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Singapore passes controversial foreign interference law, allowing authorities to block internet content

Singapore’s Parliament has passed a law that aims to counter foreign interference in its domestic politics. The controversial law gives authorities power to block internet content that they deem “hostile".

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S pore s military superiority ironically makes it a bigger target for hostile online campaigns: Shanmugam defends need for FICA

Shanmugam stated the government's commitment to an open society and said that legitimate collaborations with foreigners will not be targeted by FICA.

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Home Affairs Minister Receives Powers to Extend Detention for Convicted Terrorists

Home Affairs Minister Receives Powers to Extend Detention for Convicted Terrorists
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Foreign influence laws pass free speech test in High Court

Foreign influence laws pass free speech test in High Court
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China-backed Confucius Institutes face closure under veto laws

Advertisement Australian universities face having their controversial Confucius Institutes shut down within months, with the University of Sydney among the first to submit contracts for scrutiny under the Commonwealthâs foreign veto scheme. At least one centre - RMIT Universityâs Chinese Medicine Confucius Institute - will close this year, with the university saying it would cease operations due to budget pressures caused by COVID-19. Chinaâs then Vice-President Xi Jinping and then RMIT Vice-Chancellor Professor Margaret Gardner officially open RMITâs Chinese Medicine Confucius Institute in 2010. Credit:John Woudstra The institutes, which are hosted by 13 Australian universities in partnership with Chinese universities, have come under scrutiny from the federal government amid concerns they function as a plank of the Chinese Communist Partyâs propaganda effort.

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