We have gone beyond security actions and taken pains to explain the problem to the population, so that Muslim Singaporeans do not feel that they are all under a cloud of suspicion, and the non-Muslims do not treat their Muslim fellow citizens any differently than before.
Muslim community leaders have come together to publicly condemn the extremists as doing great harm to the Muslim community. Their clear and unequivocal collective stand has been enormously helpful in maintaining confidence and avoiding a rupture in racial and religious harmony. In Indonesia, where 90% of the population is Muslim, the government has been extremely circumspect in acknowledging and dealing with the problem.