Singapore prohibits a book with extremist content under Undesirable Publications Act

SINGAPORE, June 25 (Bernama): Singapore has gazetted a Malay publication "Menyingkap Rahsia Tentera Elit Briged Izzuddin Al-Qassam: Generasi Muda Perindu Syahid” ("Uncovering the secrets of the Izz Ad-Din Al Qassam Brigades Elite Force: The Young Generation of Seekers of Martyrdom”) as a prohibited publication under the Undesirable Publications Act (UPA).

In its website the statement which appeared this week, the republic’s Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) said the book is authored by Abdul Aziz Abu Bakar and Adnan M. El Halabi, and was published by Hijjaz Records Publishing in 2015.