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Dec 19, 2019
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In April, 42 international journalists* signed an open letter to Singapore’s Communications and Information Minister, expressing concern over government plans to push through a draconian “fake news” bill that they said would stifle freedom of speech.

The succeeding events appear to have borne out the journalists’ deepest concerns, with the government alm…

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