Little India riot: The dog that did not bark

• Main Author: EUGENE, Tan K. B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Defense and Security Studies; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3753; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5711/viewcontent/today_20131231_2.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Law and NMP Eugene Tan said that in the aftermath of the Little India riots, the focus and dominant narrative had been on law and order issues, with the Government emphasising that it was a spontaneous "one-off" event. He said that there was a ne...