Little India riot

How ST reconstructed the 2013 Little India riot in 3D

Little India riot: The page in that chapter we must continue to spotlight

One aspect of the Little India riot merits continued emphasis – the pushback against the tide of racism and xenophobia, says the writer.

Little India residents, shopkeepers deeply impacted by 2013 riot

Mr Subramani Purushothaman lives 100m from Race Course Road and witnessed the Little India riot from his corridor in 2013.

Little India riot: TTSH doctor surprised those injured and in shock were in police and SCDF uniforms

Dr Eric Wong (left) and Dr Phua Dong Haur, both senior consultants at Tan Tock Seng Hospital's emergency department, were the most senior physicians on duty on the night of the Little India riot. Together with their staff, they treated 36 patients in total - many of them police and SCDF officers.

‘I thought I’d never see my daughter again’: Little India riot survivor

Madam Grace Wong Geck Woon recalling the night of Dec 8, 2013, when she was attacked during the Little India riot. She spoke to ST about it 10 years on, in her flat on Sept 27, 2023.

The night chaos broke out: Little India riot, 10 years on

Little India rioters chanted ‘Kill the woman, burn the bus’: Certis officer

Certis officer Corporal Nathan Chandra Sekaran, 44, at Race Course Road above Little India MRT Station, Oct 25, 2023. He was one of the first responders during the Little India riot which happened 10 years ago.

Elite troops on motorbikes, police dogs for public order among tactics since Little India riot

As a result of the Little India riot in 2013, the SOC now has Rapid Deployment Troops who can ride to incident sites quickly on motorbikes.

Six-fold rise in Little India police cameras since 2016

Six-fold increase in police cameras in Little India from 2016

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