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There’s freedom of speech in Singapore. Just watch what you say.

By G. Pascal Zachary

The taxi driver agreed to take me to Hong Lim Park, but he was none too happy when I told him I wished to visit the park’s big new attraction: Speaker’s Corner. Modeled after London’s famous free-speech gathering place in Hyde Park, Singapore’s version, which opened last September, is an attempt by the government to encourage free expression while keeping a… return to article

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There’s freedom of speech in Singapore. Just watch what you say.

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