27 BANGLADESHI CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARRESTED UNDER THE INTERNAL SECURITY ACT

The threat is real and yet we have parties like Workers' Party calling for ISA to be abolished and SDP calling for defence spending to be cut by half.

Do they understand the reality of the world we live in?

The 27 Bangladeshi construction workers were arrested here under the Internal Security Act after they were found to be contemplating armed jihad overseas including in their homeland.

They were arrested on Nov 16 and Dec 1 last year.

Most of the arrested Bangladeshi workers were from a religious study group which urged members to return home and wage armed jihad.

Kudos to all our security agencies for their vigilance and hard work in keeping Singapore safe.

Let's stand united.