PM wants TOC gazetted as Political Association
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Prime minister should know 物�必�。
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Jan 15, 2011 - Straits Times
TOC will register if its appeal fails
The Online Citizen asks PM to reverse decision or to explain gazette move
By Jeremy Au Yong
SOCIO-POLITICAL blog The Online Citizen (TOC) said on Friday that it will comply with recent government requests to register, but only if it fails in its appeal to the Prime Minister.
It has written to Mr Lee Hsien Loong to ask that the decision to gazette the site as a political association be reversed, or if not, for the decision to be explained.
A statement put up on the site yesterday evening announced that it will submit the particulars of its editorial team to the Registry of Political Donations and Media Development Authority (MDA) if that is the only way to continue existing.
'If registering is what it'll take to continue our contribution to Singapore, we'll do it and send a clear message that we will not be intimidated into exiting the arena of public discourse,' it said in a statement signed by its acting chief editor Joshua Chiang, 35, and co-founders Choo Zheng Xi, 25, and Andrew Loh, 43.
TOC indicated it would be willing to submit the names of up to four members.
But first, it intends to wait for the Prime Minister's response.
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The garbrament like to arrest people whenever they feel like it and then throw them to the kangaroo judges to rob them of money, the TOC have to step up to the challenge but their reporting will become more muted, and I doubt Leong Sze Hian will want to feature anymore articles there.
TOC will overstepped the everchanging garbrament boundaries soon and the garbrament will try to demonise TOC.
It's the same thing that always happen to people that takes a different stance from the garbrament, although TOC might want to continue, but I rather they forget it, it's not worth getting arrested, locals have no power to save them at all, cannot demostrate, and even if they ask for donations to help fight the kangaroo judges, very few will step forward.
They, at least, earned the warth of the dumb PM, which really means that TOC have been more effective in acheiving at least some of their aims.
The Shit Times have been made to look like a seasoned liar, together with the garbrament which really don't fool locals and not even PRs and foreigners. That's why PRs and foreigners also want to earn enough and just retire back home.
No one in their right mind will think that Sinkapore is a proper country, it is a slave trap, enslaving hapless poor citizens to toil for the Lee Empire.
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maybe pm lee hearing voices wen sleeping, nitizens complaining
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Jan 26, 2011 - Straits Times
Police tell The Online Citizen to apply for event licences
By Hannah Koh and Lai Han-Wei
THE police confirmed with The Straits Times on Wednesday night that website The Online Citizen (TOC) has been told to apply for three licences for its fundraising event scheduled this Saturday.
Said the police in a statement issued: 'In response to media queries, police confirm that The Online Citizen was asked to provide details of its intended event and advised accordingly, to apply for the requisite permits where necessary.'
TOC had announced on its site on Tuesday, that it plans to hold its fundraising event - billed as 'TOC Cassetted, Not a Political Party' - on Saturday.
Later, on the same day, the police contacted the site's maintainers, saying they were required to obtain three licences before they would be allowed to go ahead with the event. This request was also documented on the website itself.
The licences TOC was told to apply for, are the Public Entertainment Licence, the House To House and Street Collections Licence, and a notification to conduct a lucky draw under the house gaming rules licence.
TOC said on its website its fundraising party would feature a live performance, games and a lucky draw. The planned live performance is a set by a three-piece acoustic band, The UnCassetted. All three lucky draw prizes are worth less than $30 each.
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The Online Citizen "is a political association"
By S Ramesh | Posted: 14 February 2011 1621 hrsSINGAPORE: The Online Citizen is not a passive website which simply hosts social or political commentaries by individuals, says Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam.
He adds that the Attorney General's Chambers has advised the government that The Online Citizen is a political association within the meaning of the provisions of the Political Donations Act.
Mr Shanmugam was speaking in Parliament on Monday.
Nominated MP Viswa Sadasivan had wanted to know the principal considerations for the government's decision to gazette The Online Citizen as a political association.
Replying, Mr Shanmugam explained that the website provides coverage, commentary and analysis of political issues and also organises on-line and off-line campaigns to change legislation and government policies.
The Minister assured the House that declaring The Online Citizen (TOC) as a political association will not impede its freedom of expression.
Mr Shanmugam said: "It has no impact on any activity TOC wishes to do and that is critical. So whatever netizens or others may think, look at what the consequences are. The consequences are.....TOC cannot receive foreign donations and anonymous donations of over S$5,000."
- CNA/ir