Website that falsely claimed to have MFA links blocked by Singapore police
The websites of two other entities that described themselves as a Singapore-headquartered consultancy and think-tank were also no longer accessible.
Three websites falsely claimed to be affiliated with Singapore institutions, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The Singapore police ordered the blocking of Global Asia Think Tank's website under the Online Criminal Harms Act. Great Vision consultancy and Afforesight were believed to have had their sites removed by their owners.
MFA denied supporting Global Asia and stated the claims were "misrepresentations". The consultancy claimed to be Singapore-based and sought former diplomats. Afforesight appeared to be linked to a pharmaceutical firm. Singapore's defence and foreign affairs committee chair MP Yip Hon Weng expressed concern over the implications of such fake entities on intelligence gathering and the blurring of lines between espionage and knowledge laundering.
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