27-637: Sun TV may refer to: Sun TV (India) , an Indian Tamil cable television channel owned by Sun TV Network Sun TV Network , the company that owns the Tamil television channel Sun TV (Hong Kong) , a Mandarin satellite television channel based in Hong Kong SUN TV (Turkey), a local TV in Mersin, Turkey Sun News Network (2011–2015), a defunct Canadian news and opinion channel, originally proposed under
54-484: A fatal accident occurred at SST 21:23 at the junction of Race Course Road and Hampshire Road in Little India, Singapore , causing angry mobs of migrant labourers from South Asia to attack the bus involved and emergency vehicles that had by then arrived at the location. About 300 migrant labourers were involved in the riot which lasted for around two hours. This was the second riot in post-independence Singapore, and
81-534: A television station based in Kabul, Afghanistan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sun TV . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sun_TV&oldid=1177026709 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
108-534: Is an Indian Tamil language kids pay television channel from the Sun TV Network in India . The target audience are children aged between 3 and 17. It was launched on 29 April 2007, making it Sun TV Network's first ever television channel for kids. Adithya TV is an Indian Tamil language comedy pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network in India . It was launched on 8 February 2009. Sun News
135-532: Is an Indian Tamil language news pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network , headquartered at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was launched on 7 May 2000. Sun Life is an Indian Tamil language classic movie pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network , which broadcasts classic movies. It was launched in 2013. Official website [REDACTED] 2013 Little India riot Teo Chee Hean S. Iswaran Ng Joo Hee Hoong Wee Teck The 2013 Little India riot took place on 8 December 2013 after
162-547: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sun TV (India) Sun TV is an Indian Tamil -language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network . It was launched on 14 April 1993. It is the flagship channel of the Chennai -based media conglomerate Sun Group's Sun TV Network . It was founded and is owned by Kalanithi Maran . It started airing on open network (Antenna) on 14 July 2002 at
189-592: The Little India Riot broke out at Singapore . On 9 December 2013, Sun TV made a false news report on the riot saying that the deceased was pushed out of the bus by the driver, as well as attacked by locals. Lim Thuan Kuan, Singapore's High Commissioner to India, protest against the false report. As a result, Sun TV issued a correction the following day and apologized for the error. Sun TV also hosts numerous film-industry–related events in Tamil Nadu and
216-497: The Sun Kudumbam Awards ceremony biannually. KTV is an Indian Tamil language movie pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network , broadcasting Tamil language films. It was launched on 22 October 2001. Sun Music is India's first Tamil language music pay television channel owned by Sun TV Network . It was launched on 5 September 2004. Its HD counterpart was launched on 11 December 2011. Chutti TV
243-537: The Tamil New Year , 14 April 1993. It started off with a four and a half hour programming per day on a time sharing agreement with ATN , India's first independent television channel, having rejected a proposal for an afternoon slot on Zee TV . In January 1997, it started 24-hour broadcasts. In 1995, it signed an agreement with ST Teleport in Singapore to provide uplink. Singapore Cable Vision added
270-616: The 27 arrests were classified by the Singapore police under rioting with dangerous weapons. Preliminary investigations found that Sakthivel, while intoxicated, attempted to board the private bus, which was believed to be ferrying foreign workers to the Avery Lodge dormitory. The bus driver requested assistance from a female time-keeper, who was from the Singapore School Transport Association and
297-516: The Central Business District. Since May 2014, a total ban of alcohol with closing of night schools and limitation of nightlife areas took effect. The incident has also raised debate online by Singaporeans on the issues of overcrowding and increasing numbers of migrant workers in Singapore . It also highlighted ongoing ethnic tensions within Singapore, rising income inequality, the country's heavy reliance on foreign labour, and
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#1732791703600324-650: The channel on 1 October 1996. Sun TV was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange on 24 April 2006 upon raising $ 133 million. It is the most viewed Tamil television channel in the world with syndicated broadcasts in several countries such as the United States, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Qatar, Hong Kong, Europe (United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands and Ireland) and other countries. On 8 December 2013,
351-601: The first in 44 years since the 1969 race riots . The riots led to stricter laws and higher penalties on alcohol consumption and sales, culminating in the Liquor Control Act in 2015. The riot continued for approximately two hours, and the situation was brought under control before midnight. Officers from the Special Operations Command (SOC) and Gurkha Contingent were deployed. An estimated 300 police officers were dispatched to deal with
378-531: The identity of the man. However, he later claimed he was not the man in the video, although he did attempt to stop the rioting. A coffee shop owner in Little India later claimed that he recognised the man in the footage as a regular customer from Chennai . However, he declined to divulge the name of the customer, and stated he is unaware of where the man worked. [REDACTED] Bangladesh – Bangladesh's High Commissioner to Singapore, Mahbubuz Zaman,
