Police looking into 'shameful' racist online comments about Nepal-Tibet disaster, Air India: SM Shanmugam
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- Times of Indiaseen 6 Sept, 17:13headline rewritten
‘Shameful, nasty’: Singapore minister hits out at anti-India racism after Nepal floods'Shameful, nasty': Singapore minister hits out at anti-India racism after Nepal floods
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Sat, 5 September 2026
2 reports- Channel News Asia09:00first to report
"These people should be unmasked and dealt with, rather than be allowed to hide behind online anonymity," says Senior Minister K Shanmugam.
- South China Morning Post10:30
Police are investigating “shameful” racist and xenophobic online comments about the China-Nepal disaster and Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) investment in Air India, Senior Minister K Shanmugam said on Saturday. Mr Shanmugam told reporters that the Ministry of Digital Development and Information will also ask social media platforms to remove comments that breach guidelines. “The media tells me that they had to remove several comments because they were so nasty. I don’t know if all the comments are...
Sun, 6 September 2026
1 report- Times of India08:33edited after publishing
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‘Shameful, nasty’: Singapore minister hits out at anti-India racism after Nepal floods
Mon, 7 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post04:58
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong warned against a recent spate of racist comments being made online, saying prejudice should not be allowed to become normalised in the multiracial city state. Wong said in a social media post on Sunday that an “uglier side” had emerged in recent online discussions, including remarks about Singaporeans caught in deadly floods in Nepal and debate over Singapore Airlines’ potential investment in Air India. “We can and should have robust debates,” he said....
Tue, 8 September 2026
1 report- Channel News Asia01:44
Most Singaporeans reject the idea that race decides who belongs. But hateful views held by a minority become dangerous the moment the majority stops objecting to them, say Mathew Mathews, Teo Kay Key and Melvin Tay from the Institute of Policy Studies.
Wed, 9 September 2026
3 reports- Channel News Asia01:08
Senior Minister K Shanmugam had said that the police were looking into "shameful" racist and xenophobic online commments about the Nepal-Tibet disaster and SIA's investment in Air India.
- asiaone.com01:09
A total of five individuals, aged between 29 and 66, have been identified and interviewed by the police over racist, anti-Indian comments on social media following the deadly Aug 26 floods at the Nepal-Tibet border and Singapore Airlines' investment in Air India.In its statement, police said that they are "investigating certain comments" made in relation to the two matters, adding...
- South China Morning Post03:48
The police have identified and interviewed five people over online comments relating to the Nepal floods and discussions surrounding Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) investment in Air India. Senior Minister K Shanmugam said on Saturday that the police were looking into “shameful” racist and xenophobic online comments about the Nepal-Tibet disaster and SIA’s investment in Air India. In response to media queries, the police on Wednesday confirmed they received police reports and are investigating...