was passed in Parliament on Wednesday with a majority of 72 to nine, with three Nominated Members of Parliament abstaining.READ: New law deals specifically with online falsehoods, ‘preferable’ over amending existing ones, says K Shanmugam
“You put up an article, Government says this is not correct. You carry a correction let your readers judge. What's the problem? More transparency, the better,” Mr Shanmugam said. “So what Mr Low says about this Bill amassing power isn’t quite right and Mr Low must know that. Just as he would have known that what he said about the AOJPA actually was not accurate,” the minister said.
He then pointed out a “very serious logical fallacy” in WP’s suggestion that the courts should be the arbiter of what constitutes a falsehood in relation to this point. However, he was “assuaged” on this point after listening to Mr Shanmugam’s explanation at the opening of the second reading for the Bill.
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