Censorship fears as Singapore moves to scrub ‘offensive’ cigarette from Chinatown mural


Artwork depicts a historic Samsui woman holding a smoking cigarette, authorities say it sends ‘wrong message’. — SCMP

An order by the Singapore authorities to erase a cigarette from a Chinatown mural has sparked an online controversy about street art censorship.

The mural, which depicted a young Samsui woman holding a smoking cigarette, was completed in early April, according to The Straits Times of Singapore.

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