Singapore Herald
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The Singapore Herald was a tabloid newspaper in Singapore
whose publishing license was suspended by the Singapore government on May 28, 1971. The government had accused the paper of being involved in "black operations", of being funded by questionable foreign sources, of working up agitation against national policies and institutions, and of "taking on the government" http://www.singapore-window.org/herald.htm.
In 1974, the government strengthened press control through the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
whose publishing license was suspended by the Singapore government on May 28, 1971. The government had accused the paper of being involved in "black operations", of being funded by questionable foreign sources, of working up agitation against national policies and institutions, and of "taking on the government" http://www.singapore-window.org/herald.htm.
In 1974, the government strengthened press control through the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act.
Sources
- Seow, Francis T. 1998. The Media Enthralled: Singapore Revisited. Boulder: Lynne Rienner. ISBN 1-55587-779-6
See also
- Censorship in SingaporeCensorship in SingaporeCensorship in Singapore mainly targets sexual, political, racial and religious issues, as defined by out-of-bounds markers.-Implementation:The Media Development Authority approves publications, issues arts entertainment licences and enforces the Free-to-air TV Programme Code, Cable TV Programme...
- List of newspapers in Singapore