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PM Lee says Committee of Inquiry will be set up to look into Little India riot
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Message to Pinky:
9th December 2013
Sir:
There's no need to convene a COI to investigate the Little India riot incident.
For the sum of S$50,000 (inclusive of GST), I can cook up a 5,000-page leeport for you within 3 days of your acceptance of my offer.
I guarantee that you will be 100% satisfied with it and you can confidently present it to the world, or publish it online.
Yours sincerely
P.S.: Hurry, my offer expires on 11th December 2013 at 1200 hours.
9th December 2013
Sir:
There's no need to convene a COI to investigate the Little India riot incident.
For the sum of S$50,000 (inclusive of GST), I can cook up a 5,000-page leeport for you within 3 days of your acceptance of my offer.
I guarantee that you will be 100% satisfied with it and you can confidently present it to the world, or publish it online.
Yours sincerely
P.S.: Hurry, my offer expires on 11th December 2013 at 1200 hours.
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A Committee of Inquiry is a popular phrase in PAP circles. Every time a difficult decision needs to be made, they set one up.
Why is the MRT so screwed up? Let's have a CoI
Should we investigate ministerial salaries? Let's have a CoI (set up a review committee)
What were the causes of the riot in Little India? Let's have a CoI.
Just wasting more public funds on another futile pointless exercise.
Why is the MRT so screwed up? Let's have a CoI
Should we investigate ministerial salaries? Let's have a CoI (set up a review committee)
What were the causes of the riot in Little India? Let's have a CoI.
Just wasting more public funds on another futile pointless exercise.
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It's just like in ancient China, when a dynasty is on the decline and the ruler inept, decisions on running the country are delegated to a circle of eunuchs and asskissers.
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There shouldn't be any public funds used other than the tidbits.
They can just have the meetings during the weekly ministry meeting.
All kaki lang and in the end, conclude that it was an isolated incident and Singaporeans should be more vigilant.
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[h=1]Victim of Little India accident was causing trouble in bus: police[/h]
[h=2]Preliminary investigations have revealed more details about Sunday night's riot at Little India, and the accident that apparently set it off.[/h]
Two police cars flipped to their sides remain in the street after a riot broke out in Little India. (AFP PHOTO/ROSLAN RAHMAN)
SINGAPORE: Preliminary investigations have revealed more details about Sunday night's riot at Little India, and the accident that apparently set it off.
At a media briefing on Sunday evening, police said the Indian national who died after being hit by a private bus at Race Course Road had been causing trouble on the bus before the accident.
The bus driver, a Singaporean Chinese, 55, has been arrested, and is out on bail.
Police said the case against the driver is classified as “causing death by a negligent act”, an offence under Section 304a (b) of the penal code chapter 224.
According to the police, 33-year-old construction worker Sakthivel Kumaravelu was intoxicated, and had boarded the private bus, which was believed to be ferrying foreign workers to the Avery Lodge dormitory in Jalan Papan.
The bus driver asked for assistance from a 38-year-old Singaporean woman who was responsible for checking the arrival and departure times of the buses.
He asked her for help to get Mr Sakthivel off the bus as he was causing trouble.
She managed to get Mr Sakthivel off the bus, and the bus driver subsequently closed the door before moving off.
The woman works for the Singapore School Transport Association, which handles transport arrangements for foreign workers to and from their dorms to Little India.
Police said the driver heard a loud bang on the left side of his bus as he was making a left turn onto Race Course Road.
Upon alighting to check, the bus driver found Mr Sakthivel underneath the bus, near the left rear tyre of the private bus.
Police said two officers arrived at the scene at about 9:40pm, 17 minutes after a call was made reporting the accident.
They found that a crowd of about 100 men had surrounded the scene, but were not yet aggressive.
Singapore Civil Defence officers tried to extricate Mr Sakthivel from underneath the bus, but their efforts were hindered by the crowd that had by now become "boisterous".
