Internal Security Department

LEARNING JOURNEY TO INTERNAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT HERITAGE CENTRE

The ISD Heritage Centre chronicles past security operations that ISD has undertaken to keep Singapore safe and sovereign. Visitors will tour the Centre’s galleries with exclusive displays of artefacts, photographs and rare documents to learn about key security incidents from Singapore’s tumultuous past, as well as ISD’s role in resolving them. An example of this is how ISD uncovered the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) plot to attack multiple targets in Singapore in late-2001. Among the Centre’s exhibits is the actual car used by JI members to conduct reconnaissance on embassies JI intended to attack. Visitors will also be updated on other security threats – such as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) – and better understand the danger terror groups continue to pose.

Details

Visitors will be given a guided tour around the ISD Heritage Centre.

Learning Objectives

Visitors will:

• Develop a better understanding of Singapore's past and present security concerns;

• Learn how ISD has countered various security threats, ranging from racial/religious extremism to terrorism and from foreign subversion to espionage; and

• Understand the importance of social harmony in a multiracial , multireligious society as well as the need for everyone to be vigilant to ensure a safe and properous Singapore.

Target Audience: Secondary 2 - 5, Post-Secondary

Programme Runtime: All year round

Due Date for Registration: At least one month in advance

Duration of Session: 3 hours

Programme Fee: Complimentary

Programme Capacity: Min, 20 pax, Max. 45 pax

Mode of Registration: By email

Contact Information: Jamaliah Abu / jamaliah_abu@moe.gov.sg

Car used in the JI terrorist plot

Other Information: ISD Heritage Centre also has a mobile exhibition display which can be deployed to schools.