S'pore can't let its guard down against terrorism
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SINGAPORE: Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said Singapore cannot afford to let down its guard even though it has been successful in preventing terrorist attacks in the past.
Speaking in Parliament during the debate on the estimates for his ministry, Minister K Shanmugam said in addition to the threat from foreign terrorist groups, Singapore has not been spared from the threat of individuals who are radicalised through exposure to online jihadist material.
The security agencies have detained four such self-radicalised individuals so far.
Mr Shanmugam stressed that tackling the threat of terrorism cannot be done by any government acting alone.
He added that a vigilant and cohesive community played a crucial role in countering the spread and influence of jihadist ideology.
"Singapore continues to be an attractive terrorist target. Mr Alvin Yeo is right to say that the nature of the threat requires that we all pull together and play our part. There are no absolute guarantees, and certainly no perfect systems. There will be occasional human lapses.
"However I believe that the combined efforts of the government, the private sector and a vigilant and cohesive community will continue to guard Singapore from the terrorist threat, and continue to keep us safe and secure."
On its part, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Internal Security Department (ISD) have conducted security briefings and conferences to reach out to the community to sensitise them to the threat of terrorism.
To date, these security briefings have reached out to over 300,000 individuals.
The SPF and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) also leveraged on new media platforms, such as YouTube and Facebook, to spread the message on the need for public vigilance against possible terrorist threats.
Mr Shanmugam said they will continue to organise such activities and exercises to raise public awareness and vigilance against terrorist threats.
He said: "Past survey findings suggest that to the general public, crime is a greater concern than the terrorist threat. This is not surprising, given the fact that so far we have been fortunate enough to have avoided a large scale terrorist incident.
Mr Shanmugam added that past surveys also suggest that there is generally a high level of confidence in the government and security forces' ability to respond effectively.
"In terms of public preparedness for a terrorist incident, slightly more than half of the population indicated that they are prepared for an attack and know what to do in the event of an attack. This is encouraging, but there is room for improvement. Home Team agencies will continue their outreach and educational efforts on this front," he said.
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Each of us need to do our part.
Especially while walking, waiting in the bus stop or mrt, just look around for anyone who act fishy and reports.
Actually anyone who report and really hit the to target should get reward too.
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Originally posted by QX179R:
SINGAPORE: Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said Singapore cannot afford to let down its guard even though it has been successful in preventing terrorist attacks in the past.
Speaking in Parliament during the debate on the estimates for his ministry, Minister K Shanmugam said in addition to the threat from foreign terrorist groups, Singapore has not been spared from the threat of individuals who are radicalised through exposure to online jihadist material.
The security agencies have detained four such self-radicalised individuals so far.
Mr Shanmugam stressed that tackling the threat of terrorism cannot be done by any government acting alone.
He added that a vigilant and cohesive community played a crucial role in countering the spread and influence of jihadist ideology.
"Singapore continues to be an attractive terrorist target. Mr Alvin Yeo is right to say that the nature of the threat requires that we all pull together and play our part. There are no absolute guarantees, and certainly no perfect systems. There will be occasional human lapses.
"However I believe that the combined efforts of the government, the private sector and a vigilant and cohesive community will continue to guard Singapore from the terrorist threat, and continue to keep us safe and secure."
On its part, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Internal Security Department (ISD) have conducted security briefings and conferences to reach out to the community to sensitise them to the threat of terrorism.
To date, these security briefings have reached out to over 300,000 individuals.
The SPF and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) also leveraged on new media platforms, such as YouTube and Facebook, to spread the message on the need for public vigilance against possible terrorist threats.
Mr Shanmugam said they will continue to organise such activities and exercises to raise public awareness and vigilance against terrorist threats.
He said: "Past survey findings suggest that to the general public, crime is a greater concern than the terrorist threat. This is not surprising, given the fact that so far we have been fortunate enough to have avoided a large scale terrorist incident.
Mr Shanmugam added that past surveys also suggest that there is generally a high level of confidence in the government and security forces' ability to respond effectively.
"In terms of public preparedness for a terrorist incident, slightly more than half of the population indicated that they are prepared for an attack and know what to do in the event of an attack. This is encouraging, but there is room for improvement. Home Team agencies will continue their outreach and educational efforts on this front," he said.
- CNA/faya ya ya..... Mr si mi gam, employ more gurkha to protect the country....pay them many many money....... $inkapore lang money many many.......
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Shouldnt the govt us each one ot sporean (during budget speech) a certain amount of money for being helping to stamp out terrorists? Huh? eg) 1 person gets $200 per year for 5 years.
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Originally posted by likeyou:
Shouldnt the govt us each one ot sporean (during budget speech) a certain amount of money for being helping to stamp out terrorists? Huh? eg) 1 person gets $200 per year for 5 years.
you got catch any terrorist boh.......?
mata catch, not you catch......at the most, you make fone call only
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I mean govt should appreciate us too for giving information, leads, lookout, see around us...appreaciate us and give us some incentives award for all sporeans.
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Originally posted by likeyou:
I mean govt should appreciate us too for giving information, leads, lookout, see around us...appreaciate us and give us some incentives award for all sporeans.
aiyah bro, you ask gahment give you extra sweets, he will take back the sweet factory from you later......
first day $inkapore lang ah.......?
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Originally posted by Ä«Õß:¸ïÀë:
aiyah bro, you ask gahment give you extra sweets, he will take back the sweet factory from you later......
first day $inkapore lang ah.......?
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Keep track on Mosques.
Who knows? Maybe some mosques have radical muslims.
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ehhh....Stardust .....good to see you around....i like your cute avatar....lol
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more bullshit.....................
guys, don't fall for all these lies from the mainstream media...............
IF TERRORISTS ARE MUSLIMS................
WHY MOST ATTACKS IN MUSLIM COUNTRIES AND NOT AGAINST ISRAELI OR AMERICAN INTERESTS ?
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Terrorists are not muslim, they have another religion...
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with so many bullshitzzzzz, any nation in any part of the world in the future may be suffering from the trauma of mental disorder, social inequality, distrust and fear. Earth is not a good place to sojourn in =)Mr Lee was quoted as saying, “Muslims socially do not cause any trouble".
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Let's keep up the good work in helping spore safe and secure place to live in!
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this is just stating the obvious. which country can afford to let its guard down against terrorism?
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They allowed that limping MS guy to escape what.
So how?
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Muslims are famous for their Jihad and terrorism acts.
Everytime I see suicide bombers blowing up on news.
They even explode near mosques, killing their own believers !!!
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Originally posted by likeyou:
Shouldnt the govt us each one ot sporean (during budget speech) a certain amount of money for being helping to stamp out terrorists? Huh? eg) 1 person gets $200 per year for 5 years.
Haha, give $200 to do wat? For 5 years? $200 can't even pay for a few session in Geylang.
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I think Government should closely moniter mosques.
I have met some extreme muslims in schools.