Friday #sgroundup: Banning of books guided by ‘community norms’: Yaacob Ibrahim
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Banning of books guided by 'community norms': Yaacob Ibrahim
Minister for Communications and Information Dr Yaacob Ibrahim has weighed in on the ongoing National Library Board (NLB) saga with a Facebook post explaining the government's stand on the issue.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/yaacob-ibrahim--nlb-s-decision-guided-by-community-norms-100908749.html
Sympathy for Palestine surges in Singapore amid heightened Israel-Gaza conflict
More and more people in Singapore are showing concern over the killing of civilians in Gaza ever since Israel launched its latest military operation on Tuesday.
A Facebook page called “Singaporeans Stand with Palestine”, which was created in 2010, saw a surge of up to 10,000 new likes just this week, in a sign of rising concern about the deaths in the war-torn strip.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/what-is-buzzing/sympathy-for-palestine-surges-in-singapore-amid-heightened-israel-gaza-conflict-033837106.html
CAAS unveils new rules on in-flight use of portable electronic devices
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) today announced its amended regulations regarding portable electronic devices (PEDs), which will allow Singapore carriers to expand passenger use of PEDs.
Under the new rules, actively transmitting PEDs such as mobile phones can now be used when cruising altitudes are above 10,000 feet.
https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/caas-unveils-rules-flight-portable-084200058.html
Murdered Estonian model’s boyfriend arrested, couple were charged with drug possession, say reports
The boyfriend of Estonian model Regina Soosalu, whose death in Pulau Rawa has attracted national interest, has been detained by police to assist investigations.
The Star reported that 28-year-old Tunku Alang Reza Tunku Ibrahim, who has links to a member of a royal family, was picked up by police yesterday and remanded for seven days.
Likely new Indonesian leader warns against tampering with vote
Indonesia's likely next president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, warned against tampering with ballots ahead of a final count of votes from a disputed election.
Both Jokowi and his rival, former general Prabowo Subianto, claimed victory in Wednesday's election, the closest ever in the world's third biggest democracy and biggest Muslim nation with a history of deadly political violence.
