#505 - Should Singapore Host Commonwealth Games? & Army Boys Post Photo with Racist Caption
Singapore is currently assessing whether to bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, after Victoria pulled out last year due to its ballooning budget. What are the pros and cons of hosting these Games on such short notice? Elsewhere, the SAF is investigating a photo of a group of servicemen on a military exercise which was posted to IG stories recently. Even worse, a racist caption accompanied the photograph. What would possess these men to post this offensive material?
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Should Singapore Host Commonwealth Games?
- Singapore assessing 'feasibility of invite' to host 2026 Commonwealth Games
- [[2023] Gold Coast pulls bid for 2026 Commonwealth Games](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/2026-commonwealth-games-australia-gold-coast-withdraws-host-bid-3963341)
- Unclear if worthwhile for Singapore to host 2026 Commonwealth Games, say analysts
- [[2023] Singapore to host World Aquatics Championships in 2025](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-host-world-aquatics-championships-2025-3265556)
- [[2023] Australian state to pay $330m for withdrawing as 2026 Commonwealth Games host](https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/australian-state-to-pay-330m-for-withdrawing-as-2026-commonwealth-games-host)
- [[2023] ‘A pointless exercise’: mixed feelings over Games legacy in bankrupt Birmingham](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/06/mixed-feelings-over-commonwealth-games-legacy-in-bankrupt-birmingham)
- [[2022] What was the cost of Commonwealth Games 2022?](https://www.nationalworld.com/news/uk/cost-of-commonwealth-games-2022-money-uk-birmingham-investment-3786640)
Army Boys Post Photo with Racist Caption
- SAF investigating online photo of servicemen during training that bore racist caption
- SAF investigating Instagram Story of 6 uniformed men with racist caption
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