Trains, buses to Little India less crowded than usual, say commuters
Most commuters said buses and trains arriving in Little India on Saturday were less crowded than usual for a weekend, and there were noticeably more empty seats and standing room in the buses.
Regular passengers said the buses that ply the main stretch of Tekka market were less crammed than usual on a Saturday.
While some dormitories have advised their residents to stay in, or at least away from Little India for now, some foreign workers turned up to buy groceries after work.
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The police issued the following statement at 10.45am on Dec 15:
As at Dec 15, 10am, there were no incidents reported in Little India. There were also no breaches of the alcohol ban detected and no one was caught for consuming alcohol in the public places in Little India.
Businesses in Little India affected as alcohol ban kicks in
The weekend alcohol ban in Little India kicked in at 6am on Saturday morning and when Channel NewsAsia visited the area in the afternoon, some shopkeepers said they were less busy than usual.
The Countryside Cafe normally sees about 25 customers for breakfast and lunch on weekends. However, on the first day of the alcohol ban in Little India, the cafe's manager said that only four to five customers turned up.
Two more Indians charged in Singapore for rioting
Two more Indians were charged today by authorities here for their alleged involvement in Singapore's worst outbreak of riot in over 40 years, taking the total number of Indians arraigned in the violence to 33.
Palanivel Dhasmohan, 27, and Karuppiah Chandrasekar, 31, were accused of being part of an unlawful assembly of 400 South Asian migrant workers and throwing pieces of hardened cement at police officers in the vicinity of Little India's Race Course Road on December 8.
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