SINGAPORE, Jun 7 (IPS) - When Lee Hsien Loong became Singapore’s prime minister after his father, Lee Kuan Yew, four years ago, he encouraged citizens to "feel free to express diverse views, pursue unconventional ideas, or simply be different". Today, these hopes for a city-state that can be more relaxed about criticism and more open to frank debate appear to have been too high.
MEDIA-SINGAPORE: Restrictions Follow Critics to Cyberspace
By Lin Quan Zhong - Asia Media Forum