racial discrimination
Singapore must act firmly when others seek to divide it: Edwin Tong on blocked online content
[SINGAPORE] Singapore must act firmly and reject attempts by those who wish to harm the nation and divide it, said Law Minister Edwin Tong on Saturday (Jun 6).
Singapore blocks online posts targeting Indian community; content likely from China-based platform
It uses footage of crowded streets in Little India, Indian devotees at a religious festival in Pagoda Street
Lufthansa fined ‘record’ US$4 million for barring Jewish passengers
US AUTHORITIES have hit Lufthansa with a record US$4 million penalty after finding the airline discriminated against over 100 Jewish travellers by blocking them from boarding a flight in 2022, officia...
Arsenal, Belgian FA among winners selected by Uefa for social change work
UEFA announced the inaugural recipients of their “FootbALL Awards” on Tuesday (Jun 27), recognising the contribution to social change, given to Belgium’s Football Association, the German Football Leag...
Texans of Chinese descent fret that ‘dreams have been smashed’
WITH his hat, big belt buckle and cowboy boots, Ly looks the part of a Texan and even speaks with a twang. He’s served in the US Navy but on Saturday, he was doing battle on a different front – agains...
Does discriminating against Asian-Americans advance equality? The US Supreme Court decides
DURING the 1920s and 1930s, the Ivy League universities, most notably Harvard, discriminated against Jewish applicants and placed a quota on the number of Jews admitted to their institutions.
China vows improvements for Africans after virus discrimination claims
[BEIJING] Under strong international pressure, China on Sunday vowed to improve the treatment of Africans in the southern city of Guangzhou following accusations of discrimination linked to the corona...
Harvard on trial over alleged discrimination against Asians
[NEW YORK] Harvard University went on trial Monday over an opaque admissions selection process that critics say discriminates against Asian students.
Citigroup may face fair lending penalty from regulator: sources
[WASHINGTON] A US financial regulator is mulling sanctions against Citigroup Inc for denying minority customers the kinds of mortgage discounts that the bank offered to many other borrowers, three peo...
