The first no bs speech from shanmugam I like, just cutting to the chase and not beating around the bush or protecting any face or reputation, straight to it and speaking as an INDIAN. Love it
@questfor truths Yup I guess it exists within the realm of possibilities that she lied about getting kicked on her chest by a stranger. And a bystander saw the act...
Well spoken Mr. Shanmugam. It’s about time Singaporeans realised this racism crept here since the 1970s. When the speak Mandarin campaign went full swing till many years. When minorities were ignored in job vacancies and racial groups started forming in schools and our Singapore society. It was never like this before the 1970s when we al felt like authentic multi racial group of Singaporeans, speaking in common languages of English and our National Language Malay. Which cut across all barriers of language.Till the majority became to feel special and elitists in our society, speaking in their own elitist language in the company of the minorities. Even though all Singaporeans from kindergarten till University are taught all subjects in spoken and written English. Could there still be flaws in our education system such as SAP schools and the upbringing of the elitist children? www.ricemedia.co/current-affairs-opinion-sap-schools-chinese-elitism-singapore/
Thank you for addressing this sad issue Mr Shanmugam. As a 61 year old Singaporean born Indian, it grieves me to watch and experience the subtle and not so subtle anti-Indian and even anti-Filipino sentiments rising in Singapore. I hope your frank, polite but firm advice will muzzle these inhumane elements. CNA needs to do more reporting on this ugly aspect in our society and educate these people.
One or two incidents of such nature doesn't create an air of Indian racism in Singapore. Nevertheless, Singaporeans, like myself has been rather 'pissed' by the continue importation of Indians from India to Singapore carrying with them the variants of the deadly virus. That I cannot stomach and who is to blame for such proliferation of the virus clusters of the variants. So, please don't create a storm in the tea cup.
@@michaellee3314 It does, maybe you don't see more of it because it hardly gets reported. The people either just let it slide or adjust things around with their lifestyle. You also have incidents of situations discrimination takes place based on race, especially in the rental market. If you have foreign friends from 3rd world countries, check with them if they are well about such issues.
@@michaellee3314 I've also been wanting them to stop the importation of Indians ever since April. But that doesn't mean the people that did make it through deserve such treatment. Again, hate on the policy, not on the people.
@@sha_seer why should he? If u like your fellow Indians so much, without giving a hoot for the locals here, by your own words, why don't you u move to India?
Engifaar Liu If any non chinese can get enough of support from the party or from the voters,sure can be PM. But do you think it will happen? Maybe in many decades?
Ok let's debate CECA, those who thinks SG and Singaporeans benefit from CECA, substantiate your argument. When the entire Changi Business Park workforce comprises of primarily foreign Indian nationals something's wrong, then when you consider the discriminatory hiring practices when foreign Indian HR hires people of their own nationality even though their degrees and qualifications may be fake, then you could see how an entire business park became a foreign enclave. Overtime CECA will create more animosity towards foreigners, nobody's saying don't import foreigners but rather there's no need for CECA especially in a small SG jobs market.
you can see talents from India , Philippines, Europe and people around the world. the company needs talents to run their business .. they need guys to work late shift , may be on weekends , meetings on US/UK hours , sometimes working outside office hours.. That is how IT works ; you cannot expect a job from 8 am -5pm .. I know several locals told in interview that they cant work after office hours/ weekends .. Unfortunately companies don't want these kinds of "talents" .. so they go for Foreign talents.. Don't forget that there is a world outside Singapore .. All the companies working in Singapore have a huge setup in other nations like Philippines and India.. if you start creating unnecessary noise , they will shift their operations to low cost places and they will run smoothly and you will continue to talk CECA …CEAC.. . do you have any instance to show any FT working in SG government Jobs. Did any FT snatched your Govt Jobs ??? But these companies need FT.. Train the youth so that they will be ready to work in any circumstances .. Then the companies wont go behind FTs. ** Do you have any proof to show the degree and qualifications are fake.. All the companies are doing strict background verification , especially banks via third party agencies .. don't beat around the bush .. mothership.sg/2019/11/what-the-heck-is-ceca-should-you-be-angry-at-it-explained/
Literally last week, I was walking on a sidewalk by a bus station. I passed a large group waiting for the bus where one Chinese man was speaking loudly on the phone without his mask. I approached him, pulled an extra mask out of my pocket I had, and said gently in Chinese "你忘记了你的MASK吗？你可以借我的。“ Translation: Have you forgotten your mask? You can borrow mine." The man proceeded to yell at me in Hokkien and shoo me away. I walked away quickly and looked behind me as he discreetly pulled out his mask. I was trying to be nice, and I didn't accuse him of anything. But it didn't matter, because my face was Indian. Not all Singaporeans are like this, but many are. You can blame foreigners for your mean self-entitled behavior to your fellow citizens all you want. But it won't change the fact that this behavior is unacceptable. The lack of empathy people have sometimes in this country is staggering. It's not a government issue, it's a cultural issue. The veil is lifting. Are we as a society ready to address our problems, or will we continue to blame the gahmen?
