Singapore polytechnic to sack lecturer over racist remarks against Indian-Chinese descent couple

A lecturer at a polytechnic in Singapore is being sacked for allegedly making racist remarks against an Indian-Chinese descent couple, a report said.

A lecturer at a polytechnic in Singapore is being sacked for serious misconduct for allegedly making racist remarks against an Indian-Chinese descent couple, according to a media report on Thursday. Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) said it is in the process of sacking senior lecturer Tan Boon Lee for serious misconduct. This comes after a video posted on June 6 of Tan making racist remarks to an interracial couple in Orchard Road went viral online.