HKFP Interview: Singaporean blogger Roy Ngerng on the costs of exercising freedom of speech

The spring of 2014 spelled the start of a two-year ordeal for Singaporean socio-political blogger Roy Ngerng. He was sued for defamation by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in May 2014 after publishing a post criticising the government’s management of Singapore’s Central Provident Fund (CPF) retirement scheme. He lost his job for reasons which he said were politically … Continue reading HKFP Interview: Singaporean blogger Roy Ngerng on the costs of exercising freedom of speech