Behold the Examples
Where we give some facts from Singapore's illustrious history
1964 Race riots in Singapore
The 1964 race riots were a series of riots that took place in Singapore during two separate periods in July and September between Chinese and Malay groups. The first incident occurred on 21 July during a Malay procession marking the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In total, the violence killed 36 people and injured another 556. About 3,000 people were arrested.
Cook a pot of curry
A couple from China had complained about the smell of curry being cooked by their Singaporean Indian neighbours.
1969 Race riots
The seven days of communal riots of 1969, a result of the spillover of the 13 May Incident in Malaysia, resulted in a final toll of 4 dead and 80 wounded. It was triggerred by the results of the General Election. Riot between the Chinese and Malays.
The 1969 riots occured not long after the 1964 riots. One of the leading causes of the riot is because of the United Malays Organistaion's desire to assert Malay dominance in Singapore. It led to heightened tensions between Chinese and Malays as they were the majority in Singapore at that time. Also, the Malays were not satisfied over the social and economic condition.
There has been evidence of aggressive and racist behavior among Singaporeans, usually towards foreign workers or the minority races.
A survey by Singapore's government-linked Institute of Policy Studies released this year showed that over 30 percent of citizens and permanent residents felt that nationality-based prejudice had risen over the past five years.
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The British wealth firm manager made very insensitive and insulting remarks against public transport commuters was forced to leave the country and lost his job.
This came after two of his Facebook posts began circulating on the Internet. In one, a picture of his five-year-old son on an MRT train was accompanied by the caption: "Daddy where is your car & who are all these poor people?"
In the other post, his son is pictured in a silver Porsche with the comment: "...Normal service can resume, once I have washed the stench of public transport off me..."
Amy Cheong
Amy Cheong, an assistant director at NTUC, made racist remarks on Facebook, complaining about a Malay wedding that was being held at a void deck near her home.
Among other things, she related Malay weddings to high divorce rates, and asked how society could “allow people to get married for 50 bucks”, peppering her post with vulgarities.
In a separate post, she also allegedly wrote, “Void deck weddings should be banned. If you can’t afford a proper wedding then you shouldn’t be getting married. Full stop.”
Little india riots
The Little India Riots happened on the 8th of December after a fatal accident occured in Little India, which caused angry mobs of passerbys to attack the bus involved and emergency vehicles that had by then arrived at the location.
About 300 migrant workers from Tamil Nadu and Bangladesh were involved in the riot which lasted around 2 hours.
This was the second riot in post-independence Singapore, the first in over 40 years. 25 emergency vehicles were damaged in the riots, alongside 5 that were set on fire.