Singapore PM defends proposed law combating fake online news

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday defended Singaporeâs proposed law to fight âonline falsehoods,â but his Malaysian counterpart, Mahathir Mohamad, warned that anti-fake news laws were a double-edged sword that could be abused by governments to stay in power. Singaporeâs proposed law to fight âonline falsehoods,â is being defended by the Prime Minister but his Malaysian counterpart warns that anti-fake news laws are a double-edged sword that could be abused by governments to stay in power.Prime Minster Lee Hsien Loong (lee-sin-long) said many countries, including France, Germany and Australia, have legislation to combat fake news and he wan't Sinapore to do the same.But Mahathir Hohamad (mah-ha-thir Mohamad) said his government will repeal Malaysiaâs law against fake news as it promised. An earlier effort to do so was blocked by the opposition-led Senate but the government is expected to push it through again.