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SINGAPORE, Jan 26 - A choir that planned to sing a list of complaints about life in Singapore cancelled its performances after the city-state banned its foreign members from singing, organisers said on Saturday.

 

The 60-member "complaints choir", a concept that originated from two Finnish artists, was scheduled to perform at a weekend festival but authorities granted a performance licence on the condition that the foreigners would not participate.

 

"Our conductor is Malaysian, so how could the choir go ahead without him?" said Melissa Lim, the festival organiser.

 

Singapore's Media Development Authority said the license was conditional because the lyrics touched on "domestic affairs" and it preferred only Singaporeans take part.

 

Some of the complaints that would have been sung included, "when a pregnant lady gets on the train, everyone pretends to sleep" and "when I'm hungry at the food court, I see people seats with tissue paper".

 

Singapore, which faces a low birth rate and a greying population, has turned increasingly to immigrants to boost its work force. It aims to add another 2 million people to the island's 4.7 million people over the next 40 to 50 years.

 

The city-state is frequently criticised by human rights groups for its restrictions on expression and the media.

 

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/200801...r-c3bb44c.html

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SINGAPORE, Jan 26 - A choir that planned to sing a list of complaints about life in Singapore cancelled its performances after the city-state banned its foreign members from singing, organisers said on Saturday.

 

The 60-member "complaints choir", a concept that originated from two Finnish artists, was scheduled to perform at a weekend festival but authorities granted a performance licence on the condition that the foreigners would not participate.

 

"Our conductor is Malaysian, so how could the choir go ahead without him?" said Melissa Lim, the festival organiser.

 

Singapore's Media Development Authority said the license was conditional because the lyrics touched on "domestic affairs" and it preferred only Singaporeans take part.

 

Some of the complaints that would have been sung included, "when a pregnant lady gets on the train, everyone pretends to sleep" and "when I'm hungry at the food court, I see people seats with tissue paper".

 

Singapore, which faces a low birth rate and a greying population, has turned increasingly to immigrants to boost its work force. It aims to add another 2 million people to the island's 4.7 million people over the next 40 to 50 years.

 

The city-state is frequently criticised by human rights groups for its restrictions on expression and the media.

 

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/200801...r-c3bb44c.html

 

 

domestic affairs? [laugh]

does it even matter if they are local or not

wadeva happen to multinationals and multi racials

and the big hoo ha about FTs.

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wat dirty truth... our Dear Leaders hv been gg ard...

 

u know abt abt BeeGees world tour?

 

even the Pee65ers r doing HopHip now.

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