Updated
Jul 12, 2024, 07:40 PM
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Jul 12, 2024, 07:40 PM
LOS ANGELES - Malaysian comedian-actor Ronny Chieng says he was “just poking fun” when he described Singaporeans as a nation of “small island Karens”, and insists he does not hate the country.
Speaking to The Straits Times at a press event in Pasadena, California on July 10, the 38-year-old clarified his controversial comment, which he posted on an Instagram Story in March.
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