SINGAPORE : A third person has been charged under the Sedition Act with
promoting feelings of ill-will and hostility between different races of Singapore.

Gan Huai Shi, 17, faces seven charges of posting racist remarks on his blog site.

On September 12, two bloggers were charged with sedition for posting racist
comments online.

Their case will be heard in court again on September 21.

The three are the first bloggers to be charged in Singapore.

Lawyers said the last time the Sedition Act was invoked was at least 10 years ago.

First time offenders can be fined up to $5,000 or jailed up to three years or both.

Subsequent offenders can be jailed up to five years and have their seditious
publications forfeited and destroyed. - CNA/de


A friend once asked me, with all my dissatisfaction about the going-ons in Singapore,
why don't I set up a website to create awareness. Well, now you know. Freedom of
speech does not exist in Singapore, whether on the street, in the coffeeshop, on print
or even on internet! This is a police state.. living in constant fear under the guise of
'national security'. even teenagers, however immature they may be, will not be let off
easily the minute they cross the line with a toe.

please hor, i'm not racist. but there should exist the freedom to think and speak what
we want (at least on Internet!) without the fear of being prosecuted.