Riots in Singapore

[Nan Yang]

Hundreds of foreign workers torch cars and attack police in one of worst riots in Singapore for 40 years after Indian man killed by bus

• Ten police officers were injured in clashes with rioters in Singapore's Little India district
• Riot sparked by death of Indian worker who was hit and killed by a bus on Sunday
• Mass violence rare in Singapore where rioting carries sentence of up to seven years in prison and possible caning

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Lee Kuan Yew is going to be pissed.

I don't think he'll bat an eyelid before sending those foreign workers home, or jailing them.

 

[bolo]

Caused by indians?

 

[Nan Yang]

Caused by indians?

Maybe the bus driver was from China.

 

[bolo]

Maybe the bus driver was from China.

Looks like Bangladeshis rioting, but they and indians look the same to me

 

[xuxu1457]

However, from Singapore Zaobao news, only talk about happened in little India, and the dead people from the initial accident is 33 years old Indian worker Sakthivel Kumaravelu, others from South Asia, not mention about BD or Pakistan
遭巴士碾过印度籍客工身份确认 | www.zaobao.com.sg
Singapore has been criticized for its low status of aboad workers

 

[cloud_9]

Hundreds of foreign workers torch cars and attack police in one of worst riots in Singapore for 40 years after Indian man killed by bus

The man was Indian but the Rioters were mostly Bangladeshi migrant workers because they thought he was a Bangladeshi.

Little India Riot: Bangladeshi embassy urges nationals to cooperate with authorities

The Bangladesh High Commissioner in Singapore has called on the Bangladesh community to remain calm and fully cooperate with the Singapore law enforcement agencies following the riot in the Little India district on Sunday night.

In a statement, Mr Mahbubuz Zaman said: "I would request the Bangladesh community to exercise utmost calm and restraint and fully cooperate with the law enforcement agencies.

He said "we are duty bound to help the authorities to maintain rule of law , order and discipline in the society and community".

"This is necessary to maintain overall law and order and also to ensure that the law enforcement agencies can carry out their duties and responsibilities," the statement added.

"We would also like to take this opportunity to extend our hands of cooperation and assistance to the government and relevant agencies," he added.

Mr Zaman also refuted some media reports which stated that the man who was killed in the accident which triggered the riots was a Bangladeshi.

He said: "I want to categorically state that as per available information the news reports that appeared on a section of media and news involving a Bangladeshi worker is not based on facts."

 

[idune]

Looks like Bangladeshis rioting, but they and indians look the same to me

This is pure Indian organized destruction, indians are trying to blame it on Bangladeshis. Bangladeshis would not put them of fire for indians. That is just pathetic indian propaganda.

 

[Arya Desa]

Send them back home regardless of ethnicity. If it was by use Indians we should feel deeply ashamed and reflect on this event. Violence is the answer for the feeble-minded.

 

[idune]

27 suspects arrested over riots in Singapore's Little India

English.news.cn 2013-12-09 05:40:54

SINGAPORE, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's authorities arrested 27 suspects from South Asia over a rare riot happened on Sunday evening in an ethnic neighbourhood, Little India, the police said in a press conference before dawn on Monday morning.


The riot, which was believed unpremeditated and involved a crowd of about 400 subjects, was sparked off by a fatal traffic accident between a private bus and a person at the junction of Race Course Road and Hampshire Road.

The accident involved a 33-year-old Indian national who was knocked down by the private bus. The bus driver was injured and remained in hospital.

The police said there were 5 police vehicles and 1 ambulance damaged during the riot, which started at around 9:23 P.M. on Sunday. Several other private vehicles were also damaged, it added.

Ng Joo Hee, the Commissioner of Police in Singapore Police Force, said in the conference that the riot was under control by the police within an hour after the first call was received.

Some 300 officers had been deployed to handle the riot. The police said there were 10 police officers injured. Seven are in hospital and most of them are understood to be in a stable condition.

"We treat this incident very seriously, and we have classified the chaos as one of rioting with dangerous weapons. We will spare no efforts to arrest who are involved," the police said.

Ng also added that not a single shot - lethal or non-lethal - was fired by the police officers during the riot.

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean said the government "will not tolerate such lawless behaviour," asking the public to stay calm, not to speculate on this incident.

He also emphasized that the government will deal with all aspects of this incidents and all persons involved "strictly, firmly and fairly according to the law."

Riot has been rare in Singapore over the past 3 to 4 decades, the police added.

27 suspects arrested over riots in Singapore's Little India - Xinhua | English.news.cn

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

The accident involved a 33-year-old Indian national who was knocked down by the private bus. The bus driver was injured and remained in hospital.

The police said there were 5 police vehicles and 1 ambulance damaged during the riot, which started at around 9:23 P.M. on Sunday. Several other private vehicles were also damaged, it added.

What, he wasn't even killed? Only knocked down by a bus?

I don't get how those foreign workers would riot over something so small as someone getting knocked down by a bus.

 

[Beidou2020]

Typical Indian behaviour.

 

[idune]

Typical Indian behaviour.

Indians did the same thing - riot and destruction in Malaysia as well.
Indian protest rocks Malaysia ahead of polls - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

 

[Beidou2020]

Indians did the same thing - riot and destruction in Malaysia as well.
Indian protest rocks Malaysia ahead of polls - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Yup, these people are a real menace all around the world.

 

[jaunty]

What, he wasn't even killed? Only knocked down by a bus?

I don't get how those foreign workers would riot over something so small as someone getting knocked down by a bus.

Have you seen these jamate e islami folks rioting in Dhaka? They just need an issue to set the city on fire. idune is their online benefactor. There were initial reports that the guy that was hit was a Bangladeshi so they rioted.

Riot breaks out in Singapore's Little India neighbourhood | World news | theguardian.com

BTW there is already a thread on this

Bangladeshis riot in Singapore, kill policemen & civilians