Singapore Samizdat
A monthly newsletter on Singapore's press, internet and government

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Aug
13
Introducing the Singapore Internet Watch

Introducing the Singapore Internet Watch

Some of you may already be aware of the POFMA'ed Dataset that I started to track every digital communication subject
2 min read
Jul
29
A Brief History of Video Game Censorship in Singapore

A Brief History of Video Game Censorship in Singapore

What do arcades, Half-Life and Mass Effect have in common? All of them were at one point banned in Singapore.
9 min read
Jun
23
How a Reddit Post Sparked a National Conversation on Trans Rights

How a Reddit Post Sparked a National Conversation on Trans Rights

What does the reaction to a viral reddit post on trans discrimination say about activism and solidarity in Singapore?
12 min read
May
27
Why did Singapore's Largest Newspaper Restructure into Nonprofit Press?

Why did Singapore's Largest Newspaper Restructure into Nonprofit Press?

Behind the Singapore Press Holdings restructuring: umbrage over government control of the media, COVID-19's investment burns and the powerful new alternatives to mainstream media.
10 min read
Apr
12
Singapore's Approach to Human Rights

Singapore's Approach to Human Rights

What does Singapore’s “pragmatic and outcomes-based approach to human rights” look like in practice? And what are Singapore’s most notable abstentions from international human rights treaties?
14 min read
Mar
26
Where did Singapore's Ministers Study?

Where did Singapore's Ministers Study?

From secondary school to university, this issue illustrates the educational background of Singapore’s 34 ministers (as of 2021) in eight charts and figures.
7 min read
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