SINGAPORE: In 2011 a quarrel about cooking curry boiled over and became a national issue in Singapore. At the time, the local newspaper Today reported that a new immigrant family from mainland China complained about the curry odour coming from their neighbours’ place, occupied by an Indian-Singaporean family. Although the Indian family, who were mindful of their neighbours’ aversion, had already taken to closing their doors and windows whenever they cooked the dish, the Chinese family took the complaint to the mediation center to solve the problem since they could not put up with the smell. Full story
OPINION: Singapore, spice and race
SINGAPORE: In 2011 a quarrel about cooking curry boiled over and became a national issue in Singapore. At the time, the local newspaper Today reported that a new immigrant family from mainland China complained about the curry odour coming from their neighbours’ place, occupied by an Indian-Singaporean family. Although the Indian family, who were mindful of their neighbours’ aversion, had already taken to closing their doors and windows whenever they cooked the dish, the Chinese family took the complaint to the mediation center to solve the problem since they could not put up with the smell. Full story
