COS 2022: Pritam Singh – Page 2 – Office of the Leader of the Opposition

COS 2022: SPH Media Trust

Mr Pritam Singh: Thank you first to Minister for clarifying the question. I seek some clarity on the question on SPH Media Trust. When Minister Iswaran spoke of this arrangement because of the changing nature of the media landscape, the Minister said that SPH will first form a new subsidiary and transfer the media-related businesses,Continue reading “COS 2022: SPH Media Trust”

COS 2022: Surveys

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Mr Speaker, I did not file a cut for this Ministry but in view of some of the earlier remarks made by the Minister, I have two clarifications. Both pertain to the surveys. I just need to be sure that both were surveys; the first one covered the