Police are investigating “shameful” racist and xenophobic online comments about the China-Nepal-disaster" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="197009" data-entity-type="event">China-Nepal disaster and Singapore-airlines" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="45386" data-entity-type="organization">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 all made by Singaporeans. But, I will say this – the comments are shameful, nasty, totally unacceptable,” added Mr Shanmugam, who is also home affairs minister and coordinating minister for national security.
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SAT · 2026-09-05 · 10:30 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0905-109474
NSR-2026-0905-109474News Report·EN·Social Justice
Singapore investigates racism related to China-Nepal disaster, Air India investment
Singaporean police are investigating "shameful" racist and xenophobic online comments. Senior Minister K Shanmugam stated on Saturday that these comments relate to the China-Nepal disaster and Singapore Airlines' investment in Air India.
CNASouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-05 · 10:30 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Singaporean police are investigating "shameful" racist and xenophobic online comments. Senior Minister K Shanmugam stated on Saturday that these comments relate to the China-Nepal disaster and Singapore Airlines' investment in Air India. The Ministry of Digital Development and Information will also request social media platforms to remove comments that violate their guidelines. Mr. Shanmugam described the comments as "nasty" and "totally unacceptable," regardless of whether they were made by Singaporeans. The investigation aims to address the offensive online discourse.
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Media outlets had to remove several 'nasty' comments.
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The online comments are described as 'shameful', 'nasty', and 'totally unacceptable'.
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The Ministry of Digital Development and Information will ask social media platforms to remove comments that breach guidelines.
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Singapore police are investigating racist and xenophobic online comments related to the China-Nepal disaster and Air India investment.
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