Local
'Shameful, nasty, totally unacceptable': SM Shanmugam calls out racist comments on S'poreans missing in Nepal & SIA-Air India issue
Summary by The Singapore Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Xueting Wu , as published by Mothership
· September 5, 2026
· 1 min read
Photo: Mothership · view original
Story provenance No corrections
Summary created by The Singapore Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed Byline on source page Xueting Wu, as published by Mothership Original story Read at the source Source published Sep 5, 2026 Indexed here Sep 6, 2026 AI assistance Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text Prepublication human review No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples
Every story comes with a passport. How we work · Corrections log
Key points These comments were made about missing individuals in Nepal and an investment by Singapore Airlines in Air India. Senior Minister K Shanmugam has condemned racist online comments as shameful and unacceptable.
Senior Minister K Shanmugam has condemned racist online comments as shameful and unacceptable. These comments were made about missing individuals in Nepal and an investment by Singapore Airlines in Air India. The minister spoke about the issue at a media doorstop, stating that social media platforms had to remove several comments due to their nasty content.
He has asked the police to look into these comments and plans to request further investigations into other racist comments. The Ministry of Digital Development and Information will also ask social media platforms to take down such comments as they breach guidelines.
Further details about the comments and the minister's response are available from the source. The minister noted an increase in racist comments of late, prompting his strong condemnation.
More Local Today’s briefing Local events
Why this story is here
Mothership reported and published this story. The Singapore selected it, summarised the key facts above, and links to the original. We did not report this story and we added no reporting of our own to it.
About this story
As published by Mothership . The Singapore selects stories from publishers’ feeds, summarises them, and links back to the publisher that reported them. We add no reporting of our own. We attribute every source, link to the original report, and follow a documented editorial standards policy. To understand how stories are selected and reviewed, read our about page .
For the complete original report, visit Mothership . Have a tip or correction? Contact the editor .
Category: Local ·
Published: September 5, 2026 ·
Source: Mothership ·
Reading time: 1 min
Frequently asked about this story
What is this story about? Senior Minister K Shanmugam has condemned racist online comments as shameful and unacceptable. These comments were made about missing individuals in Nepal and an investment by Singapore Airlines in…
When was this published? This article was first published on September 5, 2026 by Mothership and curated for The Singapore readers.
Who reported this story? This story was reported by Xueting Wu at Mothership. To learn more about how The Singapore selects and reviews stories, see our editorial standards .
Where can I find related coverage? See more Local coverage from The Singapore, or browse our daily briefing and topic hubs .
← Back to all news
More Local →
Today’s briefing
Subscribe to newsletter