Asia Sentinel, 21 May 2012The implications of the crash have continued to mushroom, kicking off a massive public outcry both in Singapore and China. In Singapore, it has raised the already festering anger level at the enormous numbers of foreign nationals that have entered the country, as well as the ease with which foreign nationals, especially rich ones, can gain permanent residency. The crash and its aftermatn have become a factor in a by-election scheduled for Saturday in the Hougang district of the island republic, for a seat that has traditionally been held by the opposition..
Hundreds of locals have taken to the airwaves in Singapore, denouncing rich foreigners for racing on the streets of the tightly regulated city, charging that foreigners are pushing up living and property costs. That has extended out to all foreigners, who are said to be stealing jobs from the locals, overtaxing the transport system and causing other problems. Mainland Chinese are at the forefront of the attacks. Two months before Ma’s accident, according to Agence France Presse, a Malaysian cleaner at Changi Airport was killed by a taxi hijacked by a Chinese worker. Full story
