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The Big Read: To stop abuse of foreign domestic workers, stop the power imbalance
While the recent spate of abuse cases have raised eyebrows all around, the issue has long dogged the nation since domestic helpers become a familiar sight in many a Singaporean household. (Photo: TODAY/Ooi Boon Keong)
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SINGAPORE: Whenever her employer gets angry with Ruby (not her real name) for supposedly not following her instructions, she would threaten to hit the domestic worker.
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The 16-year-old student who planned to attack Muslims here had spent time online researching hate material and sourcing weapons.
But his school friends and family had no clue of his online activities and anti-Muslim beliefs, the Internal Security Department said.
His source of inspiration was Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 people in the Christchurch mosque attacks in 2019.
The teenager in Singapore had picked the second anniversary of the shootings in New Zealand – March 15 – to attack Muslims at two mosques here.
Dr Adrian Wang, a psychiatrist who runs his own practice at Gleneagles Medical Centre, said: “The differentiating factor is the fact that this boy is 16 – teenagers are impressionable and if they are socially isolated or lack self-confidence and don’t have close ties, he or she may be more easily influenced by online propaganda.”
January 31, 2021
Internal Security Department
SINGAPORE - The 16-year-old student who planned to attack Muslims here had spent time online researching hate material and sourcing weapons.
But his school friends and family had no clue of his online activities and anti-Muslim beliefs, the Internal Security Department said in a briefing last Wednesday (Jan 27).
His source of inspiration was Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 people in Christchurch mosque attacks in 2019 with weapons including several rifles.
The teenager in Singapore had picked the second anniversary of the shootings in New Zealand March 15 to attack Muslims at two mosques here. He also tried, but failed, to buy a rifle online.
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The 16-year-old student who planned to attack Muslims here had spent time online researching hate material and sourcing weapons.