I already predicted that when the gates to Indian flights didn’t close, our people will be pointing fingers to the Indian community. Many people think the same way and you can control the speech or action through law but you cannot control the thoughts because the government allow such thoughts to manifest in the first place.
@questfor truths multiculturalism only work when there’s reasonable actions to stop people from targeting the Indian community by doing what is right rather than consider monetary gains. Last year we close our borders to China we didn’t fester hatred towards the chinese people because actions were swift. This time round I think the ministers just allow hatred to fester. If the 21 days measures worked, why did the airport staffs get the virus?
Same happens to me when i enter the lift and a chinese man shouted at me bcos i wore the mask below my nose just a bit as i am asthmatic.. i didnot fight back but i just looked at him and still he say he will police, i responded, BE MY GUEST YOU RACIST!! so there are still ppl who are racists amongst us.. its like a practice here.. anyway i faced so many of racism amongst the chinese but not indians.. i dont know why and whats their motive.. i hope govt will fo something abt this.. thank u 🙏
Firstly as a Singaporean I'm pissed whenever there is are job vacancies despite the Qualification and experience .70% they still require Mandrin speaking and why not Tamil or Malay speaking? You are telling me that people can't communicate in Universal language English. That is racism Guys. What happened in the video was the local Singaporean guy snapped at the Indian Nationality which I don't consider racism. This will only stop when our Singapore Government starts prioritizing our local Singaporeans. Not that I am against the FORIEGN workers or their race but these are facts.
It is unfortunate; however, China is Singapore’s largest trading partner. Now and in the future, mandarin skill is necessary or rather more likely to land a job. In fact, China is becoming the largest trading partner to more and more countries, and mandarin usage will be unavoidable. Welcome to the new order. Bad news for you, China is also India’s largest trading partner. EU’s largest trading partner is also China.
@@mic5391 If that is the case then future All Singapore schools must have compulsory Mandrin as 2nd Language no need to give mother tongue Language importance then. At least our future generations will suffer less.
@@kayalvilijayaram8729 Haiz, let me tell you, Malaysian is more practical than us now. Their FM Hishammuddin openly declare to the world that Wang Yi is his elder brother in mandarin! I dropped down from my chair when I saw the news! Unbelievable!
@@kayalvilijayaram8729 If non-Chinese have compulsory Mandarin as 2nd Language, they will all cry racism for sure. FYI, chinese students were forced to have Malay lessons in school in the 70s.
@@kcleez what is the difference now then almost 70% of the job criteria is stating MANDRIN Speaking only. I don't see much asking for Tamil or Malay speaking and if this continues for long then what about those other races in Singapore and I am speaking from personal experience not telling tales...
The man regardless of race, especially the Chinese (because we are the majority) should not have attacked the lady (whatever race she maybe). He should have confronted her and if she is truly exercising (doing brisk walking) and remind her to put it on after her exercise, or he can take a video or her for a period of time and report it to the relevant authorities, rather than to attack her (in this case as mentioned by Minister Shan "did a flying kick). In this sense, he is a fooking coward for attacking a woman and should be severely punished with a fine and jail for at least 4 weeks, and if he is within the age group should be caned to deter further altercation of this kind in Singapore.
I am glad that the Singapore government is swift in having these issues addressed at a national level. Just like Shan said, there are many trolls who are racists/xenophobes lurking within our community and even online that probably need education and insights. They don't think anyone is watching them when their IP addresses are being tracked. When the time comes, don't be alarmed. Roll that red carpet for the police to come and arrest you. You deserve it.
@@tankman20064 ofcourse I am concerned too. But the people there don't listen. You can even see me and others posting on the Indian new site channels about how I talk crap about their behaviour all the time.
