DPM and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng broke fast with more than 100 guests at the Jamiyah Nursing Home on 3 September 2009.
Jamiyah invited guests which included Malay Muslim leaders, representatives of the various faiths, community leaders and diplomats to the iftar at the Jamiyah Nursing Home in a celebration of the month of Ramadan.
DPM Wong also visited the residents in the Nursing Home together with staff and volunteers of the Home. The Jamiyah Nursing Home provides nursing care to residents from all races and backgrounds.
Speaking to reporters at the event, DPM Wong said, ”Jamiyah is doing very good work and as you can see in the nursing home that they have set up, that it is not just catering to the residents who live in this area but also to residents from all over Singapore.
“Indeed, in our society we have organisations like Jamiyah that do such good work for our needy people.
“As for my iftar here today, I’m very happy to be joining the iftar with Jamiyah as well as a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic group of Singaporeans.
“And that is the kind of society we have – multi-racial, multi-religious, multi-cultural – and it’s good that we join together once in a while to understand the cultures we have and to also celebrate the different festivals together.
“Iftar is a very important occasion for all Muslims, and I wish them all the very best during the month of Ramadan.”
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