SINGAPORE: Activists on Wednesday urged Singapore to ensure due process and address migrant worker grievances after the government said it would deport 53 South Asian labourers for their alleged involvement in a rare riot.

Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean on Tuesday said the deportation of the men—52 Indians and one Bangladeshi—as well as criminal charges filed against 28 other Indians would "send a strong signal that we will not tolerate actions by anyone which threaten law and order in Singapore".

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