12 June 2017

News Story: Singaporean PM warns of threat from regional separatist groups

Singapore (VNA) – Separatist groups in Southeast Asia is posing a clear and present danger to Singapore, said the country’s Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong on June 10 during an interview with Australia’s National Radio ABC.

He stressed that his country is preparing to respond to an attack which is assumed to take place in the country at some point. 

The interview also covered topics of globalisation and strategic shift in Asia.

PM Lee said globalisation is seen as a creator of jobs and booster of workers’ wages in Singapore, adding that as a globalised nation, Singapore can play a role which is servicing the region and the world.

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