Police and SCDF officers had to form a shield to protect the officers who had to extricate the victim.
By the time they managed to recover Mr Sakthivel's body at about 10pm, the crowd had started assaulting the bus driver and the time-keeper, by throwing bottles and dustbins at the bus.
Officers managed to get the two to safety, and they were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
The victim’s body was also taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
The police said that according to standard protocol, two troops of Special Operations Command officers were deployed to manage the crowd, which had by now grown to about 400 people.
They arrived at 10:30pm, but due to congestion on the streets, had to go to the location on foot.
Together with the police officers from the Tanglin and Central Police Division, the Special Operations Command got the situation under control by 11:30pm.
Police said they are interviewing many more men from the various dormitories, and will likely make more arrests in the coming days.
Of the 27 arrested, 24 are Indian nationals, two are Bangladeshi nationals and one is a Singaporean Permanent Resident.
The Singaporean PR is understood to be not South Asian.
Some of the rioters are expected to be charged in court on Tuesday, for rioting and vandalism.
Police said they have stepped up enforcement along Race Course Road and its immediate surroundings.
They said they are determining their deployment of officers at Little India this weekend.
Meanwhile, Channel NewsAsia understands the police started conducting their investigations at Avery Lodge before 5am on Monday.
The 50 to 60 workers Channel NewsAsia spoke with on Monday at Avery Lodge, have said they have no first-hand knowledge of what transpired on Sunday night, with many of them saying they were back in their dorms by about 4:30pm on that same day.
But that has not stopped the police from carrying out their investigations.
Investigation officers were seen leaving the lodge on Monday morning, and police officers were seen checking workers permits.
Later in the evening, some workers at the lodge were led away by the police.
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[h=2]Preliminary investigations have revealed more details about Sunday night's riot at Little India, and the accident that apparently set it off.[/h]
SINGAPORE: Preliminary investigations have revealed more details about Sunday night's riot at Little India, and the accident that apparently set it off.
At a media briefing on Sunday evening, police said the Indian national who died after being hit by a private bus at Race Course Road had been causing trouble on the bus before the accident.
The bus driver, a Singaporean Chinese, 55, has been arrested, and is out on bail.
Police said the case against the driver is classified as “causing death by a negligent act”, an offence under Section 304a (b) of the penal code chapter 224.
According to the police, 33-year-old construction worker Sakthivel Kumaravelu was intoxicated, and had boarded the private bus, which was believed to be ferrying foreign workers to the Avery Lodge dormitory in Jalan Papan.
The bus driver asked for assistance from a 38-year-old Singaporean woman who was responsible for checking the arrival and departure times of the buses.
He asked her for help to get Mr Sakthivel off the bus as he was causing trouble.
She managed to get Mr Sakthivel off the bus, and the bus driver subsequently closed the door before moving off.
The woman works for the Singapore School Transport Association, which handles transport arrangements for foreign workers to and from their dorms to Little India.
Police said the driver heard a loud bang on the left side of his bus as he was making a left turn onto Race Course Road.
Upon alighting to check, the bus driver found Mr Sakthivel underneath the bus, near the left rear tyre of the private bus.
Police said two officers arrived at the scene at about 9:40pm, 17 minutes after a call was made reporting the accident.
They found that a crowd of about 100 men had surrounded the scene, but were not yet aggressive.
Singapore Civil Defence officers tried to extricate Mr Sakthivel from underneath the bus, but their efforts were hindered by the crowd that had by now become "boisterous".
Police and SCDF officers had to form a shield to protect the officers who had to extricate the victim.
By the time they managed to recover Mr Sakthivel's body at about 10pm, the crowd had started assaulting the bus driver and the time-keeper, by throwing bottles and dustbins at the bus.
Officers managed to get the two to safety, and they were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
The victim’s body was also taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
The police said that according to standard protocol, two troops of Special Operations Command officers were deployed to manage the crowd, which had by now grown to about 400 people.
