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21-615: StreetSine Technology Group, a subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), is the leader in digital property in Singapore, offering one-stop real estate services including residential and commercial Quality Listings on SRX Property, full valuations from srx.com.sg/valuations , and mortgage financing in collaboration with Maybank on srx.com.sg/mortgage . StreetSine Technology Group integrates big data sets with mobile workflow applications to help real estate-related organizations and professionals employ real-time, relevant, proprietary information in

42-413: A child may inadvertently be exposed to them (e.g on video walls). Pay TV and video-on-demand (VOD) operators must adhere to several restrictions in order to ensure that a child is not inadvertently exposed to rated content. They are required to offer a 'parental lock' feature, which restricts NC16 and M18 content with a PIN code. Pay TV operators must also ensure that promotional material for rated content

63-462: A default. Advertisements for R21-rated content can only appear in venues licensed for R21 films, and/or at the start of another R21-rated movie. Many films that the IMDA refused to classify were restricted because of concerns that they might "undermine the public order". For example, the film To Singapore, With Love , which documented former political dissidents in Singapore, was refused classification, as

84-620: A government grant to further develop SRX as a platform to improve the transparency and liquidity of real estate transactions in Singapore. As of April 2017, the 15 members of the Singapore Real Estate Exchange are: Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore The Infocomm Media Development Authority ( IMDA ) is a statutory board under the Singapore Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI). The Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS)

105-411: Is "edited and scheduled appropriately." Pay TV operators are only allowed to air content with this rating or lower. In addition, pay TV operators can air M18-classified content only from the watershed that PG13 classified content is allowed to be aired on free-to-air TV. Pay TV operators are not allowed to air content with this rating, and VOD operators must offer a separate PIN lock for R21 content as

126-539: The Media Development Authority to reverse the ban. Tan stated that she would consider re-submitting the film for a rating in the future. In addition, academic Cherian George commented on the ban, writing that it is "not just disproportionate. It is also an insult to Singaporeans, who are in effect being told that they are not smart enough to engage critically with Tan's film, no matter how biased it may be, and to weigh what her interviewees claim against what

147-675: The 1960s to 1980s, living in exile. The documentary won Tan the best director award in the Muhr AsiaAfrica Documentary section at 10th Dubai International Film Festival and the Best Asean Documentary at the Salaya International Documentary Festival. The film was shown at various film festivals at Malaysia, South Korea, England, Germany, Brazil, and the United States. The film was made with

168-638: The MDA believed it was one-sided and "undermined national security". Following a controversial ban of video game Mass Effect in November 2007, the government unbanned it a day later for containing a same-sex love scene. IMDA announced that a new classification system for games will be put in place early 2008. Since April 2008, video games that are sold in Singapore are required to undergo classification. As of 2022, there are 2 ratings for video games: Mature 18 and Advisory 16. Games without contentious content fall within

189-474: The eleven leading estate agencies ensures that no listing is a dummy or duplicate. SRX is an electronic information network administered by StreetSine. It is responsible for collecting, cleaning, filtering, processing, and disseminating information via the internet, smart phones, and tablets. Effective 15 November 2011, the InfoComm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore awarded StreetSine

210-590: The following types of media: films, TV programs, video games, and arts entertainment (e.g., theatrical productions). Films and TV programs both use the same rating system. Free-to-air TV content must also adhere to additional restrictions, as outlined in Section 5 of the Content Code. Free-to-air (FTA) TV networks may only show content at this rating or lower, and can only air PG13 content between 10PM and 6AM. Advertisements for films with this rating cannot be shown where

231-525: The government disagrees with. I hope that Film Appeals Committee will see the film and review the classification in this light." On 12 November, Tan's review was denied. In a statement, the chairman of the Film Appeals Committee (FAC) said, "While of commendable artistic standard, the FAC found the film to be a one-sided account with minimal attempts to provide a balanced mix of views beyond those provided by

