Monday, September 12, 2005
something i saw on reuters:
Two Singapore bloggers charged for racist remarks
SINGAPORE, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Two men were charged in a Singapore court on Monday with violating the city-state's sedition laws by posting anti-Muslim comments on their Internet homepages, police said.
The two ethnic Chinese men, aged 25 and 27, face charges for promoting ill-will and hostility between ethnic communities on their personal websites, or "blogs", in June.
The police said both men were accused of posting racist remarks aimed at Singapore's mostly-Muslim ethnic Malay community. If convicted, they may be jailed for up to three years or fined up to S$5,000 ($2,987), or both.
Singapore has has one of the highest Internet penetration rates in the world, but also some of the toughest media laws.
Singapore police have wide powers to intercept online messages, and Internet service providers are required to block websites containing material that may be a threat to public security, national defence, racial and religious harmony and public morality.
Political and religious websites must also be registered with the authorities.
The government has defended these controls as necessary to maintain ethnic harmony among its 4.2 million people.
About three-quarters of Singapore's population is ethnic Chinese. Ethnic Malays account for 14 percent and ethnic Indians for another eight percent.
just a reminder to be nice when blogging, even if you are blogging anonymously its not always 'freedom of speech' even on cyberspace
anyway had a good day today! shopping with mom lunch @ sakae and dinner @ ikea
i went to birkenstock, the shoes r to die for. its sooooo comfy, so snug!!!!! i love them and i can't wait to get my hands on them
oh, i saw singapore idol olinda cho in town man! she is slim okay. need slimming? go to the one she went! it works.
