Tag Archive: K Shanmugam

Holistic Approach Needed To Fight Religious Extremism

Identifying weak religious grounding as a common trait among radicalised individuals here, national leaders yesterday reiterated the need for a holistic approach to counter the threat of terrorism. Speaking at the East Asia Summit Symposium on Religious Rehabilitation and Social…
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More Than 40 Singaporeans Choose To Remain In Yemen, Urged To Exercise Personal Responsibility

Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam today (April 15) called on more than 40 Singaporeans who are still living in war-torn Yemen to uphold “personal responsibility” by leaving the country immediately. Speaking to the media today, he said: “The…
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The Parliamentary Debate On AHPETC

National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan moved a motion in Parliament on Thursday (Feb 12) to “note with concern” findings from the Auditor-General’s Report on the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council’s (AHPETC) financial accounts. Mr Khaw noted that “AHPETC have not…
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K Shanmugam: Hindu Endowment Board Should Find Out Wishes Of The People

Calls for musical accompaniment at the Thaipusam festival should be looked into, said Minister for Law K Shanmugam, speaking at the recording of MediaCorp’s Tamil current affairs programme Ethiroli. “We should find out the wishes of the people. The Hindu Endowments…
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K Shanmugam: Israel Needs to Show Greater Commitment, Hamas Should Stop Attacks on Israel

Yesterday, I made a statement on Singapore’s position on what is happening in Gaza.I made the following points: 1. Both Israel and Hamas are in the wrong. Both bear responsibility for what is happening.i. Hamas had launched over 2,000 rockets at…
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