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ABOUT CIRCUS BAZAAR
Founded in 2013, Circus Bazaar is a fully independent and unique platform for the publishing of information and analysis that is of political, social or historical importance. We are built from a worldwide network of political scientists, journalists and activists that share a common belief in the principals of the free, open and tolerant society and the active defence of basic human rights. Our highest goal as an organization is to develop powerful tools in which fearless social critique and investigation is used to successfully promote these basic human values.
CODE OF ETHICS
Circus Bazaar is not your typical news media organization. We maintain a strong activist position with regard to promoting our core values. However, as we gather and disseminate information publically we have the clear obligation to adhere to a set of ethical guidelines for reasons of harm minimization. Editorial staffs at Circus Bazaar are registered members of the International Federation of Journalists. Therefor as an organization we aim to work within the “IFJ Declaration of Principles on the Conduct of Journalists (http://www.ifj.org/)”. Adopted in 1954, this is the broadest and most widely recognized set of Journalistic ethics globally.
Source: Circus Bazaar (http://www.circusbazaar.com/roy-ngerng-yi-ling-and-singapores-heart-truths/#comments)
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Roy Ngerng Yi Ling and Singapore’s Heart Truths
Shane Alexander Caldwell March 9, 2015 World News 4 Comments
Circus Bazaar was recently contacted by a European economist who asked if we were interested in talking to a sociopolitical blogger from Singapore by the name of Roy Ngerng Yi Ling. Little known in the rest of the world, Roy is well known in Singapore for gaining significant political attention for his vocal criticism of Singapore’s Central Provident Fund. Criticism that has been given an special platform via a defamation lawsuit successfully launched against him in October 2014 by Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore.
Roy Ngerng doesn’t look like a threat to the Singaporean People’s Action Party (https://www.pap.org.sg/). One would wonder how then after 55 years of rule that spans just three leaders would the Prime Minister find it necessary to launch a defamation suit against a man who describes himself as a “naive” sociopolitical blogger. Underneath the quintessentially mid-thirty’s Singaporean mans “naive” exterior however lays (by either accident, design or both) a growing political voice of disastisfaction in the Singaporean establishment.
Before Roy Ngerng became Singapore’s top newsmaker (http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/roy-ngerng-jover-chew-top-spore-newsmakers-2014) of 2014 he appeared a simple “patient co-ordinator” in one of Singapore’s many public hospitals. His rise to celebrity came by way of some obviously sensitive political criticism in the form of a blog post. Blog posts that in general sharply communicated (among other things) his belief that rates of interest paid on the states Central Provident Fund (CPF) were inadequate and the fund was badly managed. These have been posted on his blog entitled The Heart Truths (http://thehearttruths.com/).
With the economists “cost of living index” ranking (http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/03/daily-chart) Singapore as the most expensive city in the world, it is not surprising that topics relating to the state pension fund, incomes and interest rates are among the hottest of political issues. In fact they seem to be so hot that Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore’s lawyer has argued that the specific post in question accused the prime minister of “criminal misappropriation of the monies paid by Singaporeans to the CPF”.
http://5xrt9o4nmh2k58wu2u73hz1ah2.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Singapore_skyline_viewed_from_Gardens_by_the_Bay_E ast_-_20120426.jpg
The average cost of living in Singapore is the highest in the world. Roy Ngerng Yi Ling argues that
rates of interest paid on the states Central Provident Fund (CPF) are inadequate. Photo Credit:
Wiki Commons
Roy Ngerng now faces financial disaster with his position being terminated at the hospital for engaging in conduct “incompatible with the values and standards” the hospital expects of its employees. Further, on the 12th of January 2015, the Singaporean High Court ordered Roy Ngerng to pay the Prime Minister SGD$29,000 for costs of legal fees and related expenses; with damages yet to be settled. Some reports from Singapore have referenced other such defamation cases in which final costs (https://sg.news.yahoo.com/beyond-the-blogger--who-is-roy-ngerng-111945955.html) have reached far more.
