Jul.07 — Chee Soon Juan, secretary-general of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party, says the fake news law is a ‘complete distraction’ and calls for a healthy political discourse ahead of general election on July 10. He speaks with Haslinda Amin on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
In This Story: Singapore
The country’s territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet, the combined area of which has increased by 25% since the country’s independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the second greatest population density in the world. The country has almost 5.7 million residents, 61% (3.4 million) of whom are Singaporean citizens. There are four official languages of Singapore: English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil; with English being the lingua franca.