4 million smiles (not forgetting barbed wires)welcome u to singapore."IMF and World Bank Rebuke Singapore" (Financial Times)
“NGO Ban will Embarrass Singapore” (Bangkok Post)
“Singapore under fire as World Bank-IMF Protest” (AFP) “”While we understand and agree that security at the meetings is of paramount importance, Singapore’s authorities have not shared any information that would make us … consider these individuals as potential threats”
“Singapore Rapped over Protest Ban” (BBC News) “In an interview with BBC World Business Report, Mr Wolfowitz said Singapore had made a “bad” decision when it blocked activists that had been invited to the event.
“Singapore Tightens the Cordon on Protest” (International Herald Tribune) “It’s completely astonishing”
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talking bout s'pore govt doing its best to create e best impression for delegates, we're already creating a "great impression" by banning protestors who have been invited by the IMF.
the govt cites a list of reason, stressing on security of singapore, terrorism, blah blah blah. i guess they're just willing to give any reason to stop protest from happening in e streets.
and some minister was saying in zaobao newspaper 新加坡已相当开放.
damn rite we are.
So much for yaya Papaya.
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