Reuters UK, 13 Apr 2009, Nopporn Wong-Anan
Legislator Sylvia Lim of the opposition Workers' Party told parliament the government was taking advantage of political struggle in Thailand to "justify the implementation of draconian laws to inhibit the basic rights of Singaporeans further."
"As long as this government respects and upholds democracy, the problems now we are seeing in Thailand will not happen here," said Lim, one of the three parliamentarians to vote against the bill.
"But if the government wants to tinkle with individual freedom and democracy to an oppressive level it will actually become the source of public order problems."
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