Blog told to register as political group

Socio-political blog The Online Citizen may become the first local website to be gazetted as a political association, which will bar it from receiving foreign donations. The Registry of Political Donations said that it had sent a letter to the editors of the website on Monday, informing them of the Government's intention to gazette the site as a political association. Separately, the Media Development Authority (MDA) has also sent an e-mail to the site's editors asking them to register under the Broadcasting (Class Licence) Notification. Assistant Professor Eugene Tan said: 'It can help further their reputation if they are willing to be identified. If they have nothing to hide, then they shouldn't worry about it.'