World Report 2008: Singapore
3 April 2008
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Recent articles in Singapore
Singapore ministers threaten legal action against media outlets, government demands “corrections”
The Committee to Protect Journalists said that authorities must cease using the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act to muzzle and discredit journalists.
Singapore High Court rules that “The Online Citizen” bloggers defamed prime minister
In 2019, “The Online Citizen” published allegations made by the siblings of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. In response, the prime minister sued the independent news website for defamation and not his siblings.
Singapore ‘spying’ on students’ laptops
Mandatory order to install surveillance software infringes on child privacy and expression, according to Human Rights Watch.