774:, criticising the hearing as an attempt to attack and destroy Thum's credibility and discredit his research, with the effect of stifling the freedom of expression and academic freedom in Singapore. A letter from six of Thum's colleagues at the University of Oxford's Project Southeast Asia also expressed concerns about how Thum was treated at the hearing and defended Thum's research, saying it had "already met the rigorous standards of examination at Oxford and peer review by fellow historical experts on the region". The letter also expressed concerns about the "implications for academic freedom, and for freedom of expression in Singapore", saying that the hearing "appears designed to intimidate those who seek to publish the truth".
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of having "engineered" the open letter in support of himself, calling it a "coordinated attempt, with foreign actors involved, to try to influence and subvert our parliamentary processes". Philip
Kreager, a colleague at Project Southeast Asia, called Chong's statement "clearly preposterous" and accused Chong of imagining a "
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In response, Chong argued that Thum had chosen to make a political point in his written submission to the Select
Committee, and must expect to be questioned about his claims. He also characterised Thum's submission as a "political piece" rather than an "academic dissertation". Chong also accused Thum
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despite failing to meet the required qualifying time. His nomination was expected as there were six other nominated swimmers who barely failed qualifying for the SEA Games and they were expected to be included into relay teams or for exposure. He was eventually selected for the SEA Games and swam at
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notified Thum and
Kirsten Han that their 18 February 2018 application to register a private company "OSEA Private Limited" was rejected. ACRA released a press statement which stated that the company was "clearly political in nature" and contrary to Singapore's national interests. According to
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OSEA was to be a wholly owned subsidiary of
Observatory Southeast Asia Limited (OSEA-UK). ACRA noted that, in his application, Thum had stated that OSEA-UK has received a US$ 75,000 grant from the Foundation Open Societies Institute (FOSI), a charitable foundation closely associated with the
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reported that Thum conceded that some elements of this paper could have been worded better. However, Thum later claimed that the reports took his words out of context, arguing that "at no point did I accept that any part of my article was inaccurate or misleading".
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Parliamentary Elections Act. Thum, as the general manager, was questioned by police for several hours, and his phone and laptop were seized.
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replied to Thum's letter: "We can have vigorous debates within
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Singaporean to do so. While preparing for his Channel swim, Thum also set a world record when he swam around the
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Thum countered that his paper had been peer-reviewed and that no historian had stepped forward to contradict the central thrust of his work.
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1621:"'The Fundamental Issue is Anti-colonialism, Not Merger': Singapore's "Progressive Left", Operation Coldstore, and the Creation of Malaysia"
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2096:"Police seize Thum Ping Tjin's mobile devices, probe New Naratif over alleged paid ads published during GE2020"
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1007:“Chinese newspapers in Singapore, 1945 – 1963: Mediators of elite and popular tastes in culture and politics”,
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1685:"Minister K. Shanmugam grills research fellow Thum Ping Tjin and says he is not an objective historian"
2034:"3 activists who met Mahathir ask PM Lee to probe MP Seah Kian Peng's 'highly irresponsible' comments"
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958:“The New Normal is the Old Normal: Lessons from Singapore’s History of Dissent,” in Donald Low (ed.),
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A letter signed by 170 academics was submitted to the Select Committee's Chairman,
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1865:"Academic freedom faces 'grave threat' from parliament - University World News"
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Studying Singapore’s Past: C.M. Turnbull and the History of Modern Singapore
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Studying Singapore’s Past: C.M. Turnbull and the History of Modern Singapore
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1991:"'Ridiculous and unfounded': Thum Ping Tjin on notion that he is a traitor"
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Thum's biographical page at Project Southeast Asia, University of Oxford
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2052:"MHA responds to activists' letter of complaint to PM Lee Hsien Loong"
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The 1963 Operation Coldstore in Singapore: Commemorating 50 Years
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Cultural Studies in Asia cluster, Asia Research Institute
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New Naratif § Disputes with Singaporean authorities
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Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods dispute
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Tham is married to a Filipino academic, Sol Iglesias.
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Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act
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1600:from the original on 29 June 2018
1303:"PJ Thum Bio, Stats, and Results"
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2318:Swimmers at the 1994 Asian Games
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2273:Olympic swimmers for Singapore
1124:"About Project Southeast Asia"
962:. Singapore: NUS Press (2014).
929:Living with Myths in Singapore
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562:Academic and journalism career
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1002:Indonesia and the Malay World
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2228:PJ Thum's academia.edu page
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943:Inter-Asia Cultural Studies
857:Prime Minister of Singapore
716:People's Action Party (PAP)
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953:ARI Working Paper Series
872:Ministry of Home Affairs
656:The House That Lee Built
617:Commonwealth Scholarship
486:The History of Singapore
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628:Green Templeton College
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636:World Economic Forum
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530:1996 Summer Olympics
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398:University of Oxford
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1154:"About New Naratif"
735:Operation Coldstore
708:Operation Coldstore
632:Young Global Leader
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1096:"Dr Pingtjin Thum"
976:Vol 5 (2011 – 12).
712:Operation Spectrum
613:Rhodes Scholarship
389:Harvard University
2075:The Straits Times
2056:The Straits Times
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