{"id":71214,"date":"2026-07-24T07:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=71214"},"modified":"2026-07-24T07:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:43:00","slug":"disbelief-shock-singapore-pm-on-faishals-inappropriate-messages-with-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=71214","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Disbelief, shock\u2019: Singapore PM on Faishal\u2019s inappropriate messages with woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">A married <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/singapore?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Singapore<\/span><\/a> minister\u2019s <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/politics\/article\/3361166\/singapore-minister-faishal-ibrahim-resigns-over-inappropriate-interactions-woman?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">sudden resignation<\/span><\/a> amid revelations he had exchanged inappropriate messages with a woman has rocked the city state\u2019s establishment circles, with a groundswell of sentiment calling for him to be retained.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Amid online petitions and calls to keep former minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs Faishal Ibrahim following his resignation on Monday, Prime Minister <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/lawrence-wong?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Lawrence Wong<\/span><\/a> shed further light on the controversy, suggesting the matter was more serious than previously believed.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Faishal resigned from the cabinet, parliament and the People\u2019s Action Party (PAP) after accepting he had fallen short of standards expected of him in his online interactions with a woman, which resulted in harassment accusations by both parties.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Wong learned of the interactions after the woman emailed him with details of their exchanges.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Speaking to local media on Wednesday, Wong said he initially thought the contents in the \u201cdetailed\u201d email were fabricated.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cMy initial reaction was disbelief and shock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Police were called in to investigate the accusations but no criminal action was taken.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/week-asia\/people\/article\/3361502\/disbelief-shock-singapore-pm-faishals-inappropriate-messages-woman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A married Singapore minister\u2019s sudden resignation amid revelations he had exchanged inappropriate messages with a woman has rocked the city state\u2019s establishment circles, with 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