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Bus coordinator becomes face of rioters' fury after worker dies December 10, 2013 - 1:19am By: Elizabeth Law TNP PHOTO: Elizabeth Law She was in the eye of the storm, but was she the spark in the riot in Little India? Transport coordinator Grace Wong Geck Woon, 38, keeps track of the...

Little India Riot: Police provide timeline of events on Sunday night Published on Dec 10, 2013 Police Special Operations Command doing their rounds of patrolling Little India as security is stepped up after Sunday's rioting in Little India. The police in a press conference on Tuesday...

Little India Riot: India's Sun TV asked to correct "erroneous" report Published on Dec 10, 2013 Singapore's High Commissioner to India Lim Thuan Kuan has written to India's Sun TV Network to ask for immediate corrections to its "erroneous" coverage of Sunday's riot in Little India. --...

Updated: 12/10/2013 21:23 | By Channel NewsAsia Body of victim in Little India accident flown home SINGAPORE: The body of the worker killed in the traffic accident in Little India was flown home to India on Tuesday evening. Mr Sakthivel Kumaravelu's body was taken from the morgue on Tuesday...

Updated: 12/10/2013 18:34 | By Channel NewsAsia Further arrests over riot; COI to be formed by weekend SINGAPORE: Police have made further arrests over the riot in Little India on Sunday evening, and a Committee of Inquiry (COI) to look into the riot will be formed by end of this week...

Updated: 12/10/2013 17:34 | By Channel NewsAsia No evidence foreign workers in riot unhappy with employers or govt SINGAPORE: There is no evidence to suggest that the foreign workers involved in the Little India riot were unhappy with their employers or the government, said Law and Foreign...

Updated: 12/10/2013 15:36 | By Channel NewsAsia MFA working with Indian High Commission to provide support for accused in Little India riot SINGAPORE: Singapore's Foreign Affairs Ministry is working closely with the Indian High Commission to facilitate consular access and support for the 24...

Updated: 12/10/2013 15:20 | By Channel NewsAsia 24 Indian nationals charged with rioting in Little India SINGAPORE: 24 Indian nationals have been charged with rioting in Little India on Sunday night. Each of the 24 men who appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon faces one rioting charge...

Updated: 12/09/2013 22:08 | By Channel NewsAsia Underlying causes of Little India riot should be studied: Workers’ Party SINGAPORE: The Workers' Party said the Committee of Inquiry should study the underlying causes of the Little India riot so the government can address them and prevent such...

Published: Monday December 9, 2013 MYT 11:49:00 AM Updated: Monday December 9, 2013 MYT 5:44:12 PM Singapore riot: Traffic victim whose death sparked off riot is identified SINGAPORE: The 33-year-old Indian national who died in the fatal accident, which sparked the Little India riot on...

Updated: 12/09/2013 21:31 | By Channel NewsAsia Victim of Little India accident was causing trouble in bus: police 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...

Updated: 12/09/2013 21:23 | By Channel NewsAsia Complete alcohol ban this weekend in area where riot took place SINGAPORE: There will be a complete ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol this weekend where the riot took place in Little India. Second Home Affairs Minister S Iswaran said...

12/09/2013 13:15 | By 938LIVE Lui Tuck Yew pushing to tighten liquor licence rules in Little India MP Lui Tuck Yew is pushing for limits on the number of liquor licenses in the aftermath of Sunday night's riot in Little India. SINGAPORE : MP for Moulmein-Kallang GRC, Lui Tuck Yew, is...

Updated: 12/09/2013 13:04 | By Channel NewsAsia Shanmugam welcomes statement from Bangladesh High Commission following riot SINGAPORE: Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said he was glad that the Bangladesh High Commission has issued a clear statement following Sunday night's...

Updated: 12/09/2013 19:54 | By Channel NewsAsia Police presence to be stepped up in Little India after riot SINGAPORE: Police presence will be stepped up in Little India following Sunday's riot that left 39 people injured. This will extend to areas where foreign workers congregate, and also...

Updated: 12/09/2013 18:49 | By Channel NewsAsia Shops at site of riot in Little India report dip in business SINGAPORE: The majority of businesses along Race Course Road, where the riot broke out on Sunday, have said their business has seen a dip of 10 to 30 per cent. A check by Channel...

Updated: 12/09/2013 18:44 | By Channel NewsAsia Victim of Little India traffic accident is first concern: MWC SINGAPORE: The Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) said its first concern lies with the victim, who died when a private bus hit him at the junction of Race Course Road and Hampshire Road...

Updated: 12/09/2013 18:05 | By Channel NewsAsia Bus driver assisting with investigations over fatal Little India accident SINGAPORE: Police have classified the traffic accident in Little India on Sunday night that preceded a riot as "causing death by a negligent act." The driver of the...

Updated: 12/09/2013 17:24 | By Channel NewsAsia PM Lee says Committee of Inquiry will be set up to look into Little India riot SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to convene a Committee of Inquiry to look into the riot in Little India on...

Updated: 12/09/2013 03:29 | By Channel NewsAsia Riot in Little India is a very grave incident: PM Lee SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the riot in Little India was a very grave incident. In a Facebook post early Monday morning, Mr Lee said several police officers were injured...