Overview

• The Internal Security Department’s annual assessment confirms a persistently high terror threat level in Singapore and reports no specific intelligence of an imminent attack.
• Between July 2024 and July 2025, eight Singaporeans aged 15 to 56 were placed under the Internal Security Act for self-radicalisation, with four cases involving youths.
• Four individuals were driven by the October 2023 Israeli-Palestinian escalation, two by pro-ISIS ideologies and two by far-right extremist narratives.
• Investigators found that AI chatbots and online platforms from social media to gaming have halved radicalisation timelines and been used for everything from online pledges to ammunition research.
• Since 2002, authorities have issued 148 terrorism-related ISA orders with about 80% rehabilitation success and are urging stronger collaboration with technology firms to secure digital spaces.