Government to decide on wearing of tudung for nurses in August: PM Lee
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SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes a decision on the wearing of the tudung by Muslim nurses, as part of their uniform, can be announced by the National Day Rally at the end of August. PM Lee told reporters this on Saturday (April 10) after a clGovernment to decide on wearing of tudung for nurses in August: PM Lee
SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hopes a decision on the wearing of the tudung by Muslim nurses, as part of their uniform, can be announced by the National Day Rally at the end of August. PM Lee told reporters this on Saturday (April 10) after a closed-door dialogue with about 70 Malay/Muslim community and religious leaders on the issue at the Civil Service Club in Tessensohn Road. He added that while the Government should prepare to make such a move, as attitudes have changed and the tudung is now more common in social and work settings, more work needs to be done. PM Lee said: «Before we actually make the change, we have to prepare the ground. We have to make sure that everybody understands this is a careful adjustment, not a wholesale change, and we want people to realise what the limits are, as we make these changes.» He added that the Government must make sure that Singaporeans, both Muslims and non-Muslims, were ready to accept the move. He said the last time he had such a dialogue on the same issue was in 2014, and Saturday's dialogue was candid and sincere. Read more