25-03-2022, 02:58 PM
Reporters from Mothership will not be allowed to attend briefings and press conferences by government agencies for six months until Aug 18, the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) said on Friday (March 25).
The decision comes after the online news outlet prematurely published details from the Budget speech by Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Feb 18. Mothership later appealed against MCI's suspension of its press accreditation as a result of the error.
"Given the seriousness of the breach, which involved information that is highly market sensitive and prejudicial to national interest, MCI has reviewed the appeal and decided to suspend Mothership’s press accreditation for a total of six months, from Feb 18, to Aug 18," said MCI.
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The decision comes after the online news outlet prematurely published details from the Budget speech by Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on Feb 18. Mothership later appealed against MCI's suspension of its press accreditation as a result of the error.
"Given the seriousness of the breach, which involved information that is highly market sensitive and prejudicial to national interest, MCI has reviewed the appeal and decided to suspend Mothership’s press accreditation for a total of six months, from Feb 18, to Aug 18," said MCI.
More at https://shrtco.de/Qh7Hwv