After the Maria Hertogh riot, it highlighted the insensitive way the media handled religious and racial issues in Singapore. The british, also failed to defuse an explosive situation when emotional reports were reported in the news of Singapore about this muslim girl in a catholic convent.
As a result of this historic event, the Government of Singapore, upon independence in 1965, instituted legislation against racial discrimination. It became an offence to incite racial and religious hatred in Singapore. The local media exercised greater discipline in the coverage of sensitive issues. National integration and nation-building took top priority in the formulation of government policies.
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