Singapore bans execution references in play
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Singapore bans execution references in play - paper
Sat Dec 3, 2005 5:42 AM GMT172
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore has ordered a theatre director to remove all references to the death penalty in a play to be staged on Saturday, a day after the city-state executed an Australian drug smuggler, a Singapore newspaper said.
The government's Media Development Authority (MDA) demanded that "Human Lefts", a play about the hanging of Singaporean drug courier Shanmugam Murugesu in May, make no mention of the death penalty and no reference to any political leader, the play's director was quoted as saying.
Benny Lim, artistic director of The Fun Stage, told Today that all reference to the death penalty had been omitted in a new script that won MDA approval.
"The plot is still the same, about a son and father, but it's so general I've applied a different story to it," Lim was quoted as saying in the pro-government Today on Saturday.
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Again..
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what is the logic in that?
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Maybe because of the recent events that has happened?
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That's why, it's called Law and Order.
It will stop anything that will raise questions, and or cause unrest. -
Law and order means you stand there and let the person talk, and ensure that order is kept, not by muzzling him.Originally posted by ShutterBug:That's why, it's called Law and Order.
It will stop anything that will raise questions, and or cause unrest. -
MDA can also stand for Media Degeneration Authority.
not just media development authority
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wahahaha.
what they scared of huh? huh huh huh? what they scared of huh??? -
Finally something sensible from you at last.Originally posted by SMAPLionHeart:MDA can also stand for Media Degeneration Authority.
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The story of our PATHETIC society.
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Oh man..... *tries to hide face*
The people up there want our people to speak up, but when we try to, we find ourselves being muzzled. What are they trying to say here? That the government's opinion is always right and that all other contrasting opinions are wrong? Or what.... that the theme of the death penalty may be 'insensitive' in the light of the current situation?
If that's the case, then they should ban The Green Mile, Tale of Two Cities, and all other works of literature which references the death penalty. After all, it would be too 'insensitive' to be reading them.
We can forget about being an arts hub already. What's the point of having $600 million durians when the arts scene can't be allowed to flourish? Lots of beautiful architecture, but lacking any soul whatsoever.
So much for creativity.....
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Originally posted by fudgester:Oh man..... *tries to hide face*
The people up there want our people to speak up, but when we try to, we find ourselves being muzzled. What are they trying to say here? That the government's opinion is always right and that all other contrasting opinions are wrong? Or what.... that the theme of the death penalty may be 'insensitive' in the light of the current situation?
If that's the case, then they should ban The Green Mile, Tale of Two Cities, and all other works of literature which references the death penalty. After all, it would be too 'insensitive' to be reading them.
We can forget about being an arts hub already. What's the point of having $600 million durians when the arts scene can't be allowed to flourish? Lots of beautiful architecture, but lacking any soul whatsoever.
So much for creativity.....
The Dulian is a White Elephant leh. -
Convert to Durian hub?
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Wah one more to add to the already impressive list of bio hub, financial services hub, digital media hubOriginally posted by Typhoon:Convert to Durian hub? -
Yeah... We're all confused now! The govt had better revert to their traditional role of telling us what to think and giving us opinions...Originally posted by fudgester:Oh man..... *tries to hide face*
The people up there want our people to speak up, but when we try to, we find ourselves being muzzled. What are they trying to say here? That the government's opinion is always right and that all other contrasting opinions are wrong? Or what.... that the theme of the death penalty may be 'insensitive' in the light of the current situation?
If that's the case, then they should ban The Green Mile, Tale of Two Cities, and all other works of literature which references the death penalty. After all, it would be too 'insensitive' to be reading them.
We can forget about being an arts hub already. What's the point of having $600 million durians when the arts scene can't be allowed to flourish? Lots of beautiful architecture, but lacking any soul whatsoever.
So much for creativity.....