Flagging Free Speech: The Massive Attack Debacle in Singapore Singapore's reputation as a bastion of business friendly efficiency and strict social control has long been shrouded in controversy.
The recent decision to indefinitely ban British band Massive Attack from performing in the city state over their display of a Palestinian flag during a concert is merely the latest example of how this government chooses to wield its power.
The band's members, Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall, were unaware of Singapore's strict laws governing public expression until they found themselves detained by police.