Question 2 part I : What are the challenges of multi-ethnicity in Singapore? The first incident occurred on 21st July 1964 during a Malay procession that marked the Prophet Muhammad's birthday and the second incident occurred on 3rd September when a Malay was found murdered at Geylang Serai which believed to be done by a group of Chinese.


25,000 Malays formed a procession to celebrate Muhammad's birthday by going through Geylang Serai, a group of Malays was dispersed and were asked to rejoin the group by a Chinese policeman but instead of obeying, the Malays attacked Chinese passer-by and spectators too which triggered the July riot in Singapore. The second riot which i believed it was cause due to the Chinese having hatred in their heart which they took revenge by killing a Malay at the place where the Malays had their procession and also the place where the Chinese were attacked.


36 people were killed, 556 people were injured and 3000 were arrested in the first incident. A Malay was killed and a curfew was imposed in Geylang, Joo Chiat and Siglap. This second incident got 13 people killed, 106 people injured and 480 were arrested.


We learned that violence cannot solve anything and it will only make the matter more serious and more unsolvable which results in injuries or deaths. Riots will make the people in the country itself to lose trust of people who are different from one another which does not benefit the economy and the country.


People might think of the riots that happened in their country which cause them to be unhappy as their family or themsevles might have experience the incidents of the riots which will bring back lots of sad memories.

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