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Tamil Hindus in Singapore to kick off Pongal celebrations in ‘Little India’
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A heritage trail around Little India, a bevy of cultural performances and activities will be witnessed at the annual Pongal Open House as Tamils...
“You are India, I am Chinese…You are the very worst kind”: Cabbie fined for racial insults in Singapore
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A cab driver in Singapore has been fined SG$3,000 for hurling racist insults at a passenger in September, following an argument over the drop-off...
Bharatiya-origin rapper Subhas Nair jailed for ‘promoting racism’ over his Instagram posts calling out Chinese privilege in Singapore
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An Indian-origin rapper was sentenced to six-weeks in jail on Tuesday for attempting to promote feelings of ill will between different racial and religious...
Bharatiya-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam wins Singapore Presidential election
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Singapore's Indian-origin economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam received a resounding mandate with a whopping 70.4 per cent votes in a three-way contest to elect the city-state's...
Chinese national jailed for pushing Indian-origin security officer in Singapore
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A Chinese national in Singapore was sentenced to six weeks in jail on Monday for pushing a 56-year-old Indian-origin security officer, causing him to...
20K people mark consecration of Singapore’s oldest Hindu temple
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After a year-long restoration, Singapore's oldest Hindu temple in Chinatown with close to 200 years of history, opened its doors to the public with...
Is UAE trying to disrupt Vizhinjam project using the Church in Kerala?
Why is the Latin Catholic Archdiocese of Thiruvananthapuram trying to stall ongoing construction work at the Vizhinjam port near Thiruvananthapuram? Are the rulers of...
Greater risk of ISIS-inspired attacks in region due to ‘cyber jihad’: Singapore
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The region is facing a greater risk of attacks by home-grown extremists who are inspired by “cyber jihad” linked to the Islamic State in...
Singapore executes mentally-challenged Tamil Hindu man for drug offense, while India commutes death sentence of child rapist and murderer
Singapore on Wednesday executed a mentally disabled Malaysian Tamil Hindu man convicted for a drug offense after a court dismissed a last-minute challenge from...
MEA objects to Singapore PM’s comment about Indian MPs facing criminal charges
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has raised strong objections to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's adverse comment about Indian Parliamentarians, taking up...