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A 33-year-old radicalised Malaysian working as a cleaner here has been arrested and deported to Malaysia for planning to travel to Syria with his Singaporean wife to take up armed violence for terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
February 10, 2021
Mohd Firdaus Kamal Intdzam was arrested under the Internal Security Act in July 2020.
The Straits Times file
SINGAPORE - A 33-year-old radicalised Malaysian working as a cleaner here has been arrested and deported to Malaysia for planning to travel to Syria with his Singaporean wife to take up armed violence for terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The Internal Security Department (ISD) on Tuesday (Feb 9) said the man s 34-year-old wife, a religious teacher who was radicalised by him and had wanted to go with him, has been placed on a Restriction Order for two years. Her teaching accreditation has been suspended.
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With the coming of the Chinese New Year, a trip to Bangkok s Chinatown should be on your calendar
published : 4 Feb 2021 at 04:00
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Red paper lanterns are hung in rows inside the compound of the Tai Hong Kong shrine on Phlab Phla Chai Road in Chinatown. The smell of incense sticks infuses in the air.
This simple prayer hall is located in Wat Bamphen Chin Phrot (Yong Hok Yi) on Yaowarat 8 or Trok Tao. It was once a shrine of Phra Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin) built by Chinese immigrants in 1795 or during the period of King Rama I. The shrine was abandoned for decades before it was restored by a Chinese monk named Sok Heng. Phra Achan Chin Sok Heng resided in the place in 1887 or during the reign of King Rama V. The monk named the temple Yong Hok Yi before receiving its Thai name from the king, Wat Bamphen Chin Phrot. A wooden board with the Thai name is displayed inside the hall. The prayer hall houses three seated Buddha images
SINGAPORE - The rehabilitation of the 16-year old student influenced by far-right ideology will draw on best practices gained in steering previous youth terror detainees away from extremism, the Internal Security Department(ISD) has said.
This includes facilitating his studies - in consultation with his parents and former school - while he is in detention, and getting tutors to help him prepare for his national exams this year.
A mentor has also been identified for him, the ISD said on Wednesday (Feb 3).
In addition, the department is working with the National Council of Churches of Singapore, which is keen to be involved in the youth s rehabilitation, to identify a suitable Christian counsellor for him.