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Updated: 12/13/2013 17:49 | By Channel NewsAsia Four-member Committee of Inquiry on Little India riot appointed SINGAPORE: The four-member Committee of Inquiry (COI) tasked to investigate the reasons behind the riot that broke out at Little India on Sunday evening will start its proceedings...

Updated: 12/12/2013 23:06 | By Channel NewsAsia Shanmugam explains rationale behind alcohol ban SINGAPORE: Singapore’s Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs K Shanmugam on Thursday provided further views on the rationale behind the planned ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol this...

Updated: 12/12/2013 22:25 | By Channel NewsAsia No discontent among Indian foreign workers: Indian High Commissioner SINGAPORE: No discontentment has been discerned among the Indian community of foreign workers in Singapore, said the Indian High Commissioner to Singapore, Ms Vijay Thakur...

Updated: 12/12/2013 20:13 | By Channel NewsAsia Dormitory Association issues 2nd advisory to members in light of Little India riot SINGAPORE: The Dormitory Association of Singapore has issued another advisory to its members with recommended actions for the next two weekends. This comes...

Updated: 12/12/2013 18:19 | By Channel NewsAsia Police declare Little India proclaimed area for this weekend SINGAPORE: The police have declared Little India a proclaimed area under the Public Order (Preservation) Act for this weekend. This means that police officers can take action against...

Updated: 12/12/2013 16:14 | By Channel NewsAsia Singaporeans have reacted calmly to Little India riot: PM Lee SINGAPORE: Singaporeans have reacted peacefully and calmly to Sunday's riot in Little India despite being initially shocked at the event. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong...

Updated: 12/12/2013 14:44 | By Channel NewsAsia 4 charged with rioting at Little India SINGAPORE: Another four men, aged between 24 and 45, have been charged in court with rioting on Sunday night at Little India. This brings the total number charged with the offence to 31. The four Indian...

Bus driver dragged out, assaulted December 11, 2013 - 2:59pm By: Andre Yeo Elizabeth Law Ng Jun Sen The riot broke out in Little India after a pedestrian was knocked down by a private bus and killed last night. Police said in a statement that the accident occurred at the junction of Race...

Updated: 12/11/2013 22:42 | By Channel NewsAsia Police appeal to public for information on Little India riot SINGAPORE: Police are appealing for information from the public about the riot which broke out at Little India on Sunday night. Members of the public are also urged to refer to the...

Updated: 12/11/2013 22:06 | By Channel NewsAsia More should be done to improve safety at Little India pick-up point: bus operators SINGAPORE: Following the fatal bus accident at Little India on Sunday, bus drivers who operate in the vicinity said more needs to be done to improve safety at...

Updated: 12/11/2013 20:49 | By Channel NewsAsia Increased police presence welcomed by some shop owners, members of public SINGAPORE: As part of moves to enhance security measures in Little India, 26 CCTVs will be installed in the vicinity of Race Course Road and Buffalo Road. Police started...

Updated: 12/11/2013 19:24 | By Channel NewsAsia DPM Teo reveals first-hand accounts of SOC troopers who tackled riot SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean has given details of the first-hand accounts that were related to him by the Special Operations...

Updated: 12/11/2013 18:54 | By Channel NewsAsia Good Samaritan captured on YouTube helping to stop riot SINGAPORE: A few days after the riot at Little India took place, more people are giving Channel NewsAsia accounts of foreign workers who lent a helping hand amidst the chaos. Hundreds of...

Updated: 12/11/2013 18:15 | By Channel NewsAsia Liquor licences to be suspended this weekend at Little India SINGAPORE: Liquor licences at the Little India cluster and its surrounding areas will be suspended from December 14 to 15. In a letter handed to all shops holding such licences, the...

Updated: 12/11/2013 18:05 | By Channel NewsAsia Little India riot: No “plot” to exclude lawyers from helping accused SINGAPORE: The Law Society of Singapore has refuted claims of a "nefarious plot" to exclude any particular lawyer from providing pro bono legal assistance to the accused...

Updated: 12/11/2013 15:13 | By Channel NewsAsia Sun TV apologises for incorrect news report on Little India riot SINGAPORE: The editor in-charge of the news section of India's Sun TV has apologised for an incorrect news report about the Little India riot that occurred on December 8, which it...

Updated: 12/11/2013 10:59 | By Channel NewsAsia 3 more people to be charged over Little India riot SINGAPORE: Three more Indian nationals will be charged on Wednesday afternoon with rioting at Little India on Sunday. They are part of the eight Indian nationals arrested on Tuesday morning...

Thousands questioned in widening crackdown after Singapore riot AFP December 11, 2013, 5:06 pm Singapore (AFP) - Singapore police have questioned nearly 4,000 foreign workers in a widening crackdown following the city-state's first riot in more than 40 years, officials confirmed Wednesday...

Updated: 12/10/2013 22:09 | By Channel NewsAsia 8 more arrested over Little India riot SINGAPORE: As of 6am on Tuesday, eight more Indian nationals aged between 22 and 38 were arrested in the wake of the Little India riot on Sunday. And more people may be apprehended in the coming days...

Updated: 12/10/2013 22:57 | By Channel NewsAsia Singapore’s High Commissioner to India writes to Sun TV on false report of riot SINGAPORE: Singapore's High Commissioner to India has written to Sun TV Network regarding its erroneous reporting of Sunday's riot in Little India. High...