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译者:韦春花 自从因为有网民在网上论坛毁谤他个人而报警之后，官委议员萧锦鸿发信给该论坛，除了要求删除具毁谤意味的帖子之外，还要求管理员告知这些恶徒的网址。 然而萧先生的请求被REACH论坛管理者断然拒绝，因为他们觉得这将破坏论坛本身的“保密条款”。（见资料来源） REACH的管理者接着公开他们与萧先生之间的数度通讯，以此来向网民保证任何人的“隐私”将会受到绝对的保护。 然而这个所谓的REACH的“保密条款”应该附加一个说明：即如果“受害人”是PAP议员的时候，则另当别论。 如果诽谤者是针对李资政或者李总理本人的时候，或许早就被捕并且控上法庭了。 一介平民黄金文（Ng Kim Ngweng 音译），他通过电话向民意处理组热线表示对一名PAP议员很不满，很想揍她一顿之后，隔天就被捕了。 虽然这个口头恐吓并没有指名道姓，也无迹象显示他就会马上去做，但是他最后还是被控上法庭，换来6个月的牢狱之灾。 博客加里·陈，网名叫做PothePanda也在2009年3月2日被捕，就因为去年底在STOMP（海峡时报网上论坛）发表了一篇有关“molotov cocktails”的文章。 审讯期间，他发现警方一直都在监视他在STOMP和Hardwarezone论坛的发帖，因为这两个论坛背后就是政府。所以警方不费吹灰之力就掌握了他的身�! �。（见视像访问 1< br>、 2 ） 虽然PAP一直都十分克制和容忍，迄今尚未诉诸使用警察来压制不同的政见，而只是通过网站管理员来删除狂热和诽谤的言论。 除了萧先生之外，另一个被人注目的政治人物是工人党青年团的董志光，他也在2006年报警指控一名工人党支持者在Sammyboy论坛假冒他的身份。 这个案件也是不了了之，董志光还被许多网民揶揄为小题大作，人气骤降，还封了一个绰号“小气董”给他。 比起董志光，萧锦鸿算是比较幸运，至少支持他捍卫自己名誉和批评他压制言论自由的人各占一半。 看来警方也不会为萧先生的报备展开任何调查，因为那张帖子早已在网上删除。 萧先生如果要硬干的话，唯有展开民事诉讼，然后要求法庭下令REACH论坛管理者透露发帖者的网址。 既然诽谤帖已�! �移除，而萧先生也在自己的博客上做了澄清，看来最明智的做法就是把这一切抛诸脑后，而不应该胡缠下去，否则民众对他的观感会愈加负面。 不像那些躲在匿名后面鬼祟攻击他的网民，萧先生要记得他是名公众人物，受到许多新加坡人的欣赏和尊敬，即使一些很激烈反对他寻求连任的人也是如此。 如他自己所说的，他任官委议员期间，同性恋只是他关注的课题之一，萧先生就应该用行动来证明他适任这个职务，并且继续关注社会上的民权运动，而不是耗费无谓的时间和精力来追究这件事。 不是所有的曝光都是好的曝光，在这件事上，公众越快忘记这次的不愉快，对萧先生的政治前途帮助越大。 出处:  Malaysian Chinese Forum  Read More →

By Veene Bharwani from The New Paper   They hang around outside secondary schools and approach students. These men then give Bibles to the students and talk to them about God. The men, usually in their 30s, then ask the students for their handphone numbers and urge them to attend cell group meetings in their church. This is what some students from Greenview Secondary in Pasir Ris have encountered over the past few years. This is not the only school that has seen reilgious groups right outside their school gates. Last month, The New Paper reporter that two men were distributing religious materials to students from Shuqun Secondary just outside the school in Jurong. The principal of Shuqun Secondary, Mr Adlophus Tan, put a stop to it immediately and asked the men to go away. But in this recent case concerning Greenview Secondary, it was a parent who decided to act. Mr Patrick Tay, 58, stepped in to protect his son, 13, who was approached by two men from a church outside Greenview Secondary in January. Mr Tay, who runs a trading company, added: "My son had just started secondary school this year so he is a bit 'blur'. They then asked for his handphone number and my unsuspecting son gave it to them not knowing what to do." Shortly after that, he claimed his son kept getting repeated SMSes and calls from these people asking him to attend their cell group meetings at Cornerstone Community Church in Katong. Said Mr Tay: "I felt that they are targeting younger kids like my son who are timid and don't know much. I am a Roman Catholic myself and I still am offended as they are not respecting our different religious beliefs." Mr Tay said he went to the church shortly after the incident to tell the members who had sent the SMSes to his son not to bother him anymore. He also alerted the principal of Greenview Secondary about the matter. Mr Tay didn't allow us to talk to his son. The New Paper called the Cornerstone Community Church and emailed our questions about a month ago. But the youth leader did not get back to us. We called the church again a week later, but still couldn't get a comment from them. The New Paper spoke to five other Greenview Secondary school students who said that they, too, have been harrassed on different occasions by men from various churches who were either distributing Bibles or asking for their handphone numbers. Said a female student, 15: "They have approached me twice in the past two years. The first time was two years ago. They asked for my handphone number but I declined to give it to them as they are strangers." She was approached again in March, this time by two men who were distributing Bibles. "They would not let me pass them so I just took the Bible and quickly walked away so they would leave me alone. I informed my parents who got very angry and reminded me to be more careful next time." The principal of Greenview Secondary, Mr Koh Kok Khai, said he is aware of the situation. He said: "We have reminded our students to be mindful when approached by strangers outside of school. They have also been advised not to share personal information with these strangers." A vice-principal from a secondary school in the West said his students have also told him of similar incidents. Another teacher said there is little schools that can say or do as it is a matter of personal religious beliefs - a sensitive issue for all. Said the 29 year old English teacher: "We try not to tell kids what is right or wrong when it comes to religion as schools are a secular space. We would advise them immediately to tell their parents about the matter and let them handle it." Parent Pushpa Dhinakaran, 45, said that while such a trend is worrying, she understands that there is little schools that can do to prevent such things from happening. "If it is happening inside the school premises, then it can be stopped, but this happened outside school. "The best we parents can do is warn our kids to be careful when talking to strangers," she added. Source: The New Paper  Read More →

Translated from Lianhe Wanbao and Shin Min Daily:  STTA continues to be rocked by upheavals. Even before the dust settles on the "Coach of the year" award fiasco, STTA CEO Mr Chew Soo Sheng was reported to have tendered his resignation. According to insider sources, Chew was forced to resign for "mishandling" the Liu Guodong saga. Chew had a meeting with Liu Guodong at the Shang-ri-la hotel last Friday together with Honorary Secretary Soon Min Sin. Though Soon claimed that the talks went on well, Liu Guodong accused STTA for "lacking sincerity" a day later by asking him to sign an English document which he could not read. However, Chew told the media that his resignation has nothing to do with the ongoing saga. Chew claimed he had informed STTA of his decision to leave verbally and will resign officially in July after a successor is found. Earlier rumors that Soon Min Sin will also resign were proven to be unfounded. Soon dispelled the rumors to the reporters by reiterating his committment to STTA. He never has the intention to resign. STTA will issue an official statement tomorrow after to clarify matters. In a separate development, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong felt that STTA did not handle the episode well, but he was unable to comment more because he was not involved in the organization.   EDITORS' NOTE: If Chew Soo Sheng's resignation has indeed nothing to do with Liu Guodong, the announcement can be made much later after he has officially resigned. Why now when the matter has not been settled yet? Chew is obviously taking the rap for mishandling the two meetings he had with Liu Guodong which not only failed to reach an amicable solution, but has embarrassed STTA and the nation tremendously with its high-handed approach. Is Chew acting on his own or is he merely following the orders of his President Lee Bee Wah. According to unconfirmed rumors in internet chatrooms, the document was actually drafted up by Lee's lawyer. SM Goh Chok Tong has already expressed his disagreement with the way STTA has conducted itself which has diminished its standing in the eyes of the public. It is only a matter of time before the PAP moves in to remove the dead wood.  Read More →