”.