Singapore's attorney-general accused the Wall Street Journal Asia of seeking to undermine the city-state's judiciary and sought a "substantial fine" on the newspaper's publisher.
Keep Reading →Today, hopes for a city-state that can be more relaxed about criticism and more open to frank debate appear to have been too high.
Keep Reading →In Singapore, the vast majority of journalists practice self-censorship rather than risk being charged with defamation.
Keep Reading →Singapore authorities tightly restrict media and political speech, moves that regularly draw criticism from international human rights groups.
Keep Reading →Many people have turned to websites and blogs for alternative views of the Singapore's political and social issues. The Media Development Authority [MDA] is responsible for the country's censor board.
Keep Reading →Singapore has slipped a further six places to 146th position in Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 2006 Worldwide Press Freedom Index. In 2006, the government struck hard at the Internet. Several legal cases were launched for posting news, podcasts or videos on the Web.
Keep Reading →Media rights advocates are criticizing the Singapore government's recent decision to close what it described as a loophole in its restrictive media laws.
Keep Reading →Did the coup leaders "solved" Thaksin Shinawatra dilemma only to have created more newer problems?
Keep Reading →Welcome to Singapore, the state ranked 140th out of 167 in the press freedom standings league of Reporters Without Borders.
Keep Reading →Arab newspapers splashed their front pages Monday with graphic pictures from the southern Lebanese town of Qana after a deadly Israeli air strike killed at least 55 civilians, most of them children.
Keep Reading →Mr. Brown was fired from his job for writing this article. The paper received a letter from the Press Secretary to the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts regarding his article.
Keep Reading →If the producers' intent was to help TV viewers understand the suffering and the atrocities, so they can demand their governments act to stop them, then this is an admirable aim.
Keep Reading →The local anti-death penalty forum and Think Centre organised activites against the execution of Nguyen Tuong Van. There was a near-complete shut-out of Singapore campaigners from the newspaper.
Keep Reading →Why is modern Singapore is using a British colonial law to prosecute three ethnic Chinese accused of writing racist remarks about ethnic Malays on the Internet? Singapore has previously used the Internal Security Act which allows for detention without trial--to deal with people who made racist comments.
Keep Reading →Schools are punishing students who are critical of teachers in their online bloggers. The students have their right to voice their views, in case the facts are wrong, its better for the teachers to listen and talk. Surely, not punish or charged them. The schools are making the students "shut-up" and that critical opinions are not welcome. How could they grow-up to be creative, responsible and participate in policy making! Its important the teachers and students know and respect the CRC - the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Keep Reading →Singapore maintains some of the world's tightest restrictions on free expression on the internet, but unlike other regimes, it doesn't do it with technological filters.
Keep Reading →There is a feel-good sentiment in relations between Malaysia and Singapore, but it looks like the newspapers of both countries will remain on their respective sides of the causeway for a while more
Keep Reading →The Straits Times intelligence operatives have done it again. The Straits Times article published excerpts of the proceedings without indicating what was omitted, as shown in the segment below.
Keep Reading →ST ran an article talking about Singapore blogs. More Singaporeans are becoming cynical and disenchanted with the partisan political analysis in the local media.
Keep Reading →PUSHED by the force of technology and changing reader habits, Singapore's media scene is entering a historical phase that may have a long-term impact on politics.
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