Singaporeans must learn to co-exist with foreigners - Tony Tan


Yahoo! Singapore News, 21 Aug 2011
Presidential candidate Dr Tony Tan on Sunday stressed the importance of both locals and non-Singaporeans learning to co-exist in social harmony.
This came after he was asked to comment on the "curry issue" which has generated heated debate online and even had Law Minister K. Shanmugam jumping in to provide clarifications.
The 'curry' dispute arose after a Chinese family from China complained about the smell of curry cooked by an Indian-Singaporean family. After a mediation process, both parties agreed that the latter would only cook the dish when the Chinese family is not home. Full story