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The first-ever online protest organised by Singaporeans to blackout their blogs and websites ended today at midnight. The one-day blackout, organised as part of the “Free My Internet” movement against a new Internet regulation, surprised even the organisers when it drew over 160 local bloggers and websites from diverse backgrounds... 

While I was on board a flight on a recent overseas trip, I chanced upon a recent Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) press report which highlighted that Singapore is one of the top five arms importers of major conventional weapons in the world, (4 percent of global purchase). India leads the list at 12 percent followed... 

The drama that has unfolded over Singapore’s Media Development Authority’s decision to licensesome news websites in Singapore is tragic. On the one hand, we have a government completely bewildered over the reaction towards what they see as a minor update to its regulatory laws. On the other hand, we have freedom-of-the-internet advocates...