The Speakers' Corner gives Singapore citizens a designated venue where they can speak outdoors in public without having to apply for a Public Entertainment Licence. A permit is not required to come together to listen to speakers at the Speakers' Corner. However, the Speakers' Corner does not exempt any person from the other laws of Singapore. It is not to be used as a venue to stage a demonstration or march without a permit, or otherwise to engage in a disorderly behaviour.
Police treat such actions as indicative of a demonstration or of disorderly behaviour.