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Singapore not immune to divisive forces: DPM Heng
He says anxiety caused by income inequality has led to distrust but adds Singaporeans can be "bridge builders"
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Sharon See
Published Mon, Jan 20, 2020 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
SINGAPORE has already seen some semblances of nativist tendencies, the Republic's deputy prime minister said, as he warned that the country cannot assume it is immune to divisive forces that have swept across the world.
In a speech at the Institute of Policy Studies' annual Singapore Perspectives 2020 conference on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat warned about "insurgent political parties" that have exploited people's fears and frustrations, which were brought on by globalisation and disruption, in other parts of the world.
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