Singapore, Aug 23 : Singapore’s home ministry warned political activists from Myanmar in the city state not to ignore repeated police orders to stop illegal public protests and anti-Myanmar activities, the The Strait Times newspaper said Saturday.

A spokesman of the Overseas Burmese Patriots (OBP), a group of Myanmar activists, said the Singapore government has not renewed immigration passes for five of its members who had participated in a public protest in November.

“We do have suspicion that the rationale for the rejections might be because of the protests and our activities,” Myanmarese activist Myo Myint Maung said.

A ministry spokesperson said “the right of a foreign national to work or stay in Singapore is not a matter of entitlement or a right to be secured by political demand and public pressure” and that activists repeatedly ignored requests from government officials to meet to discuss the group’s conduct.

— IANS
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