Tengah to get new mosque; construction of Tampines North mosque to resume in 2027

A new mosque will be built in Tengah, while the construction of another mosque in Tampines North, put on hold during the pandemic, will resume in 2027.

- Wong Pei Ting

The two mosques will support the needs of Singapore's Muslim community as it presses ahead with efforts to grow as a "community of success", said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on March 4.

He made these announcements before joining some 1,000 congregants and guests at Pasir Ris' Masjid Al-Istighfar to break fast on the fourth day of Ramadan. It was his first time attending such an event in a mosque as prime minister.

PM Wong told his audience that the Government is strictly secular in its approach and is even-handed in its treatment of all faiths.

"We have to be, because Singapore has to be a country for all Singaporeans regardless of their beliefs," he said.

But faith empowers people with strength and purpose, and can be a positive force for society, PM Wong noted.

This is why development planning in different estates accounts for religious needs, including for places of worship like mosques, he said.

"We may have different faiths in Singapore, but here we live harmoniously together — we learn to give and take, we celebrate each other's festivals and traditions," he added. "This is something truly rare and precious, which we must cherish and protect always."

As the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) is still working with relevant agencies to identify a suitable site for the Tengah mosque, the mosque's location and development timeline will be shared at a later date, Muis said.