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The Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021, or Fica/FICA, [1] is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore. Enacted in 2021, it seeks to "protect the public interest by counteracting acts of foreign interference". [2] The Bill was introduced on 13 September 2021 and passed on 4 October 2021.
Singapore's government introduced a bill in parliament on Monday to prevent what it called foreign interference in domestic politics, which proposes empowering authorities to issue take-down ...
Singapore has designated a 59-year-old businessman as a "politically significant person" under a law on foreign interference that is being used for the first time. The man, Chan Man Ping Philip ...
Singapore on Monday (4 October) passed a controversial law to counter foreign interference after more than 10 hours of intense debate in Parliament.
[28] [29] Some foreign newspapers such as Asian Wall Street Journal (AWSJ) and Far Eastern Economic Review (FAAR) were dependent on the Singapore market for revenue with 1 in 7 of their total circulation numbers being in Singapore, making them almost like local newspapers. [30]
The Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act is passed in Parliament with a vote of 75–11. 13 October – Wildlife Reserves Singapore rebrands as the Mandai Wildlife Group . New logos for all its five parks are unveiled, with River Safari being renamed to River Wonders , and Bird Paradise replacing Jurong Bird Park when it relocates to ...
Singapore maintains diplomatic relations with 189 UN member states. The three exceptions are the Central African Republic, Monaco and South Sudan. [citation needed] Singapore supports the concept of Southeast Asian regionalism and plays an active role in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which it is a founding member.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Economy of Singapore Skyline of Singapore's Downtown Core Currency Singapore dollar (SGD/S$) Fiscal year 1 April – 31 March Trade organisations WTO, APEC, CPTPP, IOR-ARC, RCEP, ASEAN and others Country group Developed/Advanced High-income economy Statistics Population 6,040,000 (2024 ...