Police investigating 4 Myanmar nationals for holding public assembly without a permit near Upper Thomson Road

SINGAPORE — The police said on Thursday (Aug 27) that they are investigating four Myanmar nationals for participating in a public assembly without a police permit in the vicinity of Tagore Industrial Park near Upper Thomson Road.

The public assembly was in support of a Myanmar political party, the police said.

In a press release, the police reminded foreigners visiting, working or living here that they should not use Singapore as a platform to further their political causes.

They warned that “foreigners must abide by our laws”.

“Public assemblies in Singapore are regulated under the Public Order Act, and organising or participating in a public assembly without a police permit is illegal.” 

They stressed that the authorities will not grant any permit for “assemblies organised by or involving non-Singaporeans that advocate political causes of other countries”.

“The police will take action against any person who organises or participates in an unlawful public assembly,” they warned.

Just last year, Hong Kong resident Alex Yeung was repatriated after he organised a public assembly in Singapore without a permit.

He had organised a gathering on Oct 11 last year, welcoming people of Chinese ethnicity residing in Singapore to give their opinions on the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.

A 55-year-old naturalised Singaporean was also given a stern warning for facilitating the same offence, the police said then.