Singapore to ease ban on political films next year

Reuters, 23 Aug 2008

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will ease a 10-year-old ban on films that promote a politician or political party next year, the Straits Times reported on Saturday, citing a government minister.

Lee Boon Yang's remarks followed an announcement by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong this week that the government may relax a ban on both political films and demonstrations to keep up with the spread of video and other free expression on the Internet.

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