I saw a wall of rioters coming towards me | Little India riot, 10 years on
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- Ten years on from the Little India riot, correspondent Zaihan Mohamed Yusof recalls his experiences on the night, how he was able to get close to the violence and how the quick actions of a shopkeeper saved him from an angry mob.
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Certis officers recall night in the heart of the riot
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The night chaos broke out [interactive]
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00:00 The Little India riot
00:34 Arriving on the scene
01:45 A long night ahead
02:36 A dramatic intervention
03:27 Photojournalist in trouble
04:00 Inside Kian Heng
04:30 Race Course Road
05:16 Getting out
05:46 A wake-up call
06:25 Outro and credits
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What's the purpose of highlighting this now.
No news to report. Bring out old news.
I remembered vividly, the next morning quite a number of Army land rovers with police officers were visiting Pandan's migrant worker dormitories. 😂
Though the riot was triggered by the tragic death of an Indian migrant worker whose dead body was pinned under a bus, two hours later when the mayhem ended, 30 police and civil defence vehicles and ambulances had been damaged by rioters and over 40 police, civil defence and auxiliary officers were injured.
Pathetic 40 pax of police. That's like being outnumbered 20:1... why didn't they send in the Gurkahs? My guess is, the Gurkahs are there to defend the government against Singaporeans... When Singaporeans start the riot, that's when they send in the Gurkahs, because like the Tiananmen incident, they know that Singaporean riot control team will side with its own friends and famil members...
In another 5 to 7 years, we will see many Singaporeans working on the streets of neighboring countries. At present, we already have lots of Singaporeans laboring and delivering food in Australia.
that’s a good thing why you whining?
Probably it pays more and the AUD currency exchange rate is slightly higher.
@@Noh-gg8ce it only take me 2 mins to google and it shows 1 singapore dollars = 1.13 dollars. so what are u talking about? are you living in the 80s or 90s?
@@meklavier4664 oic last time Aud was higher than SGD. Ok thanks
No. Singapore is an ideal location for most Singaporeans and non-residents to live and work in. Based on a report conducted by The Singapore Governmemt in 2023 this year, Singapore's population is increasing and has almost reach 6 million because most Singaporeans overseas had came back after covid as well as a increase in non-residents.
In an instance of extreme naivety, Law and Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam met with foreign workers in a dormitory and, having asked the nervous workers point blank if they were unhappy with work conditions in Singapore, happily concluded that resentment was not a factor in the riot.
If they reply not happy, they are afraid they will be send home.
Fuckin populist.
Timing of this Video is Sneaky.. Wonder What’s the PAP is up to now 🤔
Fuckin failed government. Don't know how to adjust with the times. Still stuck in paternalistic LKY era
And these people are still here! In even larger numbers! We never learn. We just never learn!
Those rioters aren't even Singaporeans.
The thing is, if u don't want to be construction worker. Then u better shut up and let them come in..
So you are telling me the government should be quiet and not take disciplianary actions against migrant workers who don't abide the rules and go against Singapore's multinational society? The government and not even the citizens would want the rules and multinational society to be broken by them. Everyone would be okay if all of them follow our rules. That's why the government had to take actions so that they will behave.
These people are here to earn a living. If you don't want them, don't employ them. There will always be bad apples and this apply to all mankind.
So you are telling me the government should be quiet and not take disciplinary actions against those who don't abide the rules and go against Singapore's multinational society? The government and not even the citizens would want that to happen. That's why the government had to take actions against migrants workers so that they will behave.
police car got overturned🤣🤣
Jonathan Choo looks like Amos Yee.
Because of their stupidity, we cannot buy beers after 10.30pm... 😒
Yup.
When the Little India riot occurred,
the government, whilst asking the public not to speculate on possible causes, quickly postulated that liquor was a primary factor, possibly to divert attention away from causes which may suggest culpability on the part of the government. In fact, as if to confirm this sensitivity to blame, the government reacted angrily to an article in the New York Times, headlined “Singapore’s angry migrant workers”, complaining vehemently that the article “offered scant evidence” of discontent.
new york times is a toilet rag that can’t be denied so if you expect credibility in your argument it’s not there maybe you can try again….
True. By the way, how is government the cause of riot. Except for the ineffectiveness of riot police due to traffic jam.
Kepo Fella talking
They bring their culture and social problems to our country
come on this nothing compare with HK ...ha
Totally different. HK riot is done by Hongkongers. This riot is created by…. Non-Singaporeans… in Singapore.