From the Straits Times.

THE police have stepped in to stop the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) from holding its extraordinary general meeting at the Singapore Expo in Changi on Saturday.

The police have taken this step because of the strong possibility that a coming together of members and supporters of the opposing camps at the same venue may result in law and order problems. There have been reports of death threats, intimidation and harassment over the last two weeks. There are also reports that both groups are mobilising their supporters for the meetings,’ says police spokesman Inspector Mohamed Hamizyam.

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