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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has cautioned Singaporeans to pay attention to new fault lines that have appeared between new citizens and native Singaporeans.
Speaking at Teck Ghee Community Club's racial harmony celebrations, Mr Lee said new citizens may be ethnically similar, but fault lines may develop as the new citizens have different norms, habits and attitudes.
So he said Singaporeans must watch out for instances of social friction, especially online.
Mr Lee said new citizens and those born in Singapore must work together to ensure that differences do not affect social stability.
"The new arrivals - to embrace the Singapore values and norms and try and fit in as Singaporeans. And Singaporeans - to encourage the new ones to integrate, to help the new ones to fit in."
Speaking at Teck Ghee Community Club's racial harmony celebrations, Mr Lee said new citizens may be ethnically similar, but fault lines may develop as the new citizens have different norms, habits and attitudes.
So he said Singaporeans must watch out for instances of social friction, especially online.
Mr Lee said new citizens and those born in Singapore must work together to ensure that differences do not affect social stability.
"The new arrivals - to embrace the Singapore values and norms and try and fit in as Singaporeans. And Singaporeans - to encourage the new ones to integrate, to help the new ones to fit in."