Wednesday #sgroundup: Little India 'riot' raises tough questions?

Elizabeth Soh
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COMMENT: Public disorder exercise in Singapore raises tough, uncomfortable questions

Bystanders gather on the corner of a street in Little India, following a riot the day before by South Asian workers, in the worst outbreak of violence in more than 40 years in the tightly controlled city-state, on December 9, 2013
Bystanders gather on the corner of a street in Little India, following a riot the day before by South Asian workers, in the worst outbreak of violence in more than 40 years in the tightly controlled city-state, on December 9, 2013



“We have a few foreign workers’ dormitories. What if some quarrels erupt, leading to fights or worse? These are possible scenarios, given the concentration of foreign workers in one locality. Little India riot was an extreme case, but minor scale fights could happen locally. To test our response capability, the Police, the SCDF, the dorms operators and our grassroots organisations organised a simulation exercise recently. It was a useful way to network up the various agencies, and spread preventive messages. Prevention is always better than cure.”

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/comment-public-disorder-exercise-in-singapore-raises-071227334.html

Fans queue for hours in the hot sun for In-N-Out burgers

Singaporeans started queueing as early as 7.30am at Timbre@Gillman to try In-N-Out's famed burgers.  (Photo courtesy of Yue Jie)
Singaporeans started queueing as early as 7.30am at Timbre@Gillman to try In-N-Out's famed burgers.  (Photo courtesy of Yue Jie)



Curious foodies stood in line as early as 7.30am in the sweltering heat to get a taste of American burger joint In-N-Out’s legendary burgers.

In-N-Out Burger’s first pop-up store in 2012 at Circular Quay saw its 300 burgers snapped up in five minutes.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/what-is-buzzing/fans-queue-for-hours-in-the-hot-sun-for-in-n-out-burgers-080245018.html

Five banks hit with $3.2bn fines over forex rigging

Britain's Financial Conduct Authority on Wednesday imposed fines totalling £1.1 billion ($1.7 billion, 1.4 billion euros) on five banks to settle allegations of foreign exchange rigging
Britain's Financial Conduct Authority on Wednesday imposed fines totalling £1.1 billion ($1.7 billion, 1.4 billion euros) on five banks to settle allegations of foreign exchange rigging



Global regulators announced Wednesday $3.2 billion (2.5 billion euros) in fines against five major US and European banks over allegations of rigging in foreign exchange markets.

The hefty fines, announced in London, Washington and Zurich, follow a worldwide probe into the scandal surrounding the £3-trillion-a-day forex market.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/britain-us-fine-five-banks-over-forex-rigging-075550503.html

Zalora Refutes Alleged 900K Email Data Breach

Zalora Singapore
Zalora Singapore



Popular fashion e-retailer Zalora.sg has denied that its email database has been breached or sold to third parties, in the most recent case involving an alleged compromise in personal data protection. The issue was first exposed by online satirical site SMRT Feedback (Ltd) yesterday, showing a screenshot of an email sent by the data seller.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/zalora-refutes-alleged-900k-email-020058171.html

StarHub outage affects users in eastern and western Singapore

StarHub Offers Dual-Network Home Broadband Package, Available From May 31
StarHub Offers Dual-Network Home Broadband Package, Available From May 31



Some StarHub users could not make calls or send messages from their phones on Wednesday morning.

StarHub acknowledged the outage and posted on its official social media accounts that it was working on a solution.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/starhub-outage-affects-users-in-eastern-and-western-singapore-051724562.html

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