Wealthy nation has little progress towards full democracy despite persistent calls from city-state’s population for Singapore freedom of speech and suffrage

Protesters rally in Singapore against new online rules

AFP – Around 2,000 Singaporeans led by local bloggers attended a rally Saturday to protest against new government licensing rules for news websites that they say curtail freedom of expression. The peaceful, three-hour rally, held at a free-speech park called Speakers’ Corner, was organised by coalition.