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Monday, June 3, 2013

'Gov't to study feasibility of regulating online portals'


The government has admitted that it is studying into the possibility of regulating online news portals following Singapore's decision to regulate online portals last week.

NONEThe Singaporean government had made it necessary for online portals to obtain a licence from the Media Development Authority (MDA) if their readership reaches 50,000 a month or more.

"We are studying into this possibility, but we must see how it doesn't go against our principles. Now social media has become the mainstream media," said Communications and Multimedia Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek during a press conference today.

"Now that (Singapore,) a country that people see as more sophisticated, has come up with the regulation, so we will look into its feasibility," he added.

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