Singapore must never allow prejudice against any community to become accepted or normalised, says PM Wong

Singapore's PM Wong noted that the emergence of such online comments are not new, with anti-foreigner and racial sentiments stirred up during the Covid-19 pandemic and in debates over the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between Singapore and India.

In a Facebook post, PM Wong was addressing anti-Indian comments that have emerged online following the devastating floods in Nepal. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES

SINGAPORE – The Republic must never allow prejudice against any community to become accepted or normalised, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

Singapore has held together because it has consistently rejected attempts to divide it along racial or religious lines, and chosen instead to recognise one another as fellow Singaporeans, he said in a post on Facebook on Sept 6.

“We must keep making that choice,” he said as he urged Singaporeans to hold fast to the ideals of the National Pledge – “regardless of race, language or religion”.

He noted that there will always be people who seek to exploit Singapore’s differences, but how the country responds is up to Singaporeans.

While not every hateful comment online can be stopped, “we can reject such views, and refuse to give them more space or legitimacy”, he added.

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