TREmeritus, better known as the former Temasek Review, has been given until 24 February to comply with instructions from lawyers acting for the Prime Minister, failing which the site's editors could be sued for defamation.
The move represents a rude welcome to the open ground of Singapore's mediascape. Until recently, TREmeritus and its predecessor sites operated underground, with anonymous editors presumably based overseas. In recent months, however, one Richard Wan has emerged as the Singapore face of the controversial and hard-hitting site. Last Wednesday, he spoke at a public forum on social media. Full story
