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How Singapore Policed the Foreign Press

How Singapore Policed the Foreign Press

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Jun 27, 2012
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A few years ago the word “gazetted” was possibly the most feared word for any publication operating in Asia, especially Southeast Asia. The term described the way the Singaporean government policed the foreign press by selectively curtailing or expanding a publication’s circulation within the island republic.

The term “gazette” merely referred to the fac…

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