Sun Xueling called out for saying she understands “both sides” concerning discrimination against Vietnamese in SG

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Singapore — On Jul 16, Minister of State Sun Xueling posted a screenshot of an email she received from a Punggol resident that drew attention to the discrimination being faced by Vietnamese people in the wake of the Covid infection clusters from KTV

The resident urged the Government to extend assistance in the matter and to “educate the general public to prevent racist and xenophobic violence and discrimination linked to the recent Covid cluster.”pointed out that “Singaporeans who have been abiding by the rules” are now facing “uncertainties to livelihoods,

jobs, difficulties and inconveniences, again” at a time when everyone hoped restrictions were ending since the number of cases had gone down.had been “tarred by the same brush because of the misbehaviour of some.”Ms Sun, who is the MP for Punggol West SMC, appealed for the public to be “discerning and compassionate, so that we do not hurt those who are innocent.”understands “the sentiment on both sides,” commenters on her post echoed what the resident had written.

 

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