'Chinese/Malay only': Study of rental listings shows racism in property market

William LimPublished: Dec 11, 2020 12:01 AM | Updated: Dec 11, 2020 11:20 AM

There has been no shortage of anecdotes of racism within the property market, with minority races often complaining that they are discriminated against by property owners who refuse to rent to them on the basis of ethnicity.

However, business intelligence analyst Pingalayen Rabinthra Kumar’s study of a popular property website recently proves that this is not just anecdotal...

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