yaay the powers-that-be in Singapore must be rejoicing now as the current situation in Thailand must have given them the perfect reasons to launch tougher public order laws.
under these laws:
- all outdoor activities that are cause-related or particularly supportive of a person(s) will require a police permit, a change from the current law requiring a permit only for gatherings for five or more people.
- policemen can stop activists from leaving their homes if they suspect that they are up to mischief.
- policemen can order activists to leave an area if they suspect that they are about to break the law.
*italics mine
sheesh as though as the current laws were not draconian enough already!
seeing that a election might be around the corner and that the political views from the ground are shifting from with, to against the incumbent party, it is no surprise that the government would appeal to the fear factor of Singaporeans by playing up the relative stability here and at the same time seize the opportunity to quell any possible future unrest.
public order? or just to maintain the current world order? hmm i wonder.
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