Singapore’s parliament voted unanimously to pass the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act, after an hours-long debate. An accompanying constitutional amendment to update the president’s powers in implementing the Act, meanwhile, was rejected by seven Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Workers’ Party. To unpack what went down, Andrea Heng spoke with Eugene Tan, Associate Professor of Law at SMU. 

Singapore&rsquo;s parliament voted unanimously to pass the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act, after an hours-long debate. An accompanying constitutional amendment to update the president&rsquo;s powers in implementing the Act, meanwhile, was rejected by seven Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Workers&rsquo; Party. To unpack what went down, Andrea Heng spoke with Eugene Tan, Associate Professor of Law at SMU.&nbsp;

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Explainer: What’s in the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act and why now?

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