https://www.scmp.com/rss/326037/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Singapore’s bid to curb fake news with a proposed new anti-falsehoods law, introduced in parliament on Monday, has met with both praise and criticism. While the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation bill represents a determined and robust approach to combating fake news and its damaging effects on society, concerns have also surfaced over its chilling effect on public discourse and whether it undermines freedom of speech. Ultimately, however, the effect it has will boil down to how... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3004898/could-singapores-new-law-against-fake-news-be-one-others-follow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3004898/could-singapores-new-law-against-fake-news-be-one-others-follow?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Apr 2019 03:45:04 +0000 Does the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) still matter after half a century? Against the backdrop of global and regional politics, with security and economic architecture oscillating unpredictably in search of a new equilibrium, this question takes on greater importance today than it did when the organisation was founded in 1967 at the height of the cold war. In the next decade, Asean’s destiny depends on how adroitly it positions its norms, values, and purpose in an increasingly... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2124258/after-50-years-does-asean-still-matter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2124258/after-50-years-does-asean-still-matter?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Dec 2017 01:31:49 +0000