No signs of heightened security threat after offer to help anti-IS coalition

THERE are no indications of a heightened security threat to Singapore following its offer to deploy personnel to support the multinational coalition combating the terrorist threat from the Islamic State (IS) group, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Teo Chee Hean said in Parliament.

But the ongoing violence in Syria and Iraq has meant that the overall threat level for every country is greater, he said in response to questions from Alex Yam (Chua Chu Kang GRC) and Non-Constituency MP Gerald Giam on how the government is handling the IS threat to Singapore.