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• Singapore Activist Kokila Annamalai Faces Prosecution for Defying POFMA Correction Order on Social Media

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: Asia

  Anti-death penalty activist Kokila Annamalai is set to be charged in court on April 23 for failing to comply with a legal correction direction. The charges stem from 2024 social me...

• Singapore High Court Schedules Final Oral Submissions In Ministers Defamation Suit Against Bloomberg Media

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  The High Court of Singapore has set May 22 for oral submissions in the defamation trial brought by Ministers K Shanmugam and Tan See Leng against Bloomberg and reporter Low De Wei....

• Activist Han Hui Hui Reunited with Children Under Strict MSF Conditions and Issued POFMA Correction Direction

  Published: Mar 17, 2026

  Section: Asia

  Singaporean activist Han Hui Hui has been reunited with her three children following their removal by authorities in February 2026 due to safety concerns. The reunion is subject to...

• 59-Year-Old TikToker Faces POFMA and Defamation Charges Over Falsehoods and Promoting Racial Ill Will

  Published: Mar 10, 2026

  Section: Asia

  A 59-year-old man will be charged in court on March 11, 2026, following a series of TikTok videos that allegedly promoted racial ill will and spread false statements. The Singapore...

• Singapore Defends Ministerial Discretion in POFMA and FICA Laws Citing National Security and Public Interest

  Published: Feb 26, 2026

  Section: Asia

  Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing has defended the use of ministerial discretion in applying laws like POFMA and FICA. Speaking in Parliament, he argued that while judicial ove...