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12 July 2016
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“It was very wrong of me to rage like that.” Australian expat apologises for calling S’pore a ‘f****** s***’ country
Mr Truyen has since deleted his social media accounts. In an interview with Mashable, Mr Truyen admitted that his comments were “a d*** move on my behalf and a very big error in judgement to negatively label an entire country over Pokemon”.
“It was very wrong of me to rage like that,” he added.
However he also alleged that some netizens later made some racist statements about him.
“I was racially vilified for not being a ‘white’ Australian. It was disappointing the lengths Singaporeans went at to attack me and deny any chance of making amends for my actions,” he said.
Mr Truyen also urged netizens to “stop the witch hunt” against 99.co.
“Bombarding them (the company) with threats isn’t helping,” he said.
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#SonnyTruyen why did he claim to be a white when he is obviously an Asian ? Too shameful of the Color of his skin?
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ÇAPAMAG
#PokemonGo‘nun yayınlanmadığı Singapur’da oyunu oynayamadığı için Facebook’tan söven Sonny Truyen, işinden atıldı.
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11 July 2016
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Darryl Kang Just wondering: Is Sonny Truyen the first person to be sacked because of Pokemon Go? I think so leh. Lol.
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Calling #Singapore a ‘Shit Country’ Sonny Truyen Fired After Flame War http://brandinginasia.com/calling-singapore-shit-country/ … via @brandinginasia
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Man calls S’pore a ‘f**king s**t country’ — and gets sacked within a single day
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Expat sacked after calling Singapore a “s*** country”
KUALA LUMPUR: It started with a man’s frustration at not being able to play Pokemon Go.
However, Sonny Truyen, an Australian who had recently arrived to work in Singapore, didn’t anticipate the subsequent chain of events that would eventually lead to his sacking within 24 hours.
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That outburst led to outrage from Singaporeans, who questioned his need to insult the island republic.
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It didn’t take long for 99.co to act. In the same day, Darius Cheng, CEO of 99.co, confirmed that it had sacked Truyen.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/07/157631/expat-sacked-after-calling-singapore-s-country
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