Act II
May 4
Singapore MSM
ChannelNewsAsia “breaks the story” in the Singapore mainstream media.
- Valerie Tan, ChannelNewsAsiaS'pore student shuts down blog after threat of legal action
May 5
A*STAR seeks a “more sincere apology” from AcidFlask; deadline: May 8.
Singapore
- idling, untitled
Singapore MSM
- Wong Siew Ying, ChannelNewsAsia, A*STAR confirms warning to student over defamatory blog
Canada
- 0625h: Huichieh Loy, From a Singapore Angle, CNA picks up the AcidFlask Affair. Discusses the first two CNA and TODAY reports.
United Kingdom
- 1956h: Steven McDermott, Singabloodypore, A*STAR confirms warning to student over defamatory blog
- 1016h: Xenoboysg, A Xeno Boy in Sg, Sue Responsibly, Report Responsibly, Blog Responsibly
United States
- 1645h: Mack Zulkifli, Harvard Cyberlaw Newsletter, South East Asian Blog Roundup
- Committee to Protect Journalists, Singapore: Web log shuts down after government threat of legal action.
May 6
United States
2000h: AcidFlask's final examinations begin.
Singapore MSM
- Ansley Ng, TODAY, Student shuts blog after A*STAR threatens to sue: He criticised the agency's scholarship system and policies.
- 2044h: Valerie Tan, ChannelNewsAsia, A*STAR seeks unreserved apology from blogger. Note: this report was subsequently altered, details available on:
- Singapore Ink
- Wannabe Lawyer.
====Singapore===
- Ray, Squarebrain, Damnit
- Quit bitching?, Acidflask's Entry about Phillip Yeo
United Kingdom
- 0857h: AcidFlask (c/o Steven ~McDermott), Singabloodypore, AcidFlask's story
Canada
- 1725h: Huichieh Loy, From a Singapore Angle, AcidFlask's Press Statement Published. Discusses the third CNA article and AcidFlask's own statement; notes change made to CNA report.
May 7
Singapore MSM
- Chang Ai-Lien and Melissa Lwee, The Straits Times, Jeremy Chen: Sorry
Chang Ai-Lien and Melissa Lwee, The Straits Times, Blogger faces threat of law suit–ASTAR demands apology from ex-scholar for alleged defamatory remarks
- Ansley Ng, TODAY, Simple apology not enough, says A*STAR: It wants ‘unreserved apology’ from PhD student by Sunday
- Lim Boon Hee, TODAY, To speak up or not to speak up?
Singapore
- 1054h: Singapore Contrarian, First Salvo: In Defense of Phillip Yeo
- 2215h: Jeremy Chen, Convex Set, The Straits Times Amuses Me Greatly
- The Man, grilled gecko, Band of Bloggers
United Kingdom
- 0519h: Steven ~McDermott, Singabloodypore, A*STARseeks unreserved apology from blogger
Canada
- 0100h: Huichieh Loy, From a Singapore Angle, Plea addressed to my fellow bloggers
- 1940h: Huichieh Loy, From a Singapore Angle, Straits Times steps into the breech / TODAY tries again. Discusses the first two ST articles, the 2nd TODAY article, the CPJ and 2 TNP reports.
May 8
Singapore MSM
Tan Ooi Boon, The New Paper, Meet a larger-than-life public service boss: White knight, Black knight The subtitle: ASTAR chairman Philip Yeo creates & sustains Singapore's only PhD scholarships. A tough-talking maverick, he also names and shames scholars who break bonds
- Tan Ooi Boon, The New Paper, Philip Yeo onA*STAR scholars: Forget wimps, I prefer women
Singapore
- 1216h: roti lim kopi, Ah Cheng buay roti, OB markers exist in friendship too
- 2233h: Levin, VR-ZONE Hardware Forum, S'pore student shuts down blog after threat of legal action
- 2041h: Karp Ace, Writer's Block, Let's Shatter All the Scholarship Myths Once And For All
- 2211h: Paul Delima, tomorrow.sg, Let's Shatter All the Scholarship Myths Once And For All