About 60 members from the five Tampines GRC Inter-Racial and Religious Confidence Circles (IRCCs) took part in a crisis preparedness exercise this evening. The exercise is part of ongoing efforts to prepare religious and community leaders for the important role they would play in managing tensions that may affect inter-communal relations and harmony, following a terrorist incident with racial and religious overtones.

Four Singapore citizens have been separately dealt with under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for undertaking or intending to undertake violence in overseas armed conflicts. Mohammad Razif bin Yahya (Razif) and Amiruddin bin Sawir (Amiruddin) were detained under the ISA in August 2015, while Mohamed Mohideen bin Mohamed Jais (Mohideen) and Wang Yuandongyi (Wang) were issued with Restriction Orders (ROs) under the ISA in March 2016.

Between 16 Nov and 1 Dec 2015, the Internal Security Department arrested 27 male Bangladeshi nationals who were working in the local construction industry under the Internal Security Act (ISA).

We are saddened and shocked to learn about the senseless attacks in Jakarta. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the people of Indonesia.

More than 300 participants attended the National Inter-Racial and Religious Confidence Circle (IRCC) Workshop at Marina Mandarin this morning