Alex Yam Calls Out Comments Asking if 9 Missing in Nepal-Tibet Floods Were 'Really Singaporean'
He said compassion and consular help should not depend on ancestry as search teams reported at least 800 deaths and more than 3,000 missing.
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Alex Yam calls out comments asking if 9 missing in Nepal-Tibet floods were 'really Singaporean'
SINGAPORE - Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP Alex Yam has called out comments questioning if the nine Singaporeans reported missing in the Nepal-Tibet disaster were "really Singaporean".In a Facebook post on Aug 31, he called the floods that struck the Himalayan border of Nepal and China's Tibet a "terrible tragedy" and listed the names of the Singaporeans who are still unaccounted...
Racist Comments Question Singaporean Identity Of Those Missing In Nepal-Tibet Floods
Families of nine Singaporeans missing after floods along the Nepal-Tibet border are appealing for more updates on rescue efforts. Among them are sisters Kenisha and Parnika, whose Singaporean parents, Shubakshi and Sumit Rawla, remain missing. The sisters have since appealed for help in a video message. However, their video appeal has drawn a wave of racist comments online, with some netizens questioning their Singaporean identity based on their…
The dire reports of many deaths and missing people in the Hotakoshi River area raise questions about the circumstances of unexpected natural disasters, and researchers are struggling to answer them.
Singaporean Woman Missing After Nepal Floods Had Planned To Meet Friend Before Disaster
A Singaporean woman who remains missing following severe flooding in Nepal had spoken to a local friend just one day before the disaster, saying she hoped to meet up with friends in the area. Estee Loeh, who had travelled to Nepal alone, is among nine Singaporeans still unaccounted for after sudden floodwaters swept through valleys […] The post Singaporean Woman Missing After Nepal Floods Had Planned To Meet Friend Before Disaster appeared first…
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