Tagged: freedom of speech
Amendments to the Films Act: Problems and Concerns
A sign indicating that media recording is prohibited. (By Juhele [CC0], via the Wikimedia Commons.)
Professor, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Nanyang Technological University
Professor (Adjunct), Faculty of Law
National University of Singapore
Dr Ang Peng Hwa
Professor
Wee Kim Wee School of Information & Communications
Nanyang Technological University
Introduction
The Films Act (Cap 107) was enacted to regulate the “possession, importation, making, distribution and exhibition of films”. The Government now proposes to pass the Films (Amendment) Act, which is the subject of this representation. We have major concerns on the following fronts: Continue reading
Reflections on Press Freedom in Singapore
Photograph by Daniel R Blume [CC-BY-SA-2.0],
via the Wikimedia Commons.
Third Year LLB student
School of Law, SMU
PERSPECTIVES ON PRESS FREEDOM, a talk on international and local perspectives on press freedom, was held at the Singapore Management University on 3 September 2012. It featured Dr David Goldberg, Senior Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Computers and Communications Law, Queen Mary College, University of London; and Dr Cherian George, Associate Professor at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University. The session was chaired by Dr Jack Tsen-Ta Lee from the SMU School of Law.
Listening to the presentations by the three speakers, what stood out for me personally was Singapore’s unique state of media regulation. Continue reading
