{{Short description|Singaporean socio-political blog}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Use British English|date=January 2026}}
'''TR Emeritus''' ('''TRE''', formerly '''Temasek Review Emeritus''') is a Singaporean socio-political blog and alternative media outlet. It has been recognised by various established outlets to be critical of the Government of Singapore and sympathetic towards the political opposition.<ref name="star1">{{cite news|last=Nee|first=Seah Chiang|title=Newbies a rising force|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=focus&file=/2011/1/15/focus/7795776|accessdate=4 May 2011|newspaper=The Star|date=15 January 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116001308/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F1%2F15%2Ffocus%2F7795776&sec=focus|archivedate=16 January 2011}}</ref><ref name="star2">{{cite news|last=PANDIYAN|first=M.VEERA|title=Polls – From S'wak to S'pore|url=http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?col=alongthewatchtower&file=/2011/4/21/columnists/alongthewatchtower/8528224&sec=Along%20The%20Watchtower|accessdate=4 May 2011|newspaper=The Star|date=21 April 2011}}</ref><ref name="behind">{{cite news|last=Ng|first=Wan Ching|title=Is he the man behind Temasek Review?|url=http://www.asiaone.com/News/The%2BNew%2BPaper/Story/A1Story20101011-241663.html|accessdate=4 May 2011|newspaper=The New Paper|date=11 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="globe">{{cite news|title=For Singapore Elections, More Space for the Dissenting View|url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/for-spore-elections-a-bit-more-space-for-dissent/433680|accessdate=4 May 2011|newspaper=Jakarta Globe|date=6 April 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925113445/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/opinion/for-spore-elections-a-bit-more-space-for-dissent/433680|archivedate=25 September 2012}}</ref>
==Changes of name== It was founded in 2004<ref name= cna-7April/> as '''Wayang Party''', and renamed '''Temasek Review''' in 2009,<ref name=bt-oct2010/> using an old name for Singapore. In late 2010, it was involved in a dispute with government-linked corporation Temasek Holdings over its name. Temasek Holdings argued that ''Temasek Review'' had been used as the name of the company's annual report since 2004 and that the Javanese word Temasek was "indisputably associated with Temasek [Holdings]" and that the website "was just trying to capitalise on the goodwill and reputation" linked to it.<ref name=bt-oct2010>{{cite news|title=Temasek Review dispute unresolved|url=http://www.asiaone.com/News/The%2BBusiness%2BTimes/Story/A1Story20101025-243975.html|accessdate=4 May 2011|newspaper=Business Times (Singapore)|date=23 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chang|first=Rachel|title=Temasek Review Renamed|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_593256.html|accessdate=4 May 2011|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=20 October 2010}}</ref> The website was renamed '''Temasek Review Emeritus''' on 25 May 2011. After a period offline, it was relaunched as TR Emeritus in December of that year. The shortened name was chosen to avoid trademark complications with Temasek Holdings.<ref name=thankyou/>
==Closure and relaunch in 2011== Facing restrictions in both income and contributors, and unable to upgrade hardware to cope with increasing demand, the site's editor Amanda Tan announced on 7 April 2011 that it would close in July.<ref name="cna-7April">{{cite web|url=http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/socio-political-website-shut-down-20110406-231721-656.html |title=Socio-political website to shut down |date=7 April 2011 |publisher=Yahoo Singapore }}</ref> She acknowledged the existence of pressure from the Government, but said that its effects were minimal and there had been no direct official request to close. Ang Peng Hwa, professor of journalism at Nanyang Technological University, described the closure as "definitely a loss for the blogsphere and also for critical discourse in Singapore".<ref name="cna-7April"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1121312/1/.html |title=Temasek Review to shut down after July |date=7 April 2011 |work=ChannelNewsAsia |access-date=8 May 2011 |archive-date=9 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509101123/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1121312/1/.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In late April 2011, Temasek Review complained that it had been hit with a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack during the height of the 2011 general elections campaign coverage.<ref name=sentinel>{{cite news|title=Singapore debates the PAP's future|url=http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3146&Itemid=164|accessdate=4 May 2011|newspaper=Asia Sentinel|date=25 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www2.irrawaddy.com/article.php?art_id=21174&page=2|title=Singapore Debates the PAP's Future}}</ref> Another online site, The Online Citizen, made a similar announcement.<ref name=ddos1>{{cite news|last=Nee|first=Seah Chiang|title=Readying for the real cyberbrawl|url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/16/focus/5476829&sec=focus|accessdate=4 May 2011|newspaper=The Star|date=16 January 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017222741/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F1%2F16%2Ffocus%2F5476829&sec=focus|archivedate=17 October 2012}}</ref> Temasek Review was recorded by Experian Hitwise as receiving a significant proportion of internet traffic from search engines during the campaign.<ref name=hitwise>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1127966/1/.html |title=CNA most visited site in lead-up to GE| work=ChannelNewsAsia |date= 10 May 2011 }}</ref>
In August 2011, Tan announced that the website had gained additional financial support and that the team behind it intended to keep it running for at least five years. She also pledged "to improve and try to balance the articles on our site to cater to readers from all camps," aiming to be "by Singaporeans for Singaporeans".<ref>{{cite news|title=Temasek Review Emeritus to continue operations|url=http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/temasek-review-emeritus-continue-operations-052414441.html|accessdate=22 September 2011|newspaper=Yahoo News Singapore|date=2 August 2011}}</ref>
Temasek Review Emeritus was taken offline without explanation on 5 September 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tan|first=Lediati|title=Temasek Review website down|url=http://www.tnp.sg/content/temasek-review-website-suspended|accessdate=22 September 2011|newspaper=The New Paper|date=28 September 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923152622/http://www.tnp.sg/content/temasek-review-website-suspended|archivedate=23 September 2011}}</ref> It returned as TR Emeritus on 18 December 2011 with a new banner describing the site as ''TR Emeritus: The Voice of Singaporeans for Singapore''.<ref name=thankyou>{{cite web|title=Thank you for your support! |url=http://www.tremeritus.com/2011/12/21/thank-you-for-your-support/ |publisher=TR Emeritus |accessdate=20 December 2011 |date=21 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526180051/http://www.tremeritus.com/2011/12/21/thank-you-for-your-support/ |archivedate=26 May 2012 }}</ref>
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==External links== * http://www.tremeritus.com/ * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017043513/http://www.temasekreview.com/ |date=17 October 2010 |title=The Temasek Review }}
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