The recent riot in Singapore’s Little India headlined a lot of local and international news portals and newspapers. It has been reported that Singapore has banned all alcohol sales and consumption this weekend in that district, starting from Saturday morning to early Monday. The Singapore Police Force also declared the zone as a “proclaimed area” under the Public Order Preservation Act.
According to local residents, shopkeepers and government ministers, they have said that alcohol might be one of the main contributing factors which have triggered the outrage causing the massive riot last week.
Based on the police statement that was released to address this issue, it reads, “The suspension of alcohol sales and consumption is necessary to calm and stabilize the situation at Little India following last Sunday’s riot and to prevent further public order incidents from occurring.”
After the massive riot, more of the police force are now stationed in Little India and an additional 26 street surveillance cameras have been installed.
Besides that, the detained rioters are held for further investigations and it is said that the hearing is scheduled for December 17th.
