Keep widening who counts as ‘our own’, Lawrence Wong tells Singaporeans amid racial tensions over airline, Nepal crisis

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted the exacerbation of social and racial divisions by economic pressures, citing recent racist commentary related to Singapore Airlines' investment in Air India.

Speaking at the Singapore Kadayanallur Muslim League's 85th anniversary, Wong emphasized the need for communities to foster social cohesion amidst global polarization.

He acknowledged Singapore's vulnerabilities to societal fault lines and commended efforts to build inter-community trust, stressing the shared identity and unity of all Singaporeans.

SINGAPORE, Sept 13 — Economic challenges can deepen social and racial divisions, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong warned on Saturday, pointing to recent racist comments made online.

Wong was weighing in on the “shameful” racist and xenophobic comments about Singapore Airlines’ investment in Air India, as well as the Nepal-Tibet disaster, news outlet CNA r eported.

“These challenges are real,” he was quoted as saying.

He said global societies were becoming more fragmented and polarised, partly driven by economic pressures, as people who feel left behind grow frustrated — a dynamic that becomes more dangerous once it feeds into questions of identity and belonging.

“That is when divisions really start to become more entrenched, and people start to build walls between — us versus them,” Wong was quoted as saying.

He also said the government would keep addressing cost pressures and job concerns, but stressed that social cohesion ultimately depends on communities themselves reaching out and building trust with one another.

Wong was speaking at the Singapore Kadayanallur Muslim League’s (SKML) 85th anniversary dinner.

The PM said Singapore is not immune to fault lines between foreigners and citizens, between local-born and naturalised Singaporeans, and along racial and religious lines.

Wong praised SKML for expanding its work beyond the Indian Muslim community while staying rooted in it, citing partnerships with groups like Muis, Mendaki and Sinda on issues such as digital literacy and scam awareness.

He also said Singapore was not immune to fault lines between foreigners and citizens, between local-born and naturalised Singaporeans, and along racial and religious lines.

week after Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said police were investigating

“Our own means Singaporeans regardless of race, language or religion,” he was quoted as saying.

“Because whatever our different roots and backgrounds, we are all Singaporeans, and Singapore is our country and our home.”

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黄循财总理强调经济压力加剧了社会和种族分裂，并引用了最近与新加坡航空公司投资印度航空有关的种族主义言论。

黄在新加坡卡达亚纳鲁尔穆斯林联盟成立85周年纪念活动上发表讲话时强调，在全球两极分化的背景下，社区需要促进社会凝聚力。

他承认新加坡容易受到社会断层的影响，并赞扬了为建立社区间信任所做的努力，强调了所有新加坡人的共同身份和团结。

新加坡，9月13日——总理黄循财周六警告称，经济挑战可能会加深社会和种族分裂，并指出最近网上出现了一些种族主义言论。

据亚洲新闻台（CNA）报道，黄之锋就有关新加坡航空公司投资印度航空以及尼泊尔-西藏空难的“可耻的”种族主义和仇外言论发表了看法。

“这些挑战是真实存在的，”他说道。

他表示，全球社会正变得越来越分裂和两极分化，部分原因是经济压力，因为感到被抛在后面的人越来越沮丧——一旦这种动态演变成身份认同和归属感问题，就会变得更加危险。

“正是在那时，分歧开始变得更加根深蒂固，人们开始在彼此之间筑起高墙——我们与他们，”黄说。

他还表示，政府将继续解决成本压力和就业问题，但强调社会凝聚力最终取决于社区自身主动沟通并相互建立信任。

黄先生是在新加坡卡达亚纳鲁尔穆斯林联盟（SKML）85周年庆典晚宴上发表讲话的。

总理表示，新加坡也无法避免外国人与公民之间、本地出生的新加坡人与入籍新加坡人之间，以及种族和宗教方面的分歧。

黄先生赞扬SKML在扎根印度穆斯林社区的同时，将其工作范围扩展到印度穆斯林社区之外，并列举了SKML与Muis、Mendaki和Sinda等团体在数字素养和防诈骗意识等问题上的合作。

他还表示，新加坡并非没有外国人与公民之间、本地出生的新加坡人与入籍新加坡人之间以及种族和宗教方面的分歧。

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据报道，他表示：“我们自己人指的是新加坡人，无论种族、语言或宗教信仰如何。”

“因为无论我们有着不同的根源和背景，我们都是新加坡人，新加坡是我们的国家，是我们的家园。”

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