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By Vanessa Paige Chelvan 07 May 2021 07:06PM (Updated: 07 May 2021 07:10PM )
SINGAPORE: A correction direction has been issued to Singapore Incidents over a video that purportedly shows South Asian travellers at Changi Airport on May 5, despite current travel restrictions.
The information in the video is false, said the Ministry of Transport (MOT) on Friday (May 7). The video was posted on Singapore Incidents' Facebook and Instagram pages.
Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung has instructed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) Office to issue the correction direction to Singapore Incidents. The correction direction requires Singapore Incidents to carry a correction notice on both its Facebook and Instagram pages stating that the posts contain falsehoods.
THE VIDEO
At about 9.42pm on May 5, Singapore Incidents published a video on its Facebook page showing a large group of travellers from South Asia arriving at Changi Airport Terminal 1.
The video contained a watermark which states the date of the video as May 5, 2021 and the location as Changi Airport. The same video was published two minutes later on the Instagram page.
“First, the video showed passengers arriving at Changi Airport Terminal 1, and a clock indicating the time as 2.53pm. There were no flights from South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) that arrived at any terminal in Changi Airport between 8am and 3.30pm on May 5, 2021," said the Transport Ministry.
“Second, in the video, passengers were seen walking past a renovation hoarding at gate hold rooms D42/43 in Terminal 1. This hoarding was removed on Apr 5, establishing that the video was taken before Apr 5."
Since 11.59pm on Apr 23, all long-term visit pass holders and short-term visitors with recent travel history to India were not allowed entry into or transit through Singapore.
This border control measure was extended on 11.59pm on May 1 to all long-term visit pass holders and short-term visitors with recent travel history to Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
“While there are still passenger flights arriving in Singapore from South Asia, these flights carry primarily returning Singapore citizens and permanent residents, cargo, or fly in empty to pick up passengers in Singapore who are returning to South Asia,” MOT said.
For example, there were five passenger flights arriving in Singapore from South Asia on May 5, carrying a total of 50 passengers. All passengers were Singaporeans or permanent residents, said the ministry.
Breakdown of passenger flights arriving from South Asia on May 5. (Table: Ministry of Transport)
MOT added that all passengers arriving on these flights are currently subject to stringent border control and health measures. They are also escorted through the airport, separate from other passengers arriving from other countries.
“We are aware of other similar videos spreading on social media. We urge members of the public not to spread unverified information and to rely on information from trusted official websites and social media pages,” MOT said.
Source: CNA/vc
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POFMA correction direction issued to Singapore Incidents over viral video of South Asian travellers at Changi Airport
A screengrab from a video circulating on social media which shows South Asian travellers arriving at Changi Airport. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said the video was filmed before Apr 5, 2021.By Vanessa Paige Chelvan 07 May 2021 07:06PM (Updated: 07 May 2021 07:10PM )
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SINGAPORE: A correction direction has been issued to Singapore Incidents over a video that purportedly shows South Asian travellers at Changi Airport on May 5, despite current travel restrictions.
The information in the video is false, said the Ministry of Transport (MOT) on Friday (May 7). The video was posted on Singapore Incidents' Facebook and Instagram pages.
Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung has instructed the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) Office to issue the correction direction to Singapore Incidents. The correction direction requires Singapore Incidents to carry a correction notice on both its Facebook and Instagram pages stating that the posts contain falsehoods.
THE VIDEO
At about 9.42pm on May 5, Singapore Incidents published a video on its Facebook page showing a large group of travellers from South Asia arriving at Changi Airport Terminal 1.
The video contained a watermark which states the date of the video as May 5, 2021 and the location as Changi Airport. The same video was published two minutes later on the Instagram page.
“First, the video showed passengers arriving at Changi Airport Terminal 1, and a clock indicating the time as 2.53pm. There were no flights from South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) that arrived at any terminal in Changi Airport between 8am and 3.30pm on May 5, 2021," said the Transport Ministry.
“Second, in the video, passengers were seen walking past a renovation hoarding at gate hold rooms D42/43 in Terminal 1. This hoarding was removed on Apr 5, establishing that the video was taken before Apr 5."
READ: Viral video of South Asian travellers at Changi Airport at least a month old: CAAS
Since 11.59pm on Apr 23, all long-term visit pass holders and short-term visitors with recent travel history to India were not allowed entry into or transit through Singapore.
This border control measure was extended on 11.59pm on May 1 to all long-term visit pass holders and short-term visitors with recent travel history to Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
“While there are still passenger flights arriving in Singapore from South Asia, these flights carry primarily returning Singapore citizens and permanent residents, cargo, or fly in empty to pick up passengers in Singapore who are returning to South Asia,” MOT said.
For example, there were five passenger flights arriving in Singapore from South Asia on May 5, carrying a total of 50 passengers. All passengers were Singaporeans or permanent residents, said the ministry.
Breakdown of passenger flights arriving from South Asia on May 5. (Table: Ministry of Transport)
MOT added that all passengers arriving on these flights are currently subject to stringent border control and health measures. They are also escorted through the airport, separate from other passengers arriving from other countries.
“We are aware of other similar videos spreading on social media. We urge members of the public not to spread unverified information and to rely on information from trusted official websites and social media pages,” MOT said.
Source: CNA/vc
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