I long for the debate between PSP vs PAP on CECA, hopefully set in a townhall debate to be helmed by an impartial moderator! In the meantime, unfortunately, ball has being dropped pertaining to the pandemic response, 2nd time already and this time it could be worse as we are dealing with a more virulent strain, so good luck everybody!
I note all the comments here and that everyone has their own experience. The theme must be always to know these extreme examples represent the minority, not the majority...and they do so because the good people in society are quiet...they do not make the news headlines When was the last time a kind act between strangers made CNA' s or anyones headlines? For me, as a regular, foreign (white) visitor to Singapore....i have truly come to love your country and ALL your people I will never forget taking my 80yr old mother to visit the Pinnacle at Duxton lookout, when an aunty noticed we were a bit lost and pointed us the right way to go up....but even watched to ensure we were ok It didnt stop there....while we were navigating our way, an uncle crossed a busy road, noticing us also, and walked with us to the correct entrance Ive been all over the world, and this was a first! I will never forget this hospitality, so please know that in my opinion, 99.9% of Singaporeans still have this beautiful spirit endowed in them....
there could be a correlation between good behaviour of singaporeans and your nationality. I am an Indian and have been living in SG for almost two years now, most Singaporeans that I encounter are nice. However, there is a minority population (I am not sure of the population but it is definitely more than 99%) which disgust Indians as well. It is not a hidden fact that such people exists in SG. So my friend, if you have not faced such situation do not say that it does not exist at all.
Humans are generally good by nature. Whereas politics that man play to achieve his own selfish goals is dirty; it rubs off on the people by their words and their actions. Spore is no different; some people wear all whites to tell you they are whiter than white.
CECA is a policy that makes Singaporeans feel threatened and discriminated in the job market. This policy has allowed Singapore to selectively and specifically brought in a single group of immigrant workers. Singaporeans again feel threatened as this may disrupt the social composition that make up the Singapore fabric of society. The government should realise and understand that no matter how much monetary benefits it brings to the country but if it brings disharmony to the different communities it cannot be a good and viable policy. You can debate for days but if this policy is going to bring about division and disharmony amongst the different communities then the policy is a total failure.
@@ericlim428 🎯 i wont be surprised - from my own observations - if the ethnic composition has already been changed quietly. Look at the various leadership ethnic composition in our sovereign funds. Disproportionate representation obviously.And the huge Indian enclave in the East Coast belt. In Punggol , the huge one is coming up - Punggol Digital Centre as the gvt is preparing the population by lamenting that not enough Sporeans can fill those IT jobs. Mwl, a huge Indian INTERNATIONAL School has been built at the gateway to punggol, ready to offer itself as the conduit of " foreign talents" to staff Punggol Digital Centre. In short are we becoming a vassal state of India?
@@ericlim428 bruh i am local singaporean indian... and all chinese and indians who came to singapore in the past came to find better economic and jobs and money and better quality of life and give a better life for thier children too.. why did your ancestors come to singapore ?? and not stay in china same reason lah aiyo
@@ericlim428 In 10-20 years from now, your thinking will become obsolete, especially in a country like Singapore. Your conspiracy theory might hold true for a group which Zealous but not for Indians. Indian themselves are divided among them. Plus no Indian believes in violence. That is the region majority are vegetarian. And any Indian who makes it to Singapore is highly educated and highly skilled. If you can prove your claim by relevant statistics such as Crime, I would agree to you. Show me one statistics which says that Singaporean Indian have highest crime rate in country than average.
In an ideal environment, all forms of prejudices and discrimination must not be tolerated regardless of people's race, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation etc etc. But unfortunately even the Singapore authority holds, uphold and encourage prejudice in one form or another. How than does the government expect its citizens and residents to be completely free of prejudices, if itself refuse to set a good example by eradicating all forms of discrimination and prejudices from its own statutes ?
While there were/are hints of subtle racism in society even in Singapore, this pandemic proved to be a litmus test that truly brings out who we really are. It's sad that it takes a catastrophe like this (and indeed, this pandemic is a catastrophe) to reveal who we are on the inside.
U havent really woken up. It is more than the pandemic that has dug it out. It is the Spore economic model that today is overly made reliant on foreigners, unlike during LKY era, more so CECA that ends up discriminating the locals in favor of foreigners right in our nation.
