New licensing scheme for news websites that reach 50,000 peo

[Tiger1]

Why am i having a feeling that someone is plannnnnnning ahead of 2016? Hmmmmmmmmm.

[Felipe]

After 3 recent election losses, they have to do something drastic. But i think they are quite stupid to think licensing can stop news. Ppl can always go forum, blogs n whatever it is, ppl know licensed media is all bias.

[Felipe]

Why am i having a feeling that someone is plannnnnnning ahead of 2016? Hmmmmmmmmm.

 

Our last chance was in 2011 n we blew it. Then we blew it again in 2012 pe

[Oblong]

rise of the new age Iron Curtain!

haha, interesting take.

 

The following is an acute observation from chinese netizen , not sure how relevant to us in the next decade.

 

政府当下最大麻烦是

充满了电视上为穷人说话，

行动上为富人办事的官员。

 

富人最大的麻烦是

报纸上充满了市场的英雄，

现实中都是权力的奴才，

 

名人最大的麻烦是

口头上都是正义的宣言，

实际上往往是利益的奴隶，

 

百姓最大麻烦是

他们都称为自己谋幸福，

最终发现所有的幸福都在新闻联播里

 

btw, pm pls don't quote this in next meeting with obama hor, not really appropriate, and not really funny.

Edited May 30, 2013 by Oblong

[Vid]

This is only the 1st step. Very soon will include other Singapore websites. Any that try to report sg news will need a license

[Mllcg]

now on BBC le

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22725863

[Acemundo]

That's the whole point -

 

It seems a stewput move. Those that are trying to do a good and honest business will get "pinged" - those that are "not liked" by the authorities can be caused problems, and those truly nasty and subversive won't be affected at all.

 

Seems a totally irrational way to go about things

what I find stupid is:-

 

they claimed news website are the ones needing to adhere to this. are sites reporting news called news website or are there official directories of news websites?

 

if it is the former it is quite stupid. forums, blogs and facebook also discuss and report Singapore news. if you leave these sites out, controlling the other "official news reporting sites" are quite farcical.

[Oblong]

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/inter...urtailed-yaacob

In response to NCMP Yee Jenn Jong, who aired concerns from local infocomm start-ups that the regime would affect the business environment, as well as Mrs Chiam

[Toothiewabbit]

Unker Sam hoot liao.

 

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews...710-436242.html

[VolksBarSG]

Unker Sam hoot liao.

 

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews...710-436242.html

 

Wah lao eh. If even US is telling us off, you know we really jin jialat. US is a country that spies on it's citizens all the time for crying out loud.