Historical eventDecember 82013
Little India, Singapore
After a fatal bus accident in the Little India subzone of Singapore, angry mobs of workers attacked the bus involved and emergency vehicles, the first riot in the country in over 40 years.
In context
- When
- Sunday, December 8 201313 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2010s
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At a glance
Dates: From 2013.
Place: Rochor, Singapore.
Type: district, neighborhood, and administrative territorial entity of Singapore.
What happened
History Little India was initially a district used by Europeans for cattle trading, where Indian migrant workers found jobs, specializing in cattle rearing. [ 1 ] Its location along the Serangoon River provided good conditions for raising livestock, resulting in the growth of that industry. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The area would then be named after the area, causing it to be known as Serangoon. [ 4 ] Eventually, the swamps were drained, and the European cattle farmers and traders moved out.
After a fatal bus accident in the Little India subzone of Singapore, angry mobs of workers attacked the bus involved and emergency vehicles, the first riot in the country in over 40 years.
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