Man who allegedly made racist remarks, attacked undergrad to be charged with public nuisance

SINGAPORE - The police will be charging on Saturday (July 3) a man who allegedly shouted racist remarks and attacked a university student at East Coast Park on Friday morning. In a statement on Saturday morning, the police said the 33-year-old Singaporean will be charged with the offence of public nuisance, with "a view to seek an order from the court to remand the man for psychiatric assessment". At 1.50am on Friday, the police received a call about the incident at East Coast Park Carpark F2. The police said preliminary investigations revealed that a man allegedly shouted racist remarks at two different groups of Chinese men and assaulted one of the men. When officers arrived, the suspect was no longer at the scene, but was later arrested for the offence of public nuisance when the Indian Singaporean's identity was established. A 21-year-old man was subsequently taken to Singapore General Hospital while conscious and was not hospitalised. On Friday, Madam Eileen Lee told The Straits Times that her 21-year-old son, who is a first-year undergraduate at a local university, was punched and kicked by the 33-year-old. The housewife in her 50s said the man was not provoked and directed r...

Ex-property agent caught on video allegedly making racist remarks on MRT train offered $5k bail

SINGAPORE - A woman who had been caught on video making purportedly racist remarks has been offered bail of $5,000 after she was remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for psychiatric observation. Former property agent Tan Beow Hiong, 57, is now represented by lawyer Sng Kheng Huat who appeared in a district court on Friday (July 2). He told the court he understood her IMH report was ready. The lawyer did not disclose its details. Mr Sng also said that he will make representations to see if the prosecution is willing to consider a mandatory treatment order (MTO) for his client. Offenders given an MTO will have to undergo treatment to address their mental issues in lieu of jail time. Tan was earlier handed two charges over alleged acts "prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony between different racial groups". She is also accused of one count of being a public nuisance. In April, Tan is said to have maintained a channel on YouTube containing multiple videos alleging racism or harassment by people of other races. The Singaporean was in an MRT train on April 21 when she allegedly singled out other passengers and made derogatory remarks about them. Tan is accused of being a ...