They arrived at 10:30pm, but due to congestion on the streets, had to go to the location on foot.
Together with the police officers from the Tanglin and Central Police Division, the Special Operations Command got the situation under control by 11:30pm.
Police said they are interviewing many more men from the various dormitories, and will likely make more arrests in the coming days.
Of the 27 arrested, 24 are Indian nationals, two are Bangladeshi nationals and one is a Singaporean Permanent Resident.
The Singaporean PR is understood to be not South Asian.
Some of the rioters are expected to be charged in court on Tuesday, for rioting and vandalism.
Police said they have stepped up enforcement along Race Course Road and its immediate surroundings.
They said they are determining their deployment of officers at Little India this weekend.
Meanwhile, Channel NewsAsia understands the police started conducting their investigations at Avery Lodge before 5am on Monday.
The 50 to 60 workers Channel NewsAsia spoke with on Monday at Avery Lodge, have said they have no first-hand knowledge of what transpired on Sunday night, with many of them saying they were back in their dorms by about 4:30pm on that same day.
But that has not stopped the police from carrying out their investigations.
Investigation officers were seen leaving the lodge on Monday morning, and police officers were seen checking workers permits.
Later in the evening, some workers at the lodge were led away by the police.
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[h=1]24 people to be charged in relation to Little India riot[/h]
[h=2]Police said 24 people are to be charged in court on Tuesday afternoon in relation to the riot in Little India on Sunday night.[/h]
Police cars flipped to their sides remain in the street off Little India after a riot broke out in an area normally packed with thousands of South Asian workers on their day off. (AFP/Roslan Rahman)
SINGAPORE: Police said 24 people are to be charged in court on Tuesday afternoon in relation to the riot in Little India on Sunday night.
All 24 are Indian nationals.
They were among the 28 people arrested in the riot, including two Bangladeshi nationals and a Singapore Permanent Resident.
Subsequent police investigations showed that the Singapore Permanent Resident, two Bangladeshi nationals and one Indian national were not involved in the incident.
The police gave this update on Tuesday morning.
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[h=2]Police said 24 people are to be charged in court on Tuesday afternoon in relation to the riot in Little India on Sunday night.[/h]
Police cars flipped to their sides remain in the street off Little India after a riot broke out in an area normally packed with thousands of South Asian workers on their day off. (AFP/Roslan Rahman)
SINGAPORE: Police said 24 people are to be charged in court on Tuesday afternoon in relation to the riot in Little India on Sunday night.
All 24 are Indian nationals.
They were among the 28 people arrested in the riot, including two Bangladeshi nationals and a Singapore Permanent Resident.
Subsequent police investigations showed that the Singapore Permanent Resident, two Bangladeshi nationals and one Indian national were not involved in the incident.
The police gave this update on Tuesday morning.
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It seems the trouble maker is the ah neh. But the local chap kenna. This is pap justice for u. If charges r not dropped against the driver i hope a lawyer will do pro bono to help him. And i think here people will contribute to help. Not tat bs TW2 garbage.
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For lesser than that, i can write so much good things....just give me an offer...
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Read this portion of the news report, especially the parts highlighted in bold.
It seems likely that the victim had refused to accept that he was not allowed to board and was still trying to board the bus and that could be how he got hurt. Don't be too quick to blame the driver.
...More importantly.....FIND WHERE THE FAULTLINE IS.......
Read this article.....The morning after...
"They'll arrest those 27 rioters, praise the police for restoring order so efficiently, pat themselves on the back for a job well done, and then move swiftly on to forget the incident. Blaming the riot on a few scapegoats is the easy thing to do (note: there were no ring-leaders here). Deporting the 'trouble-makers' is the easy thing to do. What they won't do is to go down to the root cause and have an open discussion on the systemic issues that have given rise to the riot. And “so the wheel turns as we continue to hide the problems under the carpet and pretend they're not there..."
