PM Lee on tension between foreigners and S'poreans: Both sides must do their part
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PM Lee on tension between foreigners and S'poreans: Both sides must do their part
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"We have to talk about it on both sides - with Singaporeans, to understand why it is necessary (to have foreigners here) and how we are adapting our policies to minimise the impact and the side effects.
But with the foreigners too - what are the rules when you come here, when you live here, you are living in Singapore, you have to comply with Singapore, fit in with Singapore norms and customs, and not the norms and customs of your own country.
It takes a while. There will be some people who will behave badly on both sides. Some Singaporeans rant. Some foreigners occasionally rant.
There was one person these last couple of weeks working in Tan Tock Seng (Hospital), who has been fired (for inappropriate remarks about Singaporeans).
But we should not let this bad behaviour affect the overall relationship. Among ourselves, we know the limits and between different religions, between different races, everybody knows there is good behaviour, what is good behaviour, what is unacceptable behaviour.
I think we need to develop those norms also between the Singaporeans who are native born, who have been here a long time, and those who are not so long here and those who are visiting or working here but not Singaporeans."
- PM Lee on dealing with tensions between Singaporeans and foreigners
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singap...sides-must-do-their-part#sthash.63mX2bGT.dpuf
Man sacked for insulting PM Lee on Mother’s Day
Posted on May 15, 2014 by gdy2shoez
From ‘Man fired after posting vulgar reply to PM’s Facebook post’, 15 May 2014, article by KC Vijayan, ST
A FACEBOOK user who posted vulgar abuse in response to Mother’s Day wishes by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been sacked from his job. Mr Ridhuan Abdullah, 30, had identified himself as a security officer at “Keith Morton” on the post, which triggered the move.
The security firm’s owner, Mr William Morton Jr, said yesterday that such conduct cannot be condoned, particularly from security officers who are expected to uphold basic standards of decorum.
“He clearly breached our company’s code of conduct and we cannot tolerate this,” he said.
Keith Morton Security, a private security firm that does mostly security work for private buildings, is based in Upper Changi Road and employs about 90 staff. Mr Ridhuan, who was last deployed at a condominium complex in the Holland Road area, was given his marching orders on Monday, the day after he wrote the post.
tabla!Friday, Jan 23, 2015
20150123_harmonydancing_Zaobao.jpg
PM Lee on tension between foreigners and S'poreans: Both sides must do their part
7 7 0 1 0
"We have to talk about it on both sides - with Singaporeans, to understand why it is necessary (to have foreigners here) and how we are adapting our policies to minimise the impact and the side effects.
But with the foreigners too - what are the rules when you come here, when you live here, you are living in Singapore, you have to comply with Singapore, fit in with Singapore norms and customs, and not the norms and customs of your own country.
It takes a while. There will be some people who will behave badly on both sides. Some Singaporeans rant. Some foreigners occasionally rant.
There was one person these last couple of weeks working in Tan Tock Seng (Hospital), who has been fired (for inappropriate remarks about Singaporeans).
But we should not let this bad behaviour affect the overall relationship. Among ourselves, we know the limits and between different religions, between different races, everybody knows there is good behaviour, what is good behaviour, what is unacceptable behaviour.
I think we need to develop those norms also between the Singaporeans who are native born, who have been here a long time, and those who are not so long here and those who are visiting or working here but not Singaporeans."
- PM Lee on dealing with tensions between Singaporeans and foreigners
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/singap...sides-must-do-their-part#sthash.63mX2bGT.dpuf
Man sacked for insulting PM Lee on Mother’s Day
Posted on May 15, 2014 by gdy2shoez
From ‘Man fired after posting vulgar reply to PM’s Facebook post’, 15 May 2014, article by KC Vijayan, ST
A FACEBOOK user who posted vulgar abuse in response to Mother’s Day wishes by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been sacked from his job. Mr Ridhuan Abdullah, 30, had identified himself as a security officer at “Keith Morton” on the post, which triggered the move.
The security firm’s owner, Mr William Morton Jr, said yesterday that such conduct cannot be condoned, particularly from security officers who are expected to uphold basic standards of decorum.
“He clearly breached our company’s code of conduct and we cannot tolerate this,” he said.
Keith Morton Security, a private security firm that does mostly security work for private buildings, is based in Upper Changi Road and employs about 90 staff. Mr Ridhuan, who was last deployed at a condominium complex in the Holland Road area, was given his marching orders on Monday, the day after he wrote the post.
