SINGAPORE/MALAYSIA: LIBEL ACTION AGAINST TANG LIANG HONG DESCRIBED AS "POLITICAL"

Record ID: 997493

  • Title: SINGAPORE/MALAYSIA: LIBEL ACTION AGAINST TANG LIANG HONG DESCRIBED AS "POLITICAL"
  • Date: 24th September 1997
  • Summary: SINGAPORE (SEPTEMBER 24, 1997) (RTV) 1. LV PAN FROM SINGAPORE SKYLINE TO COURT BUILDING 0.09 2. VETERAN WORKERS' PARTY LEADER J.B. JEYARETNAM (LEFT) TALKING TO CHARLES GRAY, LAWYER REPRESENTING WORKERS' PARTY ACTIVIST TANG LIANG HONG/THEY PART AND JEYARETNAM WALKS TOWARDS CAMERA 0.24 3. SLV COURT ENTRANCE 0.27 4. SCU DAVINDER SINGH, LAWYER REPRESENTING GOVERNMENT LEADERS 0.33 5. LAS SINGAPORE FLAG 0.37 SINGAPORE (FILE - JANUARY 1, 1997) (HANDOUT) 6. MV JEYARETNAM SPEAKING AT WORKERS' PARTY RALLY WITH TANG LIANG HONG ON PODIUM 0.52 7. SLV ZOOM OUT LARGE CROWD APPLAUD PAN BACK TO STAGE 1.10 8. MV JEYARETNAM SAYING "FINALLY, FINALLY MR TANG LIANG HONG HAS JUST PLACED BEFORE ME TWO REPORTS HE HAS MADE TO THE POLICE AGAINST, YOU KNOW, MR GOH CHOK TONG AND HIS PEOPLE." (ENGLISH) 1.36 9. MV TANG SAYING "RELIGION CAN ONLY BE A QUESTION BETWEEN YOU AND GOD." (ENGLISH) 1.46 JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA (FILE) (RTV) 10. SLV TANG SPEAKING TO THE PRESS AFTER FLEEING SINGAPORE 1.54 11. MV TANG SAYING (ABOUT THE ELECTION) "I INFORMED THEM (THE RULING PEOPLE'S ACTION PARTY) 'PLEASE STOP THIS KIND OF ACCUSATION (THAT TANG WAS INCITING RELIGIOUS HATRED) BECAUSE THESE ARE BASELESS AND THIS IS DANGEROUS. THIS WILL INCITE ONE RELIGIOUS GROUP AGAINST THE OTHER'." (ENGLISH) 2.05 SINGAPORE (FILE) (RTV) 12. MV PRIME MINISTER GOH CHOK TONG CAMPAIGNING FOR ELECTION/SHAKING HANDS PEOPLE 2.15 13. MV SENIOR MINISTER LEE KUAN YEW SPEAKING 2.19 14. LV PAN PEOPLE QUEUEING TO VOTE IN ELECTION 15. SCU VOTES PLACED IN BALLOT BOX/ ELECTION SCENES (4 SHOTS) 2.41 Initials S3/2 P3/2 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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  • Location: SINGAPORE AND JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA
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  • Country: Singapore ASIA Malaysia
  • Reuters ID: LVAV6J6HS7W2F1J1CP0H8E21O9H
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