Tamil is one of the four official languages in Singapore, the other being English, Chinese and Malay, and was spoken widely in the island state, with some of the parliamentarians in the 1960s-70s debating in Tamil in the house.
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Singapore Law Society VP resigns, under fire for victim-blaming in rape case; Shanmugam calls out “misogyny”
Even though the rape case was tried in court and the perpetrator was convicted on the basis of evidence, the social media post by Chia Boon Teck listed a number of points why he believed that the rape was not rape. One of his points, listing the charges against the perpetrator, said: “…‘two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault by penetration, and one count of outrage of modesty’. Wow. Was she awake throughout the marathon?”
Singapore SG60: Mission for 4G leadership is to retain “economic relevance” against “bright, hard-working, hungry” Indians and Chinese
In their recent statements, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and veteran Indian-origin Cabinet minister K Shanmugam have spoken of the achievements of Singapore and the challenges facing the country, as it enters a new phase.
Singapore man charged for stabbing Catholic priest during Mass; state issues advisory on handling similar attack
In the aftermath of the St Joseph’s Church attack, the SGSecure@Workplaces division of the Singapore Ministry of Manpower has issued an advisory, directing the public to Instagram posts on how to administer first-aid, physical and psychological, during an emergency where someone is injured and/or bleeding.
People targeted by self-radicalised Singapore youth “could be your daughter, your son, your child, your parents”: Shanmugam
As to why he had chosen the Tampines West Community Centre area specifically, the ISD said that the youth, who was going to use either a kitchen knife or a pair of scissors to stab people, had picked that location as it was densely populated — giving him more targets — and it was close to where the youth lived.
Lee Hsien Yang has paid Singapore ministers Shanmugam, Balakrishnan SGD 619K in Ridout Road defamation case
Lee Hsien Yang had alleged in a Facebook post in July 2023 that Shanmugam and Balakrishnan had got preferential treatment from the Singapore Land Authority in the rental of Ridout Road bungalows.
No entry to Singapore again for Bangladeshi man who preached extremist ideology in August, says Minister Shanmugam
It was reported previously that the Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) was investigation Hamza, who gave a sermon to migrant workers at a dormitory on August 9. Authorities were informed about the activity on August 12, two days after Hamza left Singapore on August 10.
Singapore home minister Shanmugam clarifies ISA curbs on self-radicalised teen and woman who support terrorism
Over the past decade, the ISA had been used to deal with 40 radicalised Singaporeans, said the minister, adding that 13 of them were aged 20 or younger.
Law Minister Shanmugam warns about persisting ISIS ideology in the region, asks Singaporeans to report suspicious behaviour
Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam has urged Singaporeans to remain alert and report any suspicious behaviour, just days after Malaysia made a series of arrests to thwart possible threats against the country’s government. As reports linked the arrested individuals’ backgrounds with extremist ideologies, Shanmugam told reporters on June 28 that violent ISIS ideology […]
Singapore minister Shanmugam calls out political activist on law-breaking by young people
The minister invited the activist to closely observe how the Singapore Government functioned.