@@bobafett5757 Actually, the Singapore Government should be blamed for not passing a harsher bill to condemn racist individuals. The best punishment methods for those racist people is not just jail term. The Singapore Government should: 1. Revise / amend Section 55 of the Penal Code to include suspects who have ill intent to wound the racial harmony in Singapore. 2. Issue warrant of arrest for the racist individuals to be detained indefinitely (without trial if necessary) at a secluded location with maximum security. 3. If convicted in court for inciting hatred towards other races or religions, the offender must be made mandatory to surrender his/her passport and permanently banned from leaving the country. 4. The offender is required to broadcast an international apology (live video) to the race(s) or religion(s) he/she had insulted. 5. Singapore Government must register the convicted in the criminal system as both "traitor" and "enemy of the state", stripping his/her citizenship, regardless of whether he/she was born and bred here in Singapore. The above punishments will allow the racist people dwelling in Singapore to reflect back their heinous crimes done.
I hope that the current ban against foreign workers from South Asia is temporary. I hope that manpower employers do not forget that the South Asian (India n Bangladesh) Prisoners Of War and recent construction workers have played a crucial part in our nation building....roads, bridges, buildings and infrastructure.
@@Kevin-ol7gj Dear Kevin, your argument with the usage of "absolutely" holds no weight. Be it the historical structures/buildings or modern buildings (with exceptions) were built by Prisoners of War (Indians) and modern day construction workers. I think its beneficial that u know about Singapore's past and modern history. You may refer to this text: Indian convicts’ contributions to early Singapore (1825-1873) by Cornelius-Takahama, Vernon. Thk u.
@@Kevin-ol7gj what you know about singapore ? in early stage of Singapore still Indians played a major role later they become Singaporean , during 80s huge number of indians came here to build these roads mrt and so on
Those who r racist-u r merely inviting GENERATIONAL CURSES upon yrself n yr kids n yr generatn to cme.... its a sin... which u wil end up EATING THE FRUITS OF YR OWN LIPS ! Repent ! Learn to be a Compassionate souls !
i see that the problem is not racism. I see the problem is gov inviting too many foreign countries people into singapore. And its unbearable. Too many msian chinese.. Too many india indian..
@@kiefsalam4311 actually msian indian i dont know why i feel no impact. India indian.. Wah the worst man.. Not racist here.. But just stating the bloody facts which is not about race.. I am a lover and respect for india rich culture . But pls keep the arrogance at your india pls.
The far right movements in the US and Israel have shown the dangers of racism. No ethnic group is shielded from racist sentiments within it. It is timely that the Minister remind the markers that are important to keep Singapore remain a welcoming society and safe.
Look at the alarmist MP. Look at his body language. Does it not speak of a man whose visual expression isnt comfortable with his soul, even as his heart might naturally wanna speak for his people , one he identifies with - though his role is to represent ALL his constituents, regardless of " race, language or religion"? A case alleged is not racism made. The police and the court have yet to get a grasp of it. Why bring it up to the highest office in the nation, when it cld be just another isolated unplanned assault case by a concerned citizen caused by provocation? The leadership must be wise not to bend to CECA pressures to quickly pull the trigger at the people, for ALL eyes are watching, unless we have an illegitimate govt unfeeling towards it people for reasons it knows best.It must not only be wise, but seen to be wise....alas it is easier said then done, from the trigger-happy response of those who re supposed to lead.
Did you find it strange that the media only reported that the Indian lady is a citizen for 20+ years but when it comes to the couple, their citizenship is missing.
Racial tension is inevitable due to 40% population of foreigners in this country.The government should realise that if no action is taken to reduce it drastically to the percentage in 80's,then stop trying to convince the people that anti-racism is not acceptable.
Chinese by majority very racist toward others... So sad when somebody think can buy others 🤠 with money 💰😁, come on lah... sincere ♥️ will unite humankind.
@questfor truths yes have a quest for a pure han singapore. Then you'll be assimilated by the ccp. Diversity is what keeps it going. Imagine everyone having the same ideas to solve a problem.
@questfor truths Maybe you should send an email to the Prime Minister Office for appointment and discuss with him about this Japanese, Korean, Chinese issues in person. Better that sharing your opinions on RU-vid.
@questfor truths y are u even speaking english?? U so u trying to unite all east asians against the rest of the world to try stir conflict. May ur ugly thoughts r.i.p
If nothing is going to be done, the Indians will retalite. The PM should see that the guilty being punished severely, to send a strong message to future incidences. Otherwise it will be free for all, and we don’t want see that happening.
