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http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/in...ter-chastises-antiforeigner-sentiment/1007064
Rising anti-foreigner sentiment in Singapore was a major theme in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's annual National Day Rally speech.
Singapore's Prime Minister chastises anti-foreigner sentiment (Credit: ABC)
He gently chastised the people for anonymously using the internet to express anti-foreigner sentiments, saying that this can only hurt the city state's global reputation.
But unlike the paternalistic leadership of the past, Mr Lee seems to be reaching out to his people.
Correspondent: Kanaha Sabapathy
Speakers: Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's prime minister; Ravi Philemon, community worker and activist; Assoc Professor Eugene Tan, Singapore Management University
Rising anti-foreigner sentiment in Singapore was a major theme in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's annual National Day Rally speech.
Singapore's Prime Minister chastises anti-foreigner sentiment (Credit: ABC)
He gently chastised the people for anonymously using the internet to express anti-foreigner sentiments, saying that this can only hurt the city state's global reputation.
But unlike the paternalistic leadership of the past, Mr Lee seems to be reaching out to his people.
Correspondent: Kanaha Sabapathy
Speakers: Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's prime minister; Ravi Philemon, community worker and activist; Assoc Professor Eugene Tan, Singapore Management University