>SIX short films which document political activities in Singapore - from street demonstrations to protest fasting - have been given the nod by the film censor. The films were
Produced by Mr Ho Choon Hiong, they were the first of such films to be passed since Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong indicated last month that the ban on political films could be relaxed.
One of Mr Ho's films, on the protest against the Beijing Olympics by members of the Falungong sect here. Another is on Myanmar nationals protesting here. The remaining four, including one on a Singaporean fasting outside the Malaysian High Commission here in protest against the detention of Malaysian Hindu rights activists.
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