AcidFlask Affair
The Main Protagonists
- AcidFlask
- Mr. Philip Yeo
- A*STAR
Timeline of Events
Where possible, events have been listed in Singapore time, GMT+8. Forum threads are filed under the timestamp of the first post. Country labels denote physical location of the author(s), to the extent that they may be identified.
April 22
1844h: Philip Yeo, chairman of A*STAR, sends AcidFlask an email with the first threat of legal action.
April 23
AcidFlask announces that he has been threatened with legal action over something posted on his blog.
May 4
ChannelNewsAsia “breaks the story” in the Singapore mainstream media.
May 9
AcidFlask publishes his new apology.
A*STAR considers the matter closed in a press release (pdf) to that effect.
May 19
Open letters begin to circulate in response to the whole incident.
Act IV