Singapore Speaker apologises for ‘unparliamentary language’ caught on hot mic

Tan Chuan-Jin said the recording of the session had been circulating, and he had to listen to it as he did not recall the occasion. - GOV.SG

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin has apologised to Workers’ Party MP Jamus Lim for using “unparliamentary language” that was caught on a hot mic during a Parliament sitting in April.

Tan said in a Facebook post on Tuesday morning that the recording of the session had been circulating, and he had to listen to it as he “did not recall the occasion”.