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Rhode Island Jan 24, 2014 · Anton Casey is the latest in a list of infamous social media users who said things on their social media pages which outraged Singaporeans. PHOTO: COURTESY OF BERNICE WONG. William Wan For The...
Jan 23, 2014 · On Tuesday, Mr Casey, 39, who is married to former Miss Singapore Universe Bernice Wong, apologised in a statement for having "offended and disrespected the people of Singapore".
Jan 25, 2014 · Briton Anton Casey, who sparked a furore by calling public transport users "poor people", left Singapore for Perth yesterday because of threats made against his family.
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Netizens mainly found issue with the captions attached to the photographs in the two Facebook posts. In the first post, Anton Casey had attached a photograph of his young son in a MRT cabin with the caption: “Daddy where is your car & who are all these poor people?”. It was insinuated that the other commuters in the MRT were the “poor people”. The ...
Anton Casey
Anton Casey issued a public apology through a public relations agency on 21 January 2014. In his statement, he clarified that the YouTube video had been uploaded by an unknown external party and added that his family had become victims of the incident. Anton Casey and his family left Singapore for Perth, Australia on 24 January 2014. They were also spotted in an economy class cabin.He later cited his family’s safety concerns as the main reason for leaving Singapore.
Businesses
On 25 January 2014, Anton Casey’s employer Crossinvest Asia published a Facebook post to officially address the company’s position on the matter. Crossinvest Asiareiterated that they did not share the same sentiments as Anton Casey. It was also stated that Anton Casey had been formally relieved from his position in the company. Following Anton Casey’s departure from Singapore, local airline company Scoot released an advertisement inspired by the recent incident. The advertisement was publishe...
Politicians
On 23 January 2014, Law Minister K. Shanmugam personally addressed his view on the Anton Casey incident via a Facebook post. In his post, Mr. Shanmugam expressed solidarity with majority of Singaporeans stating that Anton Casey’s comments were “deeply offensive, wrong, and unacceptable”. In the concluding lines of his post, Mr. Shanmugam still urged Singaporeans to limit the online animosity directed towards Anton Casey’s family members. Labour MP Zainal Sapari, who is also the Assistant Secr...
Months after the events that transpired in January 2014, multiple posts about Anton Casey emerged between 29 April 2014 to 2 May 2014. These posts were mostly written to portray Anton Casey positively. On 29 April 2014, a 76-second video featuring Anton Casey’s professional career highlights was uploaded by a YouTube user called Anton Casey.The vid...
Jan 27, 2014 · Anton Casey caused an uproar in the country after posting a series of abusive photographs on Facebook where he called a local taxi driver a "retard" and referred to commuters as "the...
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Jan 25, 2014 · The former wealth manager, who insulted poor people and taxi drivers on Facebook, was fired by his employer and fled the country with his family. He said he was leaving because of threats and hoped to return when he felt safe.
Jan 22, 2014 · A British expat and private wealth manager in Singapore, Anton Casey, issued a statement saying he regretted offending and disrespecting the people of Singapore. He claimed his posts were misused and his family suffered abuse online, and asked for forgiveness and a second chance.
