DR. PAUL THAMBIAH ON FAKE NEWS LAW. HE IS REAL MINISTER MATERIAL....NOT LIKE SO MANY FAKE MINSTERS WE HEAR AND SEE SPEWING BS.

[ahleebabasingaporethief]

CAN SOMEONE POST THE VIDEO HERE? THANKS!

 

[mojito]

Aiya you wait for Worker Party call division? They already join the fake news committee, consulted on it to further legitimize it, how you ask them to gostan you tell me?

 

[shittypore]

Only fake politicians are afraid of fake news.

 

[laksaboy]

If you have to apply for a permit to speak at a designated 'free speech zone' (Hong Lim Park), you probably never had free speech to begin with.

Therefore, bellyaching over a 'chilling effect' now, is pointless.

If the fundamentals were right, such a law would have never been considered. But most Sinkies cheerfully allow the Familee to rule as it pleases, even when it comes to hand-picking a president.

The proverbial ship has long sailed.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

If you have to apply for a permit to speak at a designated 'free speech zone' (Hong Lim Park), you probably never had free speech to begin with.

Therefore, bellyaching over a 'chilling effect' now, is pointless.

If the fundamentals were right, such a law would have never been considered. But most Sinkies cheerfully allow the Familee to rule as it pleases, even when it comes to hand-picking a president.

The proverbial ship has long sailed.

All in the interest of protecting the pap.

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Police will continue to protect Singapore’s racial and religious harmony, says Shanmugam
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Law and Home Affair Minister K Shanmugam speaks at the Police Workplan Seminar 2019 at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, on Apr 11, 2019. (Photo: Hanidah Amin)
By Kevin Kwang
11 Apr 2019 12:25PM
(Updated: 11 Apr 2019 03:25PM)
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SINGAPORE: One key area the Singapore Police Force (SPF) will focus on will be defending the country’s social cohesion, particularly in the areas of racial and religious harmony, said Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam on Thursday (Apr 11).

Speaking at this year’s Police Workplan Seminar, Mr Shanmugam pointed out that many countries are struggling with identity politics and fractured relations between communities.

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Law and Home Affair Minister K Shanmugam attends the Police Workplan Seminar 2019 at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, on Apr 11, 2019. (Photo: Hanidah Amin)
New Zealand, for one, was rocked last month when a right-wing extremist shot and killed 50 worshippers and wounded dozens more in two mosques in Christchurch. Australian Brenton Tarrant, a suspected white supremacist, has been charged with 50 counts of murder.

These have led to predictable trends like the rise of Islamophobia, white supremacy movements and radical and political Islam with its own creed, he added.

In Singapore, racial and religious relations are always fragile, Mr Shanmugam said.

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“If we do not take care, (race and religious relations) rupture, all of Singapore suffers,” he said. “And police know this. (They) can never take racial, religious harmony for granted.”

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Law and Home Affair Minister K Shanmugam watches a demonstration of the Enhance Live Firing Range System at the Police Workplan Seminar 2019, on Apr 11, 2019. (Photo: Hanidah Amin)

They are aware of how insensitive attacks on social media can go viral quickly and can evoke strong, emotive responses, the minister said, adding that police have had to intervene as the impartial party on various occasions to deal with the issue before the situations get more tense.

He cited an example in 2018 of a 38-year-old woman who made insinuations that members of one race acted in a racist manner towards other races in a Facebook post. The post went viral and the online exchange of views was bitter and divisive, the minister recounted.

“When she returned to Singapore, police investigated and gave her a warning. Which is how we deal with most of these things,” Mr Shanmugam said.

The Home Affairs and Law Minister had addressed the issue of hate speech through a ministerial statement in Parliament earlier this month. In it, he highlighted the serious consequences that can follow when countries are lax about this issue and how restricting hate speech can help maintain racial and religious harmony.

READ: Shanmugam warns 'serious consequences can follow’ when countries are lax about hate speech
PROTECTING THE VULNERABLE

Mr Shanmugam also stressed that the police must continue to protect the vulnerable in Singapore’s society.

He pointed out that the Criminal Procedure Code and Evidence Act has been amended to give victims of sexual or child abuse added protection during court trials. These, he said, include the questions that can be asked of these victims and what the courts have to look out for.

The minister pointed to the sweeping changes proposed to the Penal Code that include enhanced punishments for those who commit offences against vulnerable victims like children, foreign domestic workers and persons with mental or physical disabilities.

READ: Children to get more protection against sexual predators in Criminal Law Reform Bill
READ: Sweeping changes proposed to Singapore Penal Code; attempted suicide to be decriminalised
Women, too, will receive more protection going forward, Mr Shanmugam said.

For example, intimate partners will be able to apply for personal protection orders. This was not possible previously as the Women’s Charter only applied to married women.

“In the past you had to go to the police and treat it like an assault, as in other cases of assault. Now, additional avenues,” the minister said.

He mentioned that the police will continue to invest in technology, and highlighted the automation of investigative processes, police cameras and autonomous technology as areas that have resulted in significant productivity gains.

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Law and Home Affair Minister K Shanmugam observes the M.A.T.A.R 3.0, an autonomous patrol robot, at the event. (Photo: Hanidah Amin)

READ: Singapore police roll out drone-equipped surveillance vehicles
On police cameras, Mr Shanmugam said the SPF has completed the installation of about 10,000 cameras under the PolCam 2.0 programme. These bring the total of fully operational police cameras deployed in public areas of Housing and Development Board (HDB) estates to nearly 80,000, he added.

The police will be pressing ahead with the use of video analytics and “smart” cameras, and these will allow for the earlier detection of criminal and security threats. These, in turn, will mean earlier intervention, he said.

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The Sky Aerial Response Command, or Sky ARC, will be used for pre-planned security events, search missions and aerial surveillance. (Photo: Hanidah Amin)
The minister also reiterated the support that will be given to the SPF and the Home Team to allow them to do their jobs.

He said: “We cannot let our guard down in Singapore. So there has got to be and there will be a commitment to continue to resource the police, keep our laws updated, fit for purpose, and we will support the police in your mission.”

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[knowwhatyouwantinlife]

This is where both Paul and csj has failed...they preach the right ideas but to the wrong audience.. in Chinese it's called 对牛弹琴

 

[jw5]

I am beginning to realize that the whole of Singapore is the wrong audience.

This is where both Paul and csj has failed...they preach the right ideas but to the wrong audience.. in Chinese it's called 对牛弹琴

 

[Narong Wongwan]

I am beginning to realize that the whole of Singapore is the wrong audience.

Only the dumbfucks 70% like you

 

[jw5]

At least I am not dumb enough to go to jail................. hur hur hur..................

Only the dumbfucks 70% like you

 

[Annunaki]

Fat fuck terry Xu is right again ...... Paul Tambyah is the best!

 

[ahleebabasingaporethief]

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[knowwhatyouwantinlife]

So far no oppy party has volunteered said they will continue to enlist the current ministers for a smooth transition if given the mandate to run the country..its always pap this no good that no good and of course the worse is WP by saying "they are not ready"...its like telling a naked wet horny woman you are not ready to screw

 

[Sideswipe]

KJ was right. you people overwhelmingly voted for this shit. don't kpkb.