SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has clarified that Clare Rewcastle-Brown, editor of whistleblower website the Sarawak Report, was interviewed briefly at the Woodlands checkpoint on Saturday (Sept 15) as she sought to leave the city state for Malaysia.
"A short interview was conducted as part of the immigration clearance process. Our records showed that she departed Singapore 16 minutes later," the ICA said on Monday (Sept 17), in response to queries from The Straits Times.