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252-520: The interviewees featured in the film". Of the 12 FAC members present, nine voted to uphold the classification while the other three voted that the film be given a Restricted 21 (R21) rating instead. After the film was initially banned in September 2014, a group of 39 artists, including filmmakers Anthony Chen , Royston Tan , and Kelvin Tong , released a joint statement expressing "deep disappointment" and urged

273-520: The marketing of their products and services. The estate agencies created the exchange to provide validated listings. Listings are validated through the internal systems of the estate agencies following the Estate Agent Agreement for exclusive listings as prescribed by Council of Estate Agencies (CEA) . Unlike other property portals in Singapore, the validation listing process through the SRX network of

294-405: The official history states." Even Chua Mui Hoong, the opinion editor of the conservative The Straits Times , did not support the ban, writing, "When there are diverging interpretations of events, like the arrests of leftist activists in the 1960s to 1980s, the best antidote is not a ban on some points of view, but more openness and access to information...Singapore and its history do not belong to

315-749: The passing of the Info-communications Media Development Authority Bill in Parliament on 16 August 2016, the IDA and the Media Development Authority (MDA) were restructured and merged into the IMDA with effect from 30 September that year. IMDA provides numerous programmes, policies and grants that cater to industries and communities. IMDA also protects consumers' privacy through the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC). There are classification systems for

336-443: The proscribed Communist Party of Malaya (CPM)." On 2 October, Tan submitted To Singapore, With Love , unchanged, to the Media Development Authority 's Film Appeals Committee to review the film's ban. In a statement, Tan wrote, "As we approach our 50th birthday, I feel that we as a people should be able to view and weigh for ourselves, through legitimate public screenings in Singapore, differing views about our past, even views that

357-587: The show, claiming that the film had not been vetted and approved by the film censor board. However, after half an hour of discussions with the organisers, the officers allowed the screening to proceed. On 10 September 2014, the film was banned in Singapore, with the Media Development Authority claiming that it undermined national security as "the individuals in the film have given distorted and untruthful accounts of how they came to leave Singapore and remain outside Singapore," and that "a number of these self-professed 'exiles' were members of, or had provided support to,

378-938: The support of the Busan International Film Festival 's Asian Cinema Fund. The film made its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival . The film also screened at Malaysia's FreedomFilmFest , the Berlin International Film Festival 's Forum programme, Film Society of Lincoln Center , Seoul International Documentary Festival, Brazil's It's All True, Jogja-Netpac Film Festival, International Film Festival of Kerala , Diaspora Film Festival, Incheon, and London's SEA ArtsFest, where it enjoyed four sold-out screenings over two days. The film ran into controversy in Kuantan , Malaysia , where its October screening by human rights non-governmental organisation Pusat Komas under its annual FreedomFilmFest

399-602: The “General” category, and they do not require Singapore-specific rating labels. Games only need to be classified if they are physically sold in Singapore. However, some digital storefronts like Steam may display the classification rating to local users if one is available. To Singapore, With Love To Singapore, With Love is a 2013 Singaporean documentary film written and directed by Tan Pin Pin . The film featured interviews with nine Singaporean political dissidents, former activists, and student leaders who fled Singapore from

420-598: Was cancelled after Putrajaya was alleged to have pressured the owner of the Kuantan venue that would have hosted the viewing. However, deputy home minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar denied the allegations, claiming that To Singapore, With Love was not banned and is still under scrutiny. At the FreedomFilmFest screening in George Town, Penang , 15 officers from Malaysia's Ministry of Home Affairs turned up to stop

441-572: Was the statutory board that acted as the national regulator and promoter of the telecommunication and postal industries in Singapore. Prior to 1992, the TAS also managed postal and telecommunications services until Singtel and Singapore Post were split off from the board as corporatised entities. In 1999, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) was formed in 1999 from the merger of the TAS and National Computer Board (NCB). Following

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