Singapore hits opposition with internet law ahead of polls

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Authorities insist the measure is necessary to stop falsehoods from circulating online. FMTNews Singapore Election InternetLaw

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PAP Secretary-General and Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong submits his nomination papers last week ahead of the general election.

Under the law, ministers can order social media sites to put warnings next to posts the government considers false and order pages be blocked, but critics fear it is being used to suppress dissent. In the video, party chief Lim Tean said the government spends a quarter of a billion Singapore dollars “providing free education for foreigners every year”.

The large number of foreigners in the city-state has become a hot-button issue ahead of the election, with the opposition pressing the government to put Singaporeans first when it comes to job opportunities.

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