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Following the commotion about Pink Dot's advertisement in Cathay Cineleisure, Cathay spokesperson's responded by standing by its decision and saying it is an inclusive company which accepts a culture of equality. Funny why some people are making a fuss over this now as Cathay has been openly supporting the cause for a few years already. It was a corporate sponsor and even wanted to screen Pink Dot's trailer in its cinemas if not for strict censorship by the Media Development Authority. The authorities have also confirmed that Pink Dot organisers are allowed to carry out their promotional activities because they already have a licence.

According to a Media Development Authority Singapore (MDA) spokesperson, MDA said it was lifting the ban on the film as it could now be classified as permissible under today's R21 rating.

The Media Development Authority says air time will be allocated on free-to-air radio and television for Party Political Broadcasts. The amount of air time each party will get is determined by the number of candidates fielded by the party. Parties that field at least 6 candidates will be eligible for air time. In this GE, the two broadcasts will air on 3rd September from 8PM onwards, and 10th September from 9PM onwards.

The Media Development Authority (MDA) has responded to Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) secretary-general Chee Soon Juan, and has denied acting against a recent SDP video for political reasons. Recently, the SDP had released 2 short video clips, including one which features a woman using Pappy washing powder detergent to wash away the words "transparency" and "democracy" from her laundry, to promote awareness of their party's campaign issues.

The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) today slammed the Media Development Authority (MDA) for branding its recent short parody video as a party political film. This was in response to an MDA advisory issued to all political parties yesterday highlighting Section 33 of the Films Act that prohibits people from making or reproducing any party political film, or distributing or exhibiting it.

The Media Development Authority (MDA) said yesterday that political parties cannot produce and distribute party political films in the run-up to the General Election, and took the Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) latest video clips as an example.

An assistant director with the Media Development Authority (MDA) was on Friday charged with multiple counts of corruption and forgery. Lai Wai Khuen, 37, is accused of obtaining loans totalling S$23,565 from 12 people on 27 occasions. He faces another count of attempting to obtain a loan of S$3,000 without success. Investigations by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) revealed that Lai allegedly obtained loans from grant applicants as an inducement or reward for facilitating the approval and disbursement of grants.