Our government leaders' and their first responses show how irresponsible they are as our protectors and our servants. None of them showed any sign of wanting to get to the root cause of the issues, for the sake of saving face. PM Lee, supposedly our nation's leader, just conveniently shifted all the blame to the foreigners, and Transport Minister joined in the tune to say "Too many Liquor licenses in the area", I am baffled and I am flabbergasted and these are our Ministers. And where is Hri Kumar and his stand?
In return, I will also not quote Mr. Leong Sze Hian's article, which has all the glaring reasons why the riot happened. If the white dogs want information they jolly well go and read this article.” http://leongszehian.com/?p=6947
The Alternative View
While we await the outcome of the arrests made from last evening’s Little India riot, and what are the lessons we can learn from it so as to prevent future similar episodes from arising, we have to put forth our concerns while the authorities go about with their investigations and recommendations.
As I walked along Race Course Road and Hampshire Road this afternoon, I cannot help but look up at the block of flats in the vicinity – where the first video footage of the riot and rampage was first posted. Block 661 stood tall and proud from among the surroundings of the hustle and bustle of the streets below it.
While snapping photos of the residual remains and remnants of the riot, a thought ran through my head – what if the riot had gotten out of control and the rioters had set fire to everything within their reach? What if they had decided to set fire to the flat lobby, the lifts on the ground floor? What if the fire goes out of control and climbs up the towering block of flats?
These thoughts may bother along paranoia and may even be hypothetical; but are they?
Imagine the day the differences between locals and foreigners become so wide apart, trouble erupts and clashes between the two groups are as real as night and day? Imagine the foreigners deciding to take matters into their own hands and are to set ablaze the nearest block of flats to teach Singaporeans a lesson? Now, where would the occupants of the burning block of flats run to?
We hope the government would not brush such thoughts aside but seriously take a closer look at our crisis planning blueprint. Last evening’s event did not in any way assure Singaporeans that the SPF and the government know how to handle such sudden and riotous issues. We can understand the policemen and paramedics running away from the scene. I would have done the same. However, as a collective unit, it somehow show up the lack of coordination, the approach used, and the ability of our forces to change tact and strategy according to the situation at hand.
It did no good to see the ambulance scooting off with no regards to the safety of those on the street. The vehicle that is used to save lives became a potential vehicle of death. It did not render much faith among Singaporeans to see the Ang-Chia reversing into the police car to get out of the situation.
As a matter of fact, it was very silly to see the SPF and the Special Operations Unit heading straight into the trouble area, vehicles and all. I thought they would have parked some distance away and approach the situation on foot with full riot gears. Ambulance and paramedics would also be parked in the distance and only provide assistance when the rioters ask for help. Their main job would be to treat the people who are there to calm the situation, the policemen, the riot squad, the peacemakers.
These are some areas I hope the government and the various peace-keeping units would seriously ask themselves. Yes, we should not be overly paranoid. Having said that, we must not avoid asking the difficult questions too.
The Alternative View
Will the PAP retract its Call to Action issued at its Convention please?
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Apparently, someone has made a police report about a Sun TV news report on the riot in Little India.
Sun TV is an India news channel.
The news report can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql6gWTc_Dn4
We can't confirm if the police report is authentic at this point.
https://www.facebook.com/theonlinecitizen
Sun TV is an India news channel.
The news report can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql6gWTc_Dn4
We can't confirm if the police report is authentic at this point.
https://www.facebook.com/theonlinecitizen
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They should include an opposition MP in the COI if they want us to makan what they cook.
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That could be a trap! Oppo parties better prepare responses.
Don't join you will look damn uncaring, unpatriotic, etc.
Join and you will be nothing but a rubber stamp.
Wonder why this nick will be dropping this idea now?
Ah, look at the below posts:
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Set up to committee to wayang waynag for a period of time....and then quietly case closed.
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