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Censorship in Singapore

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Singapore is part-democratic, part-communism( its still known as Republic of Singapore). Singapore's censorship is limited to items the causes controvesty in races of religions. This comes in place with its history of racial and religious conflicts, and now, protection and preservation of this harmony is of utmost importance to the state. For movies, Singapore's Censorship Board has restricted movies to be view within a certain age group. G(guidance)-for everyone! PG(Parental guidance)-for everyone! NC16(not for children under 16)-for above 16s

                               contains partial nudity
                               little violence

M18(matured 18)-for above 18s

               contains partial nudity(frontial)
               moderate violence
               may contain religious issues

R21(restricted 21)-or above 21s

                  contains nudity(sex scenes)
                  violence
                  may contain religious issues

DISALLOWED-contains issues that cause controvesy in Singapore