no minister come out to say something yet?
When PAP ministers open their mouths, only shit comes out.
Singapore, May 14, 2012 (AFP) - A wealthy Chinese expatriate who
crashed his million-dollar Ferrari into a taxi killing himself and
two others has sparked outrage in Singapore, where anti-immigrant
sentiment is on the rise.
Websites were swamped Monday with postings attacking Chinese and
other foreigners in the city-state after it was reported that a
52-year-old local cabbie had died of his injuries following
Saturday's pre-dawn accident.
The crash instantly killed the 31-year-old Ferrari driver, Ma Chi,
while the taxi passenger, a 41-year-old Japanese woman, died in
hospital two hours later, a police spokeswoman told AFP.
Police gave no other details but local media said the Ferrari
driver was a financial adviser from Sichuan who was applying for
permanent residency and already living in a Singapore penthouse
with his family.
Disgruntled locals seized on the incident as another reason to
attack the government's immigration policies and the presence of
more than a million foreign workers and professionals in the
crowded city-state.
Foreigners are blamed for pushing up living costs, straining public
transport and stealing jobs, with mainland Chinese bearing the
brunt of attacks.
The Straits Times newspaper said the Ferrari was a limited-edition
model that Ma had bought for Sg$1.8 million ($1.43 million) for his
30th birthday last year.
Pictures from a video of the accident published in local newspapers
showed Ma's car apparently ramming the taxi after he allegedly ran
a red light following a night out with friends.
Hundreds of indignant comments were posted online.
"I hate to drag nationality into this tragedy but the stupidity of
a single (Chinese) possibly drunkard driver has caused such
catastrophic damage to so many people," Tan Wee Meng posted on
Facebook.
Singapore's population grew from 4.4 million in 2006 to 5.2 million
in 2011, largely the result of a higher intake of immigrants as
well as guest workers and professionals.
The accident came two months after a Malaysian cleaner at
Singapore's Changi Airport was killed after he was hit by a taxi
hijacked by a Chinese guest worker.
The government's more open immigration policy was a hot issue
during the general elections in May 2011 in which the ruling
People's Action Party garnered an all-time low of 60 percent of the
vote.
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