Singapore Introduces Online Communication Controls

Full information here: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/activists--bloggers-call-on-mda-to-withdraw-licensing-scheme-133110712.html

Angry response by active blogosphere:

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/singaporean-online-community-angered-media-rule-081742526.html

Founder of Singapore blog the Online Citizen, Choo Zheng Xi had this to say to BBC news on Friday 31 May 2013:

"People all around the world should be worried as this is a road map for governments around the world in how to control online media"

Read also his essay on TOC on why you should care about the new controls:

http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2013/05/mdas-licensing-regime-why-you-should-care/

Stifle Internet based media

Singapore ranks 149 in the world by press freedom.