Singapore opens inquiry into deadly riot
1,649 views · Published 19 February 2014 · 2:34 · Indexed 10 October 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
Singapore saw its first civil unrest in 40 years last December, and an official inquiry is now underway to work out what caused it. Migrant workers rioted in an area known as "Little India", after a man fell from a bus and died. The government blamed alcohol for the disturbance, and launched a crackdown. But critics point to the way workers are treated in the island-state. Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from Singapore.
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