The news outlet interviewed Andy Wong, the author of a 2021 Nikkei opinion piece criticising Singapore's handling of KTV lounges amid the pandemic.
SINGAPORE: A correction direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act has been issued to online publication Asia Sentinel, over statements made on the aftermath of an opinion piece by Andy Wong Min Jun in Nikkei Asia.
Under the POFMA order, California-registered Asia Sentinel is required to carry a correction notice alongside a May 24 article titledsaid the Ministry of Home Affairs in a press release on Friday .the author of a 2021 commentary criticising Singapore's handling of KTV lounges amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Berthelsen wrote that Wong had been"forced into exile" after, and drew parallels between his situation and that of others like lawyer M Ravi and Lee Hsien Yang, the brother of Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Another false statement was that the Singapore government, in the aftermath of Wong's piece, had threatened to end Nikkei's business operations in the country, said MHA."Nikkei Asia published the Ministry of Home Affairs’ response as a letter to the editor on July 29, 2021. At no point did the Singapore government threaten to end Nikkei’s operations in Singapore," it said in the press release.
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