However if there is a silver lining for all those that oppose the governments position it is that Roy Ngerng’s belief in the inadequacies of the CPF’s management has been given a real political platform as a result of the defamation suit. It has also in an age of instant communication of political opinion across social media raised large questions on the ability of the Singaporean people to engage in loose lipped and public political debate.
As a consequence Roy Ngerng was able to rally up to SGD$110, 000 via crowd funding to support his legal defence. With the entirety of these funds now exhausted on legal fees, a coming hearing awaits to decide on damages which without further support will surely send him into bankruptcy. However, as his bank account runs dry his political capital has skyrocketed. Roy has recently returned to Singapore after a European tour in which he was welcomed as a promoter of free speech at many media houses and non-profit advocacy groups.
Singapore People’s Action Party had it’s worst ever election result in 2011 with a historically low 60.1% share of the votes. Some have linked the historic decline with a more vocal presence on social media by those that aim to highlight potential flaws in government policy. During the elections the Worker’s Party utilised (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/singapores-ruling-party-chastened-in-poll/story-e6frg6so-1226052134728) social media in order to circumvent obstacles placed in front of them by Singapore’s government-controlled media.
Roy Ngerng has also suffered his far share of criticism posted over social media with several article’s and blog posts alluding to poor showings at protests (http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2014/09/on-the-returnmycpf-protestors-ymca-incident.html) that took place in the area of special needs children. Nevertheless it seems that Roy Ngerng represents but one avenue in which political dissatisfaction can break through into popular discourse in a nation not known for vibrant political debate.
In February 2015 Circus Bazaar conducted a full 45 minute interview with Roy Ngerng detailing his experience over the past couple of years and his vision for the future of Singapore. Stay tuned to Circus Bazaar where we will be publishing it in full soon.
End Of Article
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?202360-Roy-Was-Interviewed-by-a-Norwegian-News-Media-Organization-Circus-Bazaar&goto=newpost).
ABOUT CIRCUS BAZAAR
Founded in 2013, Circus Bazaar is a fully independent and unique platform for the publishing of information and analysis that is of political, social or historical importance. We are built from a worldwide network of political scientists, journalists and activists that share a common belief in the principals of the free, open and tolerant society and the active defence of basic human rights. Our highest goal as an organization is to develop powerful tools in which fearless social critique and investigation is used to successfully promote these basic human values.
CODE OF ETHICS
Circus Bazaar is not your typical news media organization. We maintain a strong activist position with regard to promoting our core values. However, as we gather and disseminate information publically we have the clear obligation to adhere to a set of ethical guidelines for reasons of harm minimization. Editorial staffs at Circus Bazaar are registered members of the International Federation of Journalists. Therefor as an organization we aim to work within the “IFJ Declaration of Principles on the Conduct of Journalists (http://www.ifj.org/)”. Adopted in 1954, this is the broadest and most widely recognized set of Journalistic ethics globally.
Source: Circus Bazaar (http://www.circusbazaar.com/roy-ngerng-yi-ling-and-singapores-heart-truths/#comments)
http://5xrt9o4nmh2k58wu2u73hz1ah2.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_6223-750x400.jpg
Roy Ngerng Yi Ling and Singapore’s Heart Truths
Shane Alexander Caldwell March 9, 2015 World News 4 Comments
Circus Bazaar was recently contacted by a European economist who asked if we were interested in talking to a sociopolitical blogger from Singapore by the name of Roy Ngerng Yi Ling. Little known in the rest of the world, Roy is well known in Singapore for gaining significant political attention for his vocal criticism of Singapore’s Central Provident Fund. Criticism that has been given an special platform via a defamation lawsuit successfully launched against him in October 2014 by Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore.
Roy Ngerng doesn’t look like a threat to the Singaporean People’s Action Party (https://www.pap.org.sg/). One would wonder how then after 55 years of rule that spans just three leaders would the Prime Minister find it necessary to launch a defamation suit against a man who describes himself as a “naive” sociopolitical blogger. Underneath the quintessentially mid-thirty’s Singaporean mans “naive” exterior however lays (by either accident, design or both) a growing political voice of disastisfaction in the Singaporean establishment.
