Terror attacks show importance of protecting minority groups, freedom of religion: Shanmugam

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SINGAPORE — New Zealand has set a good example for how a community should react in the wake of a terror attack, Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam said on Thursday (Mar 21), as he reiterated the importance of protecting minority rights and freedom of religion in Singapore.

 

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