If punishment is not meted out accordingly , retaliation bound to happen., as simple as that. Any brilliant mind can attest to that.!! What would you do if that was your Mother, sister, wife or Daughter and severe punishment is not handed Out. ? Will you sing the same song ? as you are singing now. ? If MR LEE KUAN YEW was around, this would have been nipped in the “ BUTT “ at once.
I think most of these attacks are directed to CECA folks even though Indian Singaporeans are mixed into the bunch, unfortunately. What I feel these insurgents want to create is to break the morale of the Indians here so that they will voluntarily go back to their country so that the problem is resolved. I don't think most of these folks want violence because they know they will get into trouble. This is why you see any news about CECA or promotional news about India, whether good or bad, the top comment is a CECA hater. By making sure they're at the top, they will know Indians here will see it and be distressed. Most Indians don't want to reply or fight back because they don't want to create trouble. But you're right bottling it up does have its adverse effects, we are still humans and people are bound to retaliate, even senselessly (cue 1964 riots, Little India Riots 2013)
To the ignorant it sounds racist. If this happened to a Chinese national but Singapore citizen like it's happening all over the world 🌎 what do you call that ??!! He picked on a woman ? Blatant coward. Try that on a male ????👹
i heard many indian national making racist remarks about singaporeans is that acceptable. if singaporean make racist remarks they are punished but if foreigners make racist remarks thats okay
We Singaporeans are comprising diverse multi racial people who have enjoy a peaceful environment fr many years. The existance of racism and hatred would tarnish the peacefulness of over diverse society.
@halim halim Sorry brother I hate to disagree. Peaceful yes, without racism ? No. We may be diverse, but "tolerating" another race does not equate to acceptance. Get what I mean? Just because the marginalised are quiet doesn't mean that all is well. I just wanted to correct that . Thank you.
@@deschan2246 actually I am a third generation citizen and guess what. I've had a generous amount of racism thrown at me since I was aware at 6years old. To me, foreigners whether citizen for 2 days young or 10 years it doesn't make a difference. A Malay has more right to this country than anyone else. Remember you are a migrant too. They left everything thing to come here. They have more to loose than say a born citizen who sacrificed nothing for this privilege. If National Service is considered a sacrifice then take a long hard look in the mirror for then you deserve this citizenship even less for you end up using that as a right to citizenship. Just stating facts here.
@@tm1541 Since you were at 16 years old you experienced racism then you report to the police n let the police carried out their investigations about your claim.At least u had put an effort to curtail racism .Remember in future if you hear racist slurr or u r the victim of racism report to the law enforcer.
@@tankman20064 begone troll... there are so many racial groups within India. It is colonial construct that has become adopted due to convenience, nation-building, etc.
Somewhere we are missing the point that people do live separately in different continents and Singapore is just a tiny island. We are also missing the point that we need a higher level of self sufficiency instead of thinking that we can always import. This is geography. If this is the case, it only means that we can only support certain number of people on this island and that first has to be our citizens. In reality, there is no physical room for a lot of foreign businesses to take root here or a lot of foreigners here. The tough job is really starting and growing Singaporean businesses and taking them overseas. We have been over relying on foreign businesses for too long.
So you Dickson Yeo spying for China and spoil Singapore's name ?? Chinese privilege . Wa Lao you do racist stuff and pretend it never exists . This must stop.
@@JGreen-ec9uo Don't use whataboutism, you're basically agreeing with him since you compare a literal spy with a minister. If you're stupid please don't open your mouth.
@questfor truths It worked all this while. So what should people born in this country whose family has been here for generations do if he is a minority. People who say that diversity does not work don't fit into Singapore because we have always been diverse. You need to migrate to a country with no diversity if you think diversity does not work.
Singapore will fail more if elitism is not eradicated. This is more jialat than racism because the rich Indian expat is more equal than a local born Indian or Chinese or Malay or Eurasian.
Expats are rich everywhere. Even in India the East Asian expats earn 3x times more than the locals for the same job, and also get private vehicles with drivers for commuting all over the city.
If you hv races, you dont have homogeneity; but it doesnt mean you cant have racial harmony as what LKY & team had inspired in the young nation. As someone said, the govt can made laws against racism, but if it doesnt address grievances of unfairness & concerns suffered and raised by its people due to discriminations caused by CECA n the pandemic- it cant stop the manifestation of such feelings in its many forms and nuances. To continue to turn a blind eye is to fail the electorate, if there is one in the 1st place.
