The Singapore Police Force is investigating online racist comments directed at South Asian communities in connection with recent incidents, including a disaster in the Nepal-Tibet region and events involving Air India. Authorities confirmed that multiple police reports have been lodged regarding offensive remarks published across various social media platforms. Under Singapore law, actions or statements that promote enmity between different racial groups or deliberately wound racial feelings are strictly prohibited and subject to legal penalties under the Penal Code.
- The Singapore Police Force confirmed that reports were lodged regarding racially offensive comments circulating on social media.
- The online remarks targeted South Asians following a recent Nepal-Tibet disaster and incidents involving Air India.
- Authorities are conducting investigations into the matters under relevant sections of the Penal Code.
- In Singapore, offenses related to promoting enmity or ill will between different racial or religious groups carry penalties including fines and imprisonment.
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Isn't it obvious comrades are extremely dedicated in spreading hate against Indians ? They get social credits. Many of them outsourced their IT cells to Cambodia and Thailand as well. Singapore should get rid of such menace.
But what about my first amendment? /s
if they r racist let them be…. the show must go on !!!!
meanwhile CCP jailed Singaporeans
Sad
Time for Old Guard to retire gracefully. Just like how LKY did. Instead of holding on to power for the sake of it. Old Guard are no longer relevant.
I shall marks the day when these vitriolic remarks are brought before the court, serving as the ultimate testament to the validity of the report and the unyielding capability of our police force.
Let's count how long it takes.
Don't simply let anonymous online weaponization from derailing a critical debate on fiscal prudence.
These days, Trust Cannot be Simply Granted.
To conflate a valid parliamentary filing on state-linked financial risks with illegal online vitriol creates an artificial distraction that effectively shields a strategic national asset from rigorous public accountability.
This is precisely why Workers' Party MP Kenneth Tiong moved decisively to clarify that his concerns are purely commercial and to condemn the racist remarks, drawing a clear line that prevents anonymous online weaponization from derailing a critical debate on fiscal prudence.
These days, Trust Cannot be Simply Granted.
Much like a sudden smokescreen deployed to obscure a target, a sharp spike in online deflections typically indicates that the opposition has raised a highly valid point in Parliament.
Well done to Kenneth Tiong, who exemplifies the quality of public servant and parliamentary asset that Singapore needs today.
Meanwhile, I have seen a lot of comments by indians accusing China of causing the disaster. What is being done to address this? Why is there no press conference on this? Double standards?
Why is it that when posts/comments are directed at indians, there is such a big fuss but when it is directed at Chinese, the Singapore government/press seem pretty quite?
Seems like the feelings of one group is more protected than those of another.
But silencing these comments ain't going to stop the problem, they are still there!
A robust, factual defense of national assets should easily stand on its own merits inside Parliament, without any need to leverage public sentiment over online static.
100% they are Muslim 🤡 they speak Malay language, they probably Malay community that is Muslim
bruh I get they are racists…it's nothing new they have always existed within the society and will always exist.. but now you are noticing because of the comments? And going after the commenters with police ???! This is ridiculous..This will make the problem even worse and hidden..this will impede general people, it's a slippery slope..no sense of freedom to share your opinion whatsoever…srsly this is not the solution
Are they Muslims?
There is no comment that cannot be tracked by the police, not even with VPN or changing/creating alt accounts. You may think you can hide behind the keyboard, and no one can see you. But if they want to find you, they can and will after monitoring you for some time, even if you're from a different country. Be respectful always as you hopefully are in real life when online. There is nothing you do on the internet that does not leave a digital footprint back to its point of origin. There are comments made by people from other countries posing as Singaporeans to cause distrust and resentment in the country itself with the intention to de-stabilize it and cause people and government to fight among themselves. Be aware of this and pay no mind to such comments, they are often riddled with hateful tone and a sense of obsession to certain sensitive topics to easily cause a reaction and plant ideas and manipulate points of view.
To eliminate the risk of public perception that legitimate financial oversight is being conflated with toxic online vitriol, Senior Minister K Shanmugam should adhere to established governance norms and address the commercial merits of the issue through structured debate within the parliamentary chamber.
All this racist comments coming from majority race always. This is true.
Very disgusting to hear that, there are still some back dated sotongs in Singapore who don't know the difference between day and night. Three strokes of the rod will Wake them up. These are the latest nincompoops who pop-up from the cesspool for a short while and return to the above said. Very sad to hear such idiosyncratic comments. Hehehe !!!
These comments belongs to the green bins placed at HDB lift lobby.
Another example of Singapore trying to blame others for its internal problems. Why doesn't Singapore admit its citizens are inherently racist rather than saying it came from overseas? I personally have never heard of the specific derogatory term mentioned in shanmugam's earlier news article and after some research found the term is specifically used by Singaporeans and no one else. It's like saying someone else did the crime when the crime scene is covered with your own DNA.
Why is there suddenly a need to be so defensive of a few online racist comments? These have always existed among us. I think the gov paranoia is not simple.
Good goof SPF dig them out and charge them in court, let these 🫏holes trolls know they can’t hide behind the internet.
Locals have refer to chinese people as tiong, vietnamese women as vietbu, caucasian as angmo. Should there be investigation also?
Is singapore under the jurisdiction of indian territory or…..! Just guessing 🤔🤔😄😄
My favourite Defacto PM Deserves an Academy Award for his Brilliant Acting Talent 😂🎉❤
Woof! Woof! Grrr!
Singapore is the most harmonious country where all race live side by side, most of the comments might not be racist it’s just the way how Singaporean express another race without malicious but it looks that way to only foreigners?
we are all equal. even if they are not singaporean, don't need to save? what kind of thinking is that?
it is not about nick names given, it is about the contents ie. the comments are really heartless , either those people think they can play with fire behind the screen or they are truly cruel in their heart.
SIA and other business can invest in any companies they desire, but don't pass down the cost/losses to taxpayers and consumers.
Doesn't mean it hurts your feelings, it is not true.
Instead of reflecting on Singapore’s excessive and unreasonable pro-India policies—as well as the public dissatisfaction with them and their anti-Singaporean nature—he has chosen to make even more pro-India remarks and sing India's praises; what a pitiful Singaporean-Chinese government official.