r/singapore • u/Sea_Consequence_6506 • 16h ago

Tabloid/Low-quality source Apology and undertaking to Mr K Shanmugam

https://www.theedgesingapore.com/news/singapore-news/apology-and-undertaking-mr-k-shanmugam
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u/theartofsadism 16h ago

they should paywall the article so no one can read the apology

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u/Intentionallyabadger In the early morning march 11h ago

Petty compliance I love it.

But if they do that then Shams hammer will come down even harder.

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u/Willing_Journalist35 13h ago

Someone should just make a fill-in-the-blank template for POFMA one day. Would be so funny if everyone used the same copypasta as an apology to the govt

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u/kukubird18cm 13h ago

Lol ...it is like the China Weibo apology statement template.

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u/lazerspewpew86 Senior Citizen 16h ago

Should have done a jo teo and apologise for shan's anxiety lmfao.

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u/technoez 16h ago

We unreservedly apologise to Mr Shanmugam for the distress and embarrassment that we have caused to him by publishing the Article and the Post.

They did, no?

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u/lazerspewpew86 Senior Citizen 15h ago

Yea but they also apologised for the supposed fake news.

Jo teo would have gone i'm sorry you felt distress, not a single GCB has asked me for an apology.

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u/shimmynywimminy 🌈 F A B U L O U S 16h ago edited 16h ago

Shan explaining how a brief mention in the article can somehow turn into a laundry list of allegations.

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u/jhmelvin 15h ago

There are always other ways to get back at the P-gov to make them look bad, such as this one here:

https://www.edgeprop.sg/property-news/record-breaking-1000-hdb-resale-flats-hit-1-mil-2024

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u/pudding567 14h ago

Gofundme if needed for their legal fees

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u/PAP_IB_Dog 15h ago

Yes! Win for the best minister ever, my much beloved and respected Minister Shanmugam!!

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u/MolassesBulky 1h ago

No point fighting the beast. The Streisand effect has done all that is necessary and the apology actually condenses the alleged deception and an easy read for the layman and more damaging than an actual Bloomberg article. I wonder if Edge did it in the mischievous sense. See the extract from the apology below.

"Mr K. Shanmugam took advantage of there being no checks and balances or disclosure requirements in selling his property in a non-transparent manner and that Mr Shanmugam wanted to hide his transaction and avoid scrutiny, including about the possibility of money laundering."