Massive Attack’s Singapore ban tests legal limits of artistic freedom

The banning of British band Massive Attack from Singapore for pro-Palestine acts during their concert has split opinion in the city state, with some lamenting what they see as laws that are too strict and others urging foreigners to comply with local rules. At their gig on Wednesday, the two-man band held up a Palestinian flag and shouted “Free Palestine” along with members of the audience. Under the Foreign National Emblems (Control of Display) Act, it is illegal to display non-Singaporean...

By Jean Iau