Tag Archives: freedom

They must have forgotten that he is in Singapore, not in the UK, and should therefore abide by our laws. He could have solved his own problems by simply putting on a mask. Why is it so difficult?

PM Lee is seeking another S$129,327 in legal costs and disbursements from blogger Leong Sze Hian after winning the libel suit. To recap, Leong was sued for sharing on his Facebook an article falsely linking PM Lee to the 1MDB corruption scandal in Malaysia. Following the defamation suit, the high …

On 17 December 2015, blogger Roy Ngerng was found guilty for a blogpost that had allegedly defamed the Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, and he was ordered by the Supreme Court to pay the PM S$150,000 in damages. Following the success of Leong Sze Hian in raising S$133,000 …

He and his lawyer, Lim Tean, has been asking for donations ever since he was found guilty of defaming Lee Hsien Loong by simply sharing a Facebook post.

Some haters have been gloating that Jamus Lim is too quiet ever since he won Sengkang GRC. But over the past few weeks, he and the Workers’ Party have proposed many new, open and liberal ideas, contrary to the rigid PAP. These ideas will take Singapore forward and give us …

A Singaporean shared his frustrations with the lack of choices in this country. He feels things and decisions have been forced onto citizens since birth, and our freedom continues to be eroded away… unless the underperforming overpaid Ministers are voted out. His post published in full: I didn’t choose to …

I trust that you've heard the news from 7pm yesterday? Our good friend Lee Hsien Loong has decided to call elections within SIXTEEN DAYS from now. Do not waste the means in which you can change the world around you. One vote can make a difference, but a bunch of them can make that difference more guaranteed. In a time where everything is uncertain, dark and gloomy, I ask you to shed your fears and vote for the things that you hold dear to your heart. You are only free to criticize, walk down the road, video-conference with foreigners, stand in some public place quietly for a bit or make your opinion on Facebook until they say so. Freedoms do not need a permit, you only need literacy and the courage to take it and use it !

A group of activists will be holding an event discussing the POFMA Bill and its impact on free speech in Singapore. Many people have been up in arms ever since the Bill was passed. Will it do more harm than good? Is it a means to curb fake news or is it only a tool to suppress free speech? What do you think?

SDP's Chee Soon Juan weighed in on censorship and democracy in Singapore after having watched a play. He claimed there's no freedom of speech here and hoped these youths can at least bring about change in future.

SDP's Damanhuri Bin Abas was critical of the Government again in light of the Elected Presidency. He suggested more democracy, less control, and hoped it will listen to the people's voices. Does it make sense to you?