Singaporean Man Jailed for Pranking Ex-PM Lee with Fake Fire Photo

Singaporean man faces jail for pranking ex-PM Lee with fake Marina Bay Sands fire photo

A Singaporean man is facing jail time for sending an edited photo of Marina Bay Sands (MBS) on fire to Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s Facebook page while mentioning a “bomb”. Andie Tan Kok Yong, a 35-year-old Singaporean, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one charge of knowingly sending a false message under the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act. A second charge of obstructing the course of justice by performing a factory reset of his phone will be considered in...

By CNA