{
  "id": 5749766,
  "title": "Police investigating 'shameful' racist online comments about Nepal-Tibet disaster, Air India: SM Shanmugam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/police-investigating-shameful-racist-online-comments-about-nepal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T09:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/racist-comments-nepal-air-india-shanmugam-police-6364346"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Senior Minister K Shanmugam has called for an investigation into racist and xenophobic online comments made about the Nepal-Tibet disaster and Singapore Airlines' investment in Air India. The Ministry of Digital Development and Information will work with social media platforms to remove such comments. Shanmugam described the remarks as \"shameful, nasty, totally unacceptable\" and emphasized that the majority of Singaporeans do not share these views. He also addressed recent anti-Indian comments and attacks on Singapore's multiracial society, urging authorities to take a tough stance against online anonymity and toxicity.",
  "summary": "\"These people should be unmasked and dealt with, rather than be allowed to hide behind online anonymity,\" says Senior Minister K Shanmugam.",
  "key_points": [
    "Police to investigate racist online comments about Nepal-Tibet disaster",
    "Ministry of Digital Development to collaborate with social media platforms",
    "Shanmugam condemned remarks as shameful and urged tough stance against online toxicity"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Police looking into 'shameful' racist online comments about Nepal-Tibet disaster, Air India: SM Shanmugam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/police-looking-into-shameful-racist-online-comments-about-nepal-tibet",
        "published": "2026-09-05T09:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times",
        "title": "Racist comments targeting Indians ‘shameful’ and cross the line, police looking into them: Shanmugam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/racist-comments-targeting-indians-shameful-and-cross-the-line-police",
        "published": "2026-09-05T09:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Singapore investigates racism related to China-Nepal disaster, Air India investment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/singapore-investigates-racism-related-to-china-nepal-disaster-air",
        "published": "2026-09-05T10:30:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}