nl-aid.org, 25 May 2011In this light then the results of May 7th can be seen as a major setback for the PAP and perhaps a turning point in Singapore’s political development. Clearly in Singapore, as in many countries around the world, new media are providing means to circumvent censorship and control. Most notably by enabling users to be both consumers and producers of information blogging has become a low-cost way for opposition voices to reach out to a mass audience while social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are facilitating the real-time transmission of information. Full story
