RECAP: At the height of Dr Yaacob's Internet Censorship Activities in Mid 2013 when he decided to censor online news sites under MDA licensing rules, the MDA CEO was nowhere to be seen.
The whole exercise failed in the PR department with Dr Yaacob even quoted as expressing that people should "read the right thing" in a TV interview.
This drew wide spread public outrage and even caused a Singaporean-led protest at Hong Lim Park. Even a few internet giants joined in to criticise the MDA's new internet censorship policy and regime which was passed without public consultation and without a mention in parliament.
What caught most people during this saga was the conspicuous disappearance and total MIA of MDA CEO, Ms Koh Lin Net who did not even turn up for a much publicized CNA Talking Point program that she was scheduled to attend.
She was supposed to present MDA's internet censoring new policy and support the reasons behind it under her office. Instead, she disappeared from all public forums related to the topic without any reason and let the Ministers handle it.
This was also during the same period that it was revealed on media that she had just purchased a luxury condominium at Keppel where her mother also represented as director.
The public had questioned the matter extensively online.
Unfortunately, it seems the authorities are not interested and we have not heard anything more about the property purchase and development despite much online speculation.
So what has happened to the MDA CEO who went MIA? Had she been found and has she gone back to work?
What happened to the questions raised on this by the public? Has it all just been swept under the carpet again?
Marky Sim
TRS Contributor