Singapore - A popular critical Singapore news website on Friday defied the authorities' plan to register it as a political site, which would impose restrictions on its sources of funding.In letters published on the forum Friday, the TOC editors urged Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to reverse his decision, saying 'the determination is unreasonable' and 'was borne of political paranoia.'
'We firmly believe that it will have significant chilling effects on free expression in Singapore,' the letter said. Full story
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