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An OB marker, short for "out of bounds marker",〔http://www.seapabkk.org/newdesign/fellowshipsdetail.php?No=1018〕 is a term used in Singapore to denote what topics are permissible for public discussion. The full form of the word is rarely used. The term is adopted from golf, where an out of bounds marker denotes the area beyond which playing is not allowed. However, unlike golf, the OB markers of Singaporean political discourse are not visible. The term "OB markers" was first used in 1991 by the then-Minister for Information and the Arts George Yeo to describe the boundaries of acceptable political discourse. An additional complication is introduced by the fact that OB markers may shift depending on the political climate, so a topic that was previously permissible may be banned in the future, and ''vice versa''. In 1999, George Yeo said that it is difficult to define exactly what the OB markers are in advance. ''Straits Times'' editor-in-chief Cheong Yip Seng found OB markers "bewildering", stating that topics deemed off-limits during his tenure included stories about a stamp dealer, carpet auctions, monosodium glutamate, feng shui and unflattering pictures of politicians.〔http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5074&Itemid=604〕 In 2003, a Remaking Singapore sub-committee, chaired by Raymond Lim, described OB markers as "action and speech that engage directly in electioneering and party politics; that is, within the arena of the contest for political power". ==Notable cases== There are several notable cases where the Singaporean government has flagged OB markers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「OB marker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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