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July 13
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Singapore Day is the Overseas Singaporean Unit’s (OSU’s) signature event for Singaporeans residing overseas. It is a day-long event that brings the sights, sounds, taste and smells of Singapore abroad. Nothing more comforting than to be able to indulge and reacquaint yourself with a slice of home while overseas.
It is held in cities with a large concentration of overseas Singaporeans.
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YAHOO! NEWS SINGAPORE
Singapore Day event was attended by people of all races: OSU
By Jeanette Tan | Yahoo Newsroom – Mon, Oct 14, 2013
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Yahoo Newsroom – People of all races, including non-Singaporeans, attended the Singapore Day event in Sydney over the weekend, said the OSU. (Photo courtesy of the OSU)
[UPDATED on 16 October at 8:10am: adding statement from OSU]
Singapore Day 2013 was attended by Singaporeans, their families and friends of all races, said the Overseas Singaporean Unit (OSU).
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Published on Oct 13, 2013
Come check out the fun-filled activities overseas Singaporeans had in Sydney at Singapore Day 2013! Themed “Heartland City”, this is the sixth time the Overseas Singaporean Unit, in collaboration with our partners, has brought a slice of home to Singaporeans overseas.
Overseas Singaporeans caught up with some of the latest developments back home through exciting experiential showcases. A sensational line-up of home-grown entertainment, with Singapore’s favourite local artistes and budding new talents, put up a great concert too!
But that’s not all, of course. What’s a Singaporean event if chilli crab, satay and other hunger-inducing perennial favourites are not there to tantalise the taste buds? The participants sampled mouth-watering authentic hawker fare prepared for them by street food celebrities from Singapore!
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The Telegraph
Singapore Government funded party which banned whites at Botanic Gardens event
- The Daily Telegraph
- October 16, 2013
More than 6200 Singaporeans attended Singapore Day 2013 at The Domain. Picture: OverseasSingaporean/Facebook Source: Supplied
A SINGAPOREAN-only event embroiled in controversy after allegedly refusing to allow entry to Caucasians was funded by the Singapore government.
The event was organised by the Singapore government’s Overseas Singaporean Unit at the Botanic Gardens on Saturday to celebrate Singapore Day – enabling Singaporeans to catch up on the politics, music and food of their home nation.
Singapore Day at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. Picture: OverseasSingaporean/Facebook Source: Supplied
But it became embroiled in controversy after a Sydneysider called James rang 2GB to report he had twice been turned away from the event because he was white.
“We were just stunned and angry that this had happened to us in a public space in the middle of Sydney,” James said.
Singapore Government funded party which banned whites at Botanic Gardens eve
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Channel NewsAsia @ChannelNewsAsia
Statement from Overseas Singaporean Unit on claims of discrimination at Singapore Day in Sydney here pic.twitter.com/ImPkVIClTD
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Jan Jansen 
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YAHOO!News Singapore
Man complains about being barred from Singapore Day in Sydney for being Caucasian
By Jeanette Tan | Yahoo Newsroom – 17 hours ago
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Yahoo Newsroom – Singaporeans who pre-registered for Singapore Day were allowed to bring non-Singaporean friends along if they wished, said one participant. (Photo courtesy of Derek Chia)
UPDATED on 15 October at 9:30am: adding views from Singaporean who attended Singapore Day]
A man has complained to a Sydney radio station about being turned away from a Singapore-organised event held there, calling it “racist” and “outrageous”.
The man, who identified himself as James, wrote an email to radio journalist Ben Fordham on Sydney radio station 2GB saying he and his father were on Saturday turned away from Singapore Day, held at a park called The Domain, because they were not Singaporean.
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James said he learned about Singapore Day online, and was interested to attend because he likes Singapore, has good Singaporean friends and also enjoys Singaporean food.
“We were just stunned and angry that this had happened to us in a public space in the middle of Sydney,” wrote James, who said he had brought his father to the park in the hopes of getting to enjoy some “authentic Singaporean food”.
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James went on to point out that The Domain is a public space, adding that nothing on the advertisements for Singapore Day indicated that non-Singaporeans were not permitted.
“They were actually letting people in without checking if they were Singaporean — the only difference was the people they were letting in didn’t look like my dad and I,” he said. “We were quite clearly discriminated against because we were Caucasian.”
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Australian news website The Daily Telegraph reported on “community concern” about the event and, without giving any specifics at all, mentioned that organisers “could be found to have breached anti-discrimination laws for turning away caucasians at the door”.
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Tuesday, 14 October 2013
5.00pm Singapore time
Hi all, to clarify some the points raised today: Singapore Day brings a slice of home to Singaporeans abroad to keep them emotionally connected to Singapore. It is a pre-registered event for Singaporeans and their families. Admission is by ticket for purposes of crowd control and catering. These are indicated on our website. Singaporeans could also bring along a friend who might be non-Singaporean, and also attend with family members who are not Singaporean. Singapore Day was attended by Singaporeans, their family members and friends, of all races.
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