Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called for ''respect'' after a resident's racially-charged rant on Facebook caused outrage.
''Let us be mindful of what we say, online and in person,'' Mr Lee said in a post on his Facebook page.
He was responding to public reaction after a woman's comments lashing out at Malays holding weddings in spaces under public housing flats.
The woman has since been fired from her job and issued a public apology.
Amy Cheong made the comments on her Facebook account on Sunday.
One of her posts was laden with expletives and included insensitive remarks directed at the minority Malay community.
Her posts - which have since been deleted - went viral, with more than 10,000 comments and shares, and screenshots distributed on other online forums and blogs.
Ms Cheong was fired from her job on Monday morning and a local newspaper reported that she had left for Australia. Full story...
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''Let us be mindful of what we say, online and in person,'' Mr Lee said in a post on his Facebook page.
He was responding to public reaction after a woman's comments lashing out at Malays holding weddings in spaces under public housing flats.
The woman has since been fired from her job and issued a public apology.
Amy Cheong made the comments on her Facebook account on Sunday.
One of her posts was laden with expletives and included insensitive remarks directed at the minority Malay community.
Her posts - which have since been deleted - went viral, with more than 10,000 comments and shares, and screenshots distributed on other online forums and blogs.
Ms Cheong was fired from her job on Monday morning and a local newspaper reported that she had left for Australia. Full story...
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