S’pore will use Fica and Pofma if there is social media manipulation during GE: Sun Xueling

[Straits Times] - 02/5/2025

This comes as Singapore gears up for a general election which must be held by November 2025.



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S’pore will use Fica and Pofma if there is social media manipulation during GE: Sun Xueling
This comes as Singapore gears up for a general election which must be held by November 2025.
[Straits Times] - 5/02/2025