Littlespeck, 2 Sep 2008, Seah Chiang Nee
With both their parties in power since independence, the leaders of Singapore and Malaysia have shared a common jaundiced view towards the use of the Internet for politics -- until recently.
Now they appear to be moving towards the opposite directions.
While Malaysia's UMNO-led government remains hostile to the new technology and, in fact, has banned the country's most popular weblog, Malaysia Today, Singapore's Prime Minister is loosening web controlst, probably with a view of entering the arena.
The contrast apparently stems from different assessments of how effective the fast, wide-reaching multi-media as a political weapon.
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