April 08, 2016, 03:32 PM 
Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay Member of Parliament (MP) Denise Phua has issued an apology to foreign workers on her Facebook page in reference to a speech she made during the Committee of Supply (COS) debate in Parliament on April 6.
I recently made a short speech under the MHA budget debate. The speech is appended here. I have no intention to...
Posted by Denise Phua Lay Peng on Thursday, 7 April 2016
The Jalan Besar GRC MP, who oversees Little India, admitted that she should not have used the phrase "walking time-bombs" to describe congregations of high density of people in the area.
In her speech on the Ministry of Home Affairs (COS) debate, she proposed measures “to ensure that the Little India riot of December 2013 will not happen again", adding that "congregations of such high density are walking time-bombs and public disorder incidents waiting to happen".
Her comments drew criticisms from netizens.
One of those who took particular issue with the phrase was non-profit organisation, Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2), which provides aid and assistance to low-wage migrant workers:
FENCE OFF COMMUNAL AREAS IN LITTLE INDIACommunal areas in Little India such as playgrounds and void decks should be...
Posted by TWC2 on Wednesday, 6 April 2016
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