Tolerance, respect key to social cohesion: Minister

• QX179R

  18 Sep 11, 21:22

  There is potential for conflict and occasional misunderstanding among Singaporeans but these can be resolved if people exercise tolerance and respect different viewpoints.

  This was Health Minister Gan Kim Yong's message in his speech at the first GRC-organised Inter Racial and Religious Confidence Circle (IRCC) carnival held on Sunday.

  The event named IRCC@Heart-lands was piloted last year by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports to promote racial and religious harmony among residents. This year, the event at West Coast Park was organised by the IRCCs in Chua Chua Kang GRC and Hong Kah North, in order to engage residents better.

  It drew about 1,500 participants.

  -- ST

• BanguIzai

  18 Sep 11, 21:59

  no point talking. start introducing curriculum and mandate all students to learn all intercultural stuffs and also introduce all languages currrently spoken in Singapore to the curriculum to improve intercommunications.

• Fcukpap

  18 Sep 11, 22:03

  i m quite motivated to form a party call.....MAP 

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• troublemaker2005

  19 Sep 11, 06:19

  we, sgreans knows all this. pls tell those cheena to adpat to our multi-cultures, not we adapt to them.

• Loor

  19 Sep 11, 12:52

  Me think everyone should concentrate more on 'respect' rather than 'tolerate'.