{"id":5092,"date":"2016-07-26T11:46:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T03:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/07\/26\/gaming-ceo-slams-singapore-government-over-pokmon-go-comments\/"},"modified":"2016-07-26T11:46:02","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T03:46:02","slug":"gaming-ceo-slams-singapore-government-over-pokmon-go-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/07\/26\/gaming-ceo-slams-singapore-government-over-pokmon-go-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaming CEO slams Singapore government over 'Pokémon Go' comments"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SINGAPORE \u2014 Another day, another Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>-related drama.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Singapore’s minister for communications and information, Yaacob Ibrahim, told reporters that he had serious concerns about the hit game and suggested that it should be closely monitored<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Ibrahim, the game risks having a negative impact on Singapore’s society, and it was therefore necessary that the government “study very, very carefully whatever is brought into Singapore.”<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: Singapore police invokes the power of Pok\u00e9mon to get its message across<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

People are obviously not happy with this sentiment. Following Ibrahim’s comments, Tan Min-Liang, CEO of gaming company Razer, took to Facebook to post a lengthy rant. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

More about Pokemon Go<\/a>, Pokemon<\/a>, Razer<\/a>, Tech<\/a>, and Singapore<\/a><\/p>\n

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