SINGAPORE: Malaysia’s Islamic party said on Monday (Apr 28) that the recent social media posts by two of its members who commented on Singapore’s election are “personal views” and do not reflect the party’s official stance. However, it added that Singapore’s reaction to the posts was “exaggerated”. The posts in question canContinue Reading
WORRYING TREND OF FOREIGN INTERFERENCE Speaking to the media at another event at Keat Hong Market on Saturday, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng called foreign interference in politics a “worrying trend”. “Our election should be entirely a domestic affair, and I hope that all foreign players, regardless of where theyContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: The Workers’ Party (WP) on Saturday (Apr 26) said it has no control over foreigners supporting its candidates, while clarifying details about a meeting involving some of its Malay-Muslim candidates and an Islamic religious teacher. It added no promises were made to the teacher, or anyone else, in exchange forContinue Reading
SINGAPORE: The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has issued directions to Meta to block Singapore users’ access to several instances of online election advertising (OEA) posted on Facebook by foreigners. Stressing the importance of not mixing religion and politics, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Elections Department Singapore (ELD)Continue Reading
SINGAPORE: Sino Group chairman Robert Ng and three of his children – Mr Daryl Ng, Ms Nikki Ng and Mr David Ng – have been designated as “politically significant persons” under a law to counter foreign interference. It comes about two weeks after they were served a notice of the authorities’Continue Reading
CYBERSECURITY RISKS The agencies also warned of cybersecurity risks ahead of the General Election on May 3. Instances of malicious cyber activity – such as disruption of services, data theft, manipulation and misinformation, and social engineering – have been reported during the elections of other countries. This affected their electorates’Continue Reading
The European External Action Service, or the European Union’s diplomatic service, has pioneered development of the concept of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI). FIMI aims to meld two adjacent threats – information operations and foreign interference – into a joint concept that can be tackled holistically. This makes senseContinue Reading
