WHEN Bersih 3.0 supporters took to the streets on April 28, the number of Singaporeans paying attention was not insignificant. Among the most common threads of discussion was: "Will Singaporeans ever have the same freedom?"
Meanwhile, Singapore's authorities behaved true to form, forbidding Malaysians living in Singapore from organising a solidarity Bersih rally.
Their caution probably had less to do with public safety than with the possibility that it could engender similar feelings among its people. Full story