Before Roy Ngerng became Singapore’s top newsmaker (http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/roy-ngerng-jover-chew-top-spore-newsmakers-2014) of 2014 he appeared a simple “patient co-ordinator” in one of Singapore’s many public hospitals. His rise to celebrity came by way of some obviously sensitive political criticism in the form of a blog post. Blog posts that in general sharply communicated (among other things) his belief that rates of interest paid on the states Central Provident Fund (CPF) were inadequate and the fund was badly managed. These have been posted on his blog entitled The Heart Truths (http://thehearttruths.com/).
With the economists “cost of living index” ranking (http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/03/daily-chart) Singapore as the most expensive city in the world, it is not surprising that topics relating to the state pension fund, incomes and interest rates are among the hottest of political issues. In fact they seem to be so hot that Lee Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore’s lawyer has argued that the specific post in question accused the prime minister of “criminal misappropriation of the monies paid by Singaporeans to the CPF”.
http://5xrt9o4nmh2k58wu2u73hz1ah2.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Singapore_skyline_viewed_from_Gardens_by_the_Bay_E ast_-_20120426.jpg
The average cost of living in Singapore is the highest in the world. Roy Ngerng Yi Ling argues that
rates of interest paid on the states Central Provident Fund (CPF) are inadequate. Photo Credit:
Wiki Commons
Roy Ngerng now faces financial disaster with his position being terminated at the hospital for engaging in conduct “incompatible with the values and standards” the hospital expects of its employees. Further, on the 12th of January 2015, the Singaporean High Court ordered Roy Ngerng to pay the Prime Minister SGD$29,000 for costs of legal fees and related expenses; with damages yet to be settled. Some reports from Singapore have referenced other such defamation cases in which final costs (https://sg.news.yahoo.com/beyond-the-blogger--who-is-roy-ngerng-111945955.html) have reached far more.
However if there is a silver lining for all those that oppose the governments position it is that Roy Ngerng’s belief in the inadequacies of the CPF’s management has been given a real political platform as a result of the defamation suit. It has also in an age of instant communication of political opinion across social media raised large questions on the ability of the Singaporean people to engage in loose lipped and public political debate.
As a consequence Roy Ngerng was able to rally up to SGD$110, 000 via crowd funding to support his legal defence. With the entirety of these funds now exhausted on legal fees, a coming hearing awaits to decide on damages which without further support will surely send him into bankruptcy. However, as his bank account runs dry his political capital has skyrocketed. Roy has recently returned to Singapore after a European tour in which he was welcomed as a promoter of free speech at many media houses and non-profit advocacy groups.
Singapore People’s Action Party had it’s worst ever election result in 2011 with a historically low 60.1% share of the votes. Some have linked the historic decline with a more vocal presence on social media by those that aim to highlight potential flaws in government policy. During the elections the Worker’s Party utilised (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/singapores-ruling-party-chastened-in-poll/story-e6frg6so-1226052134728) social media in order to circumvent obstacles placed in front of them by Singapore’s government-controlled media.
Roy Ngerng has also suffered his far share of criticism posted over social media with several article’s and blog posts alluding to poor showings at protests (http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2014/09/on-the-returnmycpf-protestors-ymca-incident.html) that took place in the area of special needs children. Nevertheless it seems that Roy Ngerng represents but one avenue in which political dissatisfaction can break through into popular discourse in a nation not known for vibrant political debate.
In February 2015 Circus Bazaar conducted a full 45 minute interview with Roy Ngerng detailing his experience over the past couple of years and his vision for the future of Singapore. Stay tuned to Circus Bazaar where we will be publishing it in full soon.
End Of Article
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?202360-Roy-Was-Interviewed-by-a-Norwegian-News-Media-Organization-Circus-Bazaar&goto=newpost).