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The printing presses in Singapore has been subjected to government regulations since the early days of colonial Singapore. A Printing Presses Bill for the Straits Settlements, was first introduced in 1919, [2] and then enacted in 1920 as the Printing Presses Act. [3] The initial version sought to license the ownership of printing presses. [2]
As of 2022 Singapore is rated at 139 of 180 on the Press Freedom Index and labeled as "partly free" on the Freedom of the Press report. [40] MediaCorp , [ 41 ] owned by state investment arm Temasek Holdings , with 7 television channels and 14 radio channels, is by far the largest media provider and the only television broadcaster. [ 42 ]
Law in Singapore, by the C.J. Koh Law Library, National University of Singapore; LawNet; Singaporelaw.sg, by the Singapore Academy of Law; Singapore Law Watch, by the Singapore Academy of Law; Singapore Laws on the Internet from WWLegal.com – contains a list of Singapore legal resources on the Internet (published 15 January 2005)
Previously, the recruitment fees of domestic workers can be up to 40% of the workers salary in a two-year contract. In 2020, the Singapore government announced that a law will be legislated that will pass the cost of placement fee to employers, as a way for the country to reduce its reliance on domestic workers. [36]
(b) which is made by any person and directed towards any political end in Singapore. Since March 2009, the Films Act has been amended to allow party political films as long as they were deemed factual and objective by a consultative committee. Some months later, this committee lifted the ban on Singapore Rebel. [10]
Singapore instructed Facebook <FB.O> on Friday to publish a correction on a user's social media post under a new "fake news" law, raising fresh questions about how the company will adhere to ...
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (6 July 1781 – 5 July 1826). Modern Singapore was founded on 6 February 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles, an officer of the British East India Company and Lieutenant-Governor of Bencoolen, in an attempt to counter Dutch domination of trade in the East.
Together with the Penal Code, Films Act and the Children and Young Persons Act, the UPA law also seeks to protect all persons, including children, from being exploited for pornography especially child pornography. [2] Under the UPA, it may be a punishable offence to make, sell or distribute objectionable publications, including calendars. [3]