PM Lee says Committee of Inquiry will be set up to look into Little India riot

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[h=1]Sun TV says correct report on Little India riot aired[/h]
[h=2]Indian channel Sun TV said it aired the correct version of the news on the Little India riot on its 7pm news bulletin on Tuesday, which is viewed in Singapore at 9.30pm.[/h]

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Police cars were overturned and an ambulance was damaged during the riot at Little India. (Photo: TODAY)

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SINGAPORE: Indian channel Sun TV said it aired the correct version of the news on the Little India riot on its 7pm news bulletin on Tuesday, which is viewed in Singapore at 9.30pm.


In an email reply to Channel NewsAsia, the editor in-charge, Umashankar, said the item was aired with the same prominence and duration as the original erroneous news shown on Monday night.


Sun TV News said it is also replying to Singapore's High Commissioner in New Delhi.


On Tuesday, High Commissioner Lim Thuan Kuan wrote to Sun TV network regarding its erroneous reporting of Sunday's riot.


Mr Lim said Sun TV had wrongly reported that the Indian national, who died in the traffic accident that triggered the riot, was pushed out of the bus by the driver.


The report also claimed that Singaporeans and Chinese attacked the Indian nationals.




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BEAUTIFUL PULAU SENANG WITH EUROPEAN COLONIAL STYLE HOLIDAY CHALETS BUILT BY BRITISH FOR THEIR OFFICERS....COCONUT TREES N IDYLIC BEACHES

ALL THUMBIs WILL BE SO HAPPY...

HAPPY THUMBIs = HOLD HANDS WALK IN SUNSET THUMBIs = NO RIOTING THUMBIs = FASTER N HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY THUMBIs (Quote: Lim Swee Say)

 

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All these COI are just nothing more than white gloves to cover their dirty hands. At the end of the finding, I expect the committee to absolve the govt and useless SPF the blame.

 

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[h=1]Sun TV apologises for incorrect news report on Little India riot[/h]
[h=2]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 broadcast on December 9.[/h]

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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 broadcast on December 9.
In an email to Singapore's Consul-General in Chennai, Mr R Umashankar said he takes responsibility for the incorrect news report.
He added that he would like to put it on record that there was no intention on Sun TV's part to do anything that would spoil the centuries old cordial and friendly relationship among various communities living in Singapore.

He also assured the Singapore Consul-General that such an error will not happen again.

Mr Umashankar also informed the Singapore Consul-General that the correct version of the report about the incident at Little India was carried by Sun TV in its 7pm prime-time bulletin on December 10.

It was given the same prominence and duration as the original report that aired on December 9.

Singapore's High Commissioner in New Delhi, Mr Lim Thuan Kuan, had written to Sun TV network on December 10 regarding its erroneous reporting of the riot.

Mr Lim said Sun TV had wrongly reported that an Indian national, who died in a traffic accident that triggered the riot, was pushed out of the bus by the driver.

The report also claimed that Singaporeans and the Chinese attacked the Indian nationals.


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[h=2]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 for the offence to 31.[/h]

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Police officers conducting investigations at the scene of the riot in Little India. (Photo: 938Live)

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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 for the offence to 31.
The four Indian nationals each face one count of rioting between 9.20pm and 10.45pm in the vicinity of Race Course Road.
Three of them are said to have thrown concrete at police officers, while the fourth, aged 24, allegedly rioted with five others and damaged a motorbus by throwing a dustbin and smashing the windscreen with a stick.
He is also accused of throwing pieces of concrete and a metal drain cover at the bus and setting a police car on fire.
The case will be mentioned again on December 19.


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PM Lee says Singaporeans have taken Little India riot calmly


Singaporeans have taken the riot at Little India peacefully and calmly, even though they are shocked by what happened, says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. (AFP/Roslan Rahman)

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SINGAPORE: Singaporeans have taken the riot at Little India peacefully and calmly, even though they are shocked by what happened, says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Speaking to local media at the end of his visit to South Korea, Mr Lee said Singapore has not had a riot for a long time, but now that it has happened, it is bad and has to be dealt with firmly.

Mr Lee said the authorities must make clear the riot is unacceptable and there is no reason or justification for people to behave like that.

At the same time, he said it is important for Singaporeans to be fair to those who were not involved.
And for those who have been charged, there has to be due process of the law.

Prime Minister Lee noted that the anxiety and alarm amongst Singaporeans is understandable.

But he cautioned that if people expressed themselves in unreserved terms or sometimes xenophobic terms, even on the internet, that would be unhelpful.

Asked if the incident would impact on the foreign worker policy, Mr Lee stressed that Singapore needs foreign workers.
He said if the country did not have them, the housing or public transport plans would not be achieved and Singaporeans would be severely affected.

But what is needed is to better manage them.

Mr Lee said there are nearly one million foreign workers in Singapore and about 400 were involved in the riot.

He stressed that this was a specific circumstance, a localised riot -- and those involved would be treated severely.

But for the other foreign workers who are making a contribution to the economy and who had nothing to do with the incident, Mr Lee said it would be quite unfair for Singaporeans to look at them and say that they are a problem.

He said the government cannot accept that, and that is not wise.

Mr Lee noted there has been a lot of interest internationally following the riot as it was an unusual thing to happen in Singapore.

In fact, two Korean investors too had asked Mr Lee about the incident and they were very surprised and wanted his interpretation.

The Prime Minister said as this is significant news, the government must be very proper in its response, and Singaporeans too have to be very measured and responsible in their reactions as a people.


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