The Media Enthralled: Singapore Revisited

The Media Enthralled: Singapore Revisited
ISBN-10
1555877796
ISBN-13
9781555877798
Category
Foreign news
Pages
254
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Author
Francis T. Seow

Description

Once a proud and independent institution, the Singapore press was brought to its knees by threats, arbitrary arrests and detentions, general harassment and litigation during Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's administration. Singapore's former solicitor general tells the story.

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