405-669: The name "Sun TV News Channel" CKXT-TV (2003–2011), a defunct independent television station in Toronto, Canada which used the on-air name SUN TV Sun Television , a television station in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan Sun Television and Appliances , a defunct retailer of consumer electronics Sun Sports , a Florida sports broadcasting network SUN TV, the former names of iNews a private terrestrial television network in Indonesia Lemar TV (Pashto for "Sun TV"),
432-464: The number of rioters at 400, later reduced to 300 in the aftermath of the riot. The Singapore Police Force dispatched 300 riot police. The police made 27 arrests in relation to the riots. In a police statement released to the media on 9 December, it was specified that of those arrested, 24 were migrant labourers from India, two were migrant labourers from Bangladesh and one was a Singaporean permanent resident. Subsequent investigations revealed that
459-425: The perpetrators. Then Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew , who was also a member of parliament for that district, wrote on Facebook that he would consider limiting the sale of liquor within Little India. A temporary ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol in Little India was in effect during the weekend of 14–15 December; followed by an extension of the ban for 6 months until 24 June 2014 and covered mostly parts of
486-489: The police to failing to follow police orders to disperse, while 200 workers received formal advisories to obey the law. The riot eventually led to the implementation of a new law, the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act in 2015 banning consumption of alcohol in all public places from 10:30 pm to 7 am. This also included banning the sales of alcohol products such as Rum and Raisin ice cream between
513-547: The rioting. A witness reported that rioters at the scene were intoxicated with alcohol and threw beer bottles. By 23:45, all rioters had dispersed to the surrounding areas. Twenty-five emergency vehicles were damaged in the riots, alongside five that were set on fire. Video footage uploaded on the Internet shows rioters pushing police cars on their sides and setting an ambulance on fire. 39 police, four civil defence and auxiliary officers were injured. Early estimates put
540-408: The time of "Majunu" Tamil movie premiering. Then it was removed from this open network on 2005. It was also removed from free on 9 November 2007. Sun TV launched its HD version on 11 December 2011. Since its inception, the channel consistently remains the top rated Tamil channel and one of the top rated Indian television channel. Sun TV is the flagship channel of Sun TV Network which started on
567-507: The time periods, which was lifted in 2019. According to a statement from the Singapore Police Force, the riots broke out shortly after a fatal road traffic accident between a private bus and a pedestrian at 21:23 SST , at the junction of Race Course Road and Hampshire Road. The victim was identified as Sakthivel Kumaravelu, a 33-year-old construction worker from Tamil Nadu, India. Sakthivel succumbed to his injuries and
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#1732791703600594-459: The two Bangladeshis and the Singaporean permanent resident were not involved in the incident. From 11 to 14 December 2013, nine more labourers from Tamil Nadu were similarly charged in court for their involvement in the riot. Three were charged on 11 December, four on 12 December, and two on 14 December, bringing the total charged to 33. On 10 February 2014, an Indian construction worker
621-455: The working conditions of migrant workers. The Singapore authorities have called for calm and warned against speculations. Mainstream media outlets praised and made public appeals to trace a man and other bystanders who attempted to stop the riots, which was captured on video and uploaded to YouTube. The man in the video footage was initially identified as Thangaval Govindarasu, 38, from Tamil Nadu, after he came forward following appeals for
648-407: Was pronounced dead at the scene. The Singapore authorities commissioned a Committee of Inquiry to study the reasons for the riot and its handling, as well as to review the government's management of areas where foreign workers congregate. The 55-year-old Singaporean bus driver who caused the fatal traffic accident was not found to be at fault, and was acquitted. The subsequent riots that led to
675-474: Was reported as saying that "the news reports that appeared on a section of media and news involving a Bangladeshi worker is not based on facts", and called for the co-operation of the Bangladeshi community with the Singapore authorities. [REDACTED] India – A news report by India's Sun TV on 9 December 2013 attracted strong reactions and controversy in Singapore for erroneously reporting that
702-560: Was responsible for handling transport arrangements, to get Sakthivel to alight, as the latter was causing trouble. The accident occurred shortly after Sakthivel alighted from the bus. Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong , stated that the police will "spare no effort to identify the culprits and deal with them with the full force of the law". Later, he told Singaporeans to refrain from negative comments against migrant workers. The country's Deputy Prime Minister, Teo Chee Hean , similarly stated that no effort will be spared in capturing
729-403: Was sentenced to 15 weeks imprisonment on charges related to riots. On 2 October 2014, a man was sentenced to 25 months imprisonment with three strokes of the cane for flipping a police car. On 2 December 2014, a construction worker was sentenced to a year's imprisonment for assaulting a police officer during the riot. In addition, 53 workers were deported for offences ranging from obstructing
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