Thing is in Singapore it is a Han Chinese majority country and the Malays And Indians are the minorities and they often have some struggles, troubles, skirmishes, arguments, and challenges with another to mega departments yeah
Racial tension only happened during Singapore early years. Things get better overtime, by mid to end of LKY term it has disappeared. GCT maintained, nothing major happen. Y does it surface during current PM time? What has changed?
Lol never read news meh. India 400K new cases in a day mah. Were in deadly virus covid ma. No vaccine yet ma. Coz huge outbreak at India so those weirdo having weird thought Doing weird racist thing lo. Understand?
@@JCTPing88 vaccine also get. Called my friend in india. He got it but just like a flu. Indian government only utilities few percentage of their industrial oxygen, 5% I think for hospital. Now whole world donating oxygen to India. Friend said everyone on his side got the virus already. Most of them are well now.
@@paraggarg3966 .. Which news channel show the cctv footage thaf she was brick walking on that pedestrian pavement and also have the attacker and his companion shared their side of the story with the public ?
CECA is a policy that makes Singaporeans feel threatened and discriminated in the job market. This policy has allowed Singapore to selectively and specifically brought in a single group of immigrant workers. Singaporeans again feel threatened as this may disrupt the social composition that make up the Singapore fabric of society. The government should realise and understand that no matter how much monetary benefits it brings to the country but if it brings disharmony to the different communities it cannot be a good and viable policy. You can debate for days but if this policy is going to bring about division and disharmony amongst the different communities then the policy is a total failure.
Boba, go to google and type what is CECA. It is only one of the 24 or 25 Free Trade Agreements Singapore signed with other countries. People from India still need to apply for Work Visa. Ther eis no free passage. Lets stop spreading misinformation.
@@JGreen-ec9uo .. Lets wait for this debate between Shan and Leong to be televised to the entire nation to decide cos I am sure many citizens dont know what actually CECA is. Anyway I am supporting bringing migrant workers from India cos we need them for all of construction work project cos my Condo building up project has already been delayed for so long and also we need migrant workers around to keep our estate clean and they are hardworking people. So its wise to support CECA.
Races in Singapore don't integrate. They just form clusters of their own. This will go on and on and the more Singapore gets of different races the more they form separate groups. Such development here and in other countries have led to riots. Racism can never be eradicated. It's best that we prevent it from developing and to do this we should try to be as homogeneous a society as possible.
This can happen anywhere… not just in singapore. It’s just natural human nature for people of similar culture to want to live/work together. That’s why we have CMIO category which the oppies want to so much wane away without thinking about what consequence it will result in. The CMIO category isn’t a means of segregation, but a conduit through which the government can use to try to get different races to live together. This way different people with different culture learn to live/study in the same schools. Sadly many of our oppie MPs are just concerned about playing to the gallery, raising populist political topics, without realising that their rhetoric has already started to cause faultlines.
That's why there needs to be intervention, like racial quota forcing a balance of people of different races in every neighborhood and community. Unpleasant as it may be or sounds, its definitely way better than what has happened in other countries where there are hoods or slums of different races where people lacks opportunities to interact with people of other race. That is what led to riots, discrimination and hate. While racism does exist in Singapore, it has been kept down to the minimum simply because of policies that are pragmatic not ideological. Harmony does not happen out of nothing, it has to be drilled into people mind, be it by education or forcing people to experience the culture of others.
Think whether she's of any color probably she'll be attack too for failure to comply to the law. The guy is very wrong to take action into his own hands but the woman is also wrong for not complying to the law to wear the mask properly esp after being told to do so. She is exposing risk to others esp in time of this deadly pandemic. Do not sensationalized this into racial issue. If you see someone breaking the law eg. stealing a car, as a good citizen you try to stopped it irrespective of colour. But in this case the man should have just taken a photo and reported it. We have yet to hear his side of his story. Now this deadly pandemic put every on the edge and is good for everyone to abide by the law. Let the court decide on the case.
Me suggests that mask should be put on ,even if exercise briskly, unless in allocated exercise areas.this unmasked person irrespective of races can caused unhappiness among a group of people who deligently put up the mask n feel umbrage over this case.
Among the Chinese in Singapore, can you tell who is a China borned or Singapore borned. Which is an English educated Chinese and which is a Mandarin educated Chinese?
How about at a hawker place? A common sight of MASKLESS eating greedily away for an excuse with no grace for table manners. Remember: 'Each time you point at someone, your three fingers are pointing back at yourself'. Less 'wayang' please!
So many uncles walk near by without mask. We are okay, why make a big fuss over the mask. But this lady wear one already and she pull it down and walk . the racist attacker stands no chance. he agenda was not the mask but to intentionally assault her.
SG has no room for racism and Xenophobia. We are all equal and must be respectful to each and everyone around us despite our differences. This is the ONLY way we can co-exist in a small country. However, Is there really no way to stop any further foreign workers imports? Can't we work with what we have now until world wide COVID situation stabilizes? If we need foreign workers for construction biz, can we enforce 3 weeks SHN quarantine with video proof or at designated shelter at their own country, and then 2 weeks quarantine in SG allocated site? There will be swab test in beginning and end of their home quarantine. When they arrive in SG, they will do swab test before and after 2 weeks. 5 weeks should be sufficient to determine for Asymptomatic cases to surface. I know it sounds cruel but no choice eh?! Either they stay infected in their own country or we all get infected one by one when they arrive in SG.
@@deepone5005 nope. You're playing victim. The truth is that the darker your skin is in Sg, the less previliges you get. People who are always treated well and are entitled don't understand that. When, god forbid, another less previliged person speaks up, the previliged always play victim, as if they have it much harder. Try stepping in their shoes.
@@deepone5005 This is total BS. CECA has created more jobs for Singaporeans as well. Government has ensured that. This type of false propaganda creates trouble. Shan has Leong to move a motion on CECA and parliament should debate with facts and open mind.
Too many platforms trying to divide us Singaporeans, but I am not calling government to ban these platforms. Actually there are many of this kind of "you" vs "me" arguments, victim playing and fear mongering that has swallowed us whole. There are infinite ways to divide one person from another, by education, wealth, colour, occupation, location, power, idelogy. But conveniently forget that we all more than 99% similar in DNA. Please stay strong, stay together and stay humane, we Singaporeans are better than this.
Indians will always stand with Malay community. I do not live in Singapore anymore but lived there over one and half decade and found Malay and Indians are more like one community with different religion only.
@BlackBannerz we can tell also by them leaving out Malays from restricted areas in the military and also sensitive units and battalions. What a way to treat a race huh.
Are people doing brisk walking, jogging without masks required to maintain a social distance from others? They are using pedestrian paths. without social distancing. If they have Covid 19, they will be breathing out the virus as they walk/jog and endangering the other pedestrians.
Agree with you pedestrian pathway is for people to walk with mask on cos those joggers and brisk walkers usually are not masking when doing their routine there. So its best to ban jogging and brisk walking on pedestrian path for the safety of others especially elderly.
Economy at all costs is showing its ugly head by the pandemic. The worst this gvt can do is ignore the cries & grievances of the people, and suppress whatever left of their voices in parliament, blaming em as xenphobic & racist. It is kind of adding salt to injury. Tread carefully and be sensitive to the hurt feelings of Sporeans. If a local Indian Sporean can shout at an imported Indian over the virus, the gvt had better be careful about siding any party, or punishing anyone verbally or by law in any case whether in parliament or on the street as Xenophobia or racism. In any case, the gvt has to look after its own people first & foremost whc doesnt mean real crimes shd go unpunished. If the gvt takes sides unfairly giving in to outside forces , the people can see with their own eyes; it doesnt bode well as a nation and build trust with the people. It credibility ll erode further. The pandemic has destroyed many thgs , let it NOT DESTROY WHATEVER TRUST LEFT OF THE PEOPLE FOR THIS GVT.
@@littlelee9391 don't be so pessimistic. Just do what you can, don't be influenced by political talks that flames racism and xenophobic, and don't vote for them.
One anecdotal story of old men making uncomfortable comments to support Sham case is rather weak and irrelevant. Trying to push the blame. Investigations must be even handed and fair.
Indians in Spore , didn’t come to this land on their own, they came with British, as soldiers, doctors, lawyers and as other professionals. They were higher-educated, hardworking, faithful to their Gods, they were good people in the 1st place. And they are still are.
Hence it's proven that Indian and Chinese could never live together in harmony . Lol Who cares Atleast just wanna say Highly talented Indians should never migrate to such nation as it's not worth it .
Indians need not defend themselves against racial discrimination. Mouth can lie. Eye will not. The pandemic situation in India is a bleak reminder that Karma does not forget.
Singapores China boys came from all over the world and gave that fatal kiss to the whole world, and now China boys are kicking Indians, who are innocent recipients of this fatal China kung flu ..even racists have to be logical lah😀😀😀
So this is similar to what's happening in the USA with the Chinese/Asian/Japanese/Korean whatever people. I really felt for those people especially the 80 year old woman crying in the streets but now I don't. Not for any of them. What I learned - Rascism is everywhere, everyone is rascist but it only comes to light when the situation arises to handle one's own interests.
Lucky for Malaysian. Now still can survive. But soon Malaysian gov might copy as they and sg gov rub each other one. See the revenue from fines last year for both country, know liao. Lol
Govt should lead by example. Remember the remarks made that Singapore is not ready for non- Chinese PM some time ago? There you go " men in whites", you guys are not showing a good example. Hypocritical, right? You guys reaps what you sow... Common man see common man follow.
It just have to be 80% local born Singaporeans and 20% immigrants. Race is no longer a problem since LKY. Current government trying to recreate the racist issue to divert failure of the pandemic handling? Seen so many funerals recently. Few of them are just primary school kids.
@@oldlee2706 Foreign interference mostly from India and China. These two country should not exist. They are the present day bullies. Last time it was the US and Europe.
That's why i said, our Chinese PAP ministers or politicans have "No Power" in the parliament, due to their naiveness and ignorance......If i was their ancestors, parents or children, i will feel deeply ashamed by them!!!
The woman did NOT wear a mask.. so she not charged? So next time anyone not wearing mask can say they are "brisk walking" and then nothing happens? I not supporting violence, but please be fair.. What type of signal is sent to the other law abiding citizens? Please charge both and not only one.. by charging only one party is racism by itself..
Lets not promote hate against race or religion. Let our Muslim ladies don the hijab if they wish to do so. Why should they not be allowed to don it because of a group of people who do not wish to be served by somebody wearing a hijab? Practice what you preach.
Let's also include to defend all the Frontline Staff of TTSH. They experience an extreme racism treatment They work their hardest at the frontline to save many people. They deserve our utmost respect, not humiliation.
Truth be told. 99% of us average joe peasant Singaporeans normally do not bother confronting whether someone wear mask properly or not. Our kiasu kaisi Singaporean at best only muster enough courage to take a dirty look at the mask offender in the eye. So for someone to actually confront the mask offender, it must be rather uncommon, except maybe bus drivers telling passengers to wear mask and wear properly. The government needs to get the public to wear masks properly. In the event that someone do confront someone who do not wear mask as intended, then the safe protocol should be the mask offender make the necessary corrections. Keep the peace and all should be well. This is regardless of ethnicity. Physical violence must be discouraged. I find it strange that the lady victim chose to say "God bless you" instead of just adjusting her mask. To the angry man, that "God bless you" could sound like "Go bash you" and perhaps lead to misunderstanding. Violent acts must be punished but doing safe protocols when confronted can eliminate a lot of misunderstanding. Minister Sham has done a good job and seems guarded at his comments. Opportunist MP like the one that raise the issue should be cautioned not to fan further flames of conflict. Singapore prides itself on racial harmony and by its citizens following the rules of the country. It will take more than the average joe to confront someone not wearing masks properly. The safe protocol will be for the deemed mask offender to just make the effort to appear to correct the mask and not pretend to give lame excuses. This will avoid more uncalled acts of conflict. Doing otherwise means all of us can be sudden brisk walkers and start wearing masks below the nose.
Then why tighten the liquor control after the indian riot isn't this a form of racism from the gov. Personally I support the liquor control. Really don't like those people who misbehave after they drunk. Ps, my information might be wrong, not to spread fake news, so take it base on your own judgement.
Singapore has never shy away as a intolerant and unforgiving place where there are harsh penalties for drug offences, littering and loitering ,anti smoking and anti chewing gums.In fact Singapore has become a intolerant place because of Covid protocols. Singaporean have always voted for intolerable policies to enable a cohesive nation that is drug free, litter free ,crime free and Covid free. People suffers from racism and racist policies especially in a multiracial society with multi intolerable policies.
All those who call yourself Indian - let us first discuss your racist behavior with the Dalits and others for 3000 years and still continuing. After that cry "victim of racism" in other countries.
How you know the people who suffered racist attacks in Singapore aren’t part of the lower caste? You want to generalise a whole billion population? You stupid is it. You think person A racist, person B deserves to be punished.
