Singapore-born comedian’s joke about MH370 ‘appalling’, says Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan

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Singapore-born comedian’s joke about MH370 ‘appalling’, says Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan
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Malaysian Foreign Minister has also condemned the actions of naturalised American Jocelyn Chia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

have been criticised by Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and the Republic’s High Commissioner to Malaysia.

Mr Balakrishnan’s comments were in response to a tweet by Malaysian politician Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who said that Chia turning a tragedy into a source of entertainment is “just in bad taste”. The aircraft left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing in March 2014 but never arrived. To date, it has not been located.

“And like, ‘Yeah I tried, but you know, my airplanes cannot fly,” Chia said to laughter and audible gasps from the crowd.Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir said in a statement on Wednesday that Chia showed a “total lack of sensitivity and empathy towards Malaysians and victims’ families.

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