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PAP MP Tan Wu Meng commenting on the police investigations into the breaches of the Cooling Off / Polling Day restrictions said in his Facebook yesterday that the law should take its course. He took issue with the statement the Workers’ Party (WP) issued on the matter and said that WP Central Executive Committee Member... 

Forum-Asia and its member, Think Centre has issued a statement to express their grave concern over the legal harassment of two online activists, Roy Ngerng and Teo Soh Lung. Singapore: Stop harassing online activists and curbing online freedom (Bangkok, 3 June 2016) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)... 

很不幸的，由总理公署（Prime Minister's Office）直接管辖的选举局（Elections Department）向警方报案， 鄞义林先生和张素兰女士违反竞选广告条例。实际上，无数名人士同样在网上发表了有关武吉巴督补选相关的文章。 这包括前一届人民行动党候选人，如维文医生和陈佩玲小姐。 选举局不但必须以非党派的方式来履行职务，同时必须以行动说服民众（它没有偏帮任何党派）。 民主党再度呼吁选举局脱离总理公署的管辖而直接独立运作。我们也同时呼吁成立一个独立选举委员会，让委员会能在没有恐惧和偏帮的情形下，公正地审查所有涉嫌违反竞选条例的个案。 因为只有这么做，才能让新加坡的选举达到真正的自由与公正。新加坡目前的竞选过程仍无法在民主和透明度方面达到国际标准。 《独立》网站（The...