https://mothership.sg/2026/08/alex-yam-comments-nepal-floods-racist/
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Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC Member of Parliament (MP) and Mayor of the North-West district Alex Yam has called out comments questioning the nationality of the nine Singaporeans who remain missing after the Nepal floods, describing the comments as "racist" and "heartless".
'Loud minority'
Comments questioning the nationality of the nine missing Singaporeans have been left on social media posts about the news.
Such comments have appeared on platforms such as Facebook and TikTok.
an Aug. 31 Facebook post, Yam listed the names of the nine missing Singaporeans, writing that "nine of our own" remain missing among the thousands still unaccounted for.
"A terrible tragedy. But scrolling through the comments, I found something else equally difficult to stomach," Yam wrote.
He went to quote some of the comments, which include, "they don't look Singaporean", or "just import more".
"While families wait desperately for news of their loved ones, a loud minority of people apparently looked at the names and faces of those missing and decided that this was the moment to ask whether they were really Singaporean," he continued.
Some comments went as far as hoping that "people remain stranded or die" or questioning why Singaporean authorities should help, according to Yam.
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He should come EDMW, there is alot more here