Original sentence: Efforts to garner public opinion on the issue are rare, although it is generally assumed that most Singaporeans support it and believes it plays a part in keeping the crime rate in Singapore low.Few other opposition members in parliament would bring up the issue, which may be reflective of a populance generally indifferent to the matter.Public debate in the singaporean news media on the death penalty is thought to be almost non-existent, although the topic do occasionally get discussed in the midst of major, well-known criminal cases
Edited sentence: As such, the public support is not well known, but thought to be high, with many Singaporeans believing it helps keep the crime rate in Singapore low.Public debate in the news media of death penalty is non-existent.Reporters Without Borders have critised Singapore due to the lack of freedom of the press in the country.The Internal Security Act allows police to arrest anyone who is a threat to "state security" and the threat of slander cases means there is a large amount of self-censorship.The two major media organisations are owned by people who have strong political ties to the ruling People's Action Party