A New York University alumni friend of mine told me about a controversy brewing at his alma mater. It stems from a larger controversy, far away on the small island nation of Singapore. Dr. Thio Li-Ann, law professor at the National University of Singapore, has been appointed as a visiting scholar on human rights to NYU’s law school beginning this fall. But Thio’s track-record on human rights is in question.
Tag Archives: Straits Times
A Singapore debate stirs New York University
Posted in Singapore, United States Also tagged defamation, Dr. Thio, homosexuality, lee hsien loong, mainstream media, national university of singapore, new york university, nyu law, Singapore Leave a comment
the other self-censorship story
The front page of the Sunday Times (the Sunday edition of the Straits Times) on July 20 had a big graphic about a really sensational story of two “warring” bloggers. One is suing the other for defamation.
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