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SINGAPORE: The alternate authority for the Minister for Foreign Affairs has instructed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) Office to issue a correction direction each to the Facebook pages belonging to State News Singapore and Mr Alex Tan. The alternate authority, who in this case is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Permanent Secretary Chee Wee Kiong, also issued Facebook a targeted correction direction, the Office said in a media release on Monday (Jun 29). This is the first instance of an alternate authority issuing correction directions under POFMA. The Act states that ministers may appoint public officers to issue orders under POFMA during an election period, which is defined as the period between the day a writ of election is issued and the close of Polling Day. READ: Government orders Facebook to disable Singapore users' access to National Times Singapore Facebook page “The ‘State News Singapore’ Facebook page made false statements of … [Read more...] about POFMA Office instructed to issue correction directions to Facebook pages of State News Singapore, Alex Tan

BELGRADE: Serbians go to polls on Sunday (Jun 21) to elect a new parliament in Europe's first national election since coronavirus lockdowns took effect some three months ago, with the ruling conservatives seen winning a comfortable majority. Polling stations will be equipped with face masks and hand sanitisers for the use of the country's 5.5 million voters, many of whom are expected to skip voting - partly due to fears of becoming infected. Turnout could also be hit by the boycott campaign of some opposition parties, who say the vote will not be free or fair due to President Aleksandar Vucic's firm grip over the media. According to the latest opinion polls, Vucic's conservative Serbian Peoples' Party (SNS) is set to garner about 50 per cent of the vote, boosted by widespread public approval over the government's handling of the pandemic. Vucic's coalition partner, the Socialist Party, is expected to come second with about 10per cent, while an opposition centre-right party … [Read more...] about Serbians head to polls in Europe’s first post-lockdown election