Singapore (140th), which has a quite different style, still has a very low ranking because the government headed by the son of founding father Lee Kwan Yew keeps its grip on the media and uses drastic laws to crack down on the few independent journalists.
Couldn't have put it better myself. This is considering 167 countries were ranked by RSF, and at the bottom were countries like North Korea. To think we are barely 30 countries away from freedom black-hole countries like China and N. Korea is truly a frightening thought.
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well at least it has improved from being 147th last year. Usually any statistic that puts Singapore in a 'better' light is usually well covered in the press. I wonder if this is occurring?
I haven't as yet seen any reports. But I am not surprised, because 140 is still a low number, and it is still about press freedom, which is pretty much a OB topic in the context of Singapore.
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