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S'pore to explore advanced tech for police use

PM Lee notes that technology such as CCTV could be used to help deal with situations such as the Little India riot

Published Tue, Dec 24, 2013 · 10:00 PM

Singapore

TO better equip officers to deal with situations such as the Little India riot, the police will beef up its resources and explore the use of more advanced technology.

This was revealed during Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's visit yesterday morning to the Rochor Neighbourhood Police Centre (NPC), where he met 38 police and SCDF staff who were the first respondents at the scene on Dec 8.

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