Police are investigating xenophobic comments targeting India that emerged during discussions on the Nepal disaster.
Singapore Senior Minister K Shanmugam has condemned racist and xenophobic online comments targeting India following the Nepal disaster, confirming that police are investigating the posts.
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Online xenophobic comments emerged in Singapore during discussions about the August 26 ice-rock avalanche disaster in Nepal.
The comments emerged amid discussions surrounding the devastating disaster in Nepal
Singapore Senior Minister K Shanmugam has condemned racist and xenophobic online comments targeting India calling them “shameful, nasty, totally unacceptable”. Police are investigating the comments, which were posted online in connection with the China-Nepal disaster, Shanmugam said on Saturday.
“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,” said Shanmugam, who is also Singapore’s home affairs minister and coordinating minister for national security. “I have asked police to look into these comments,” he added.
Shanmugam said the Ministry of Digital Development and Information would also approach social media platforms to seek the removal of comments that violate their guidelines. The comments emerged amid discussions surrounding the devastating disaster in Nepal.
Shanmugam cited several examples of racist remarks posted online about the missing Singaporeans, including comments such as “no, they are not our own”. He noted that certain terms used were derogatory towards Indians. Singapore is one of India’s key economic partners and the largest trade partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Meanwhile, Nepal continues to grapple with the aftermath of the disaster triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26. The resulting surge of water and debris through the Bhotekoshi River devastated settlements across northern and central Nepal.
According to Nepal Police, the death toll stood at 1,344, while nearly 5,000 people remained missing. More than 13,100 people have been rescued. Authorities have faced difficulties identifying the dead, with many bodies severely damaged, decomposed or recovered in parts. Nepal Police has begun collecting DNA samples from relatives of missing people to help identify unclaimed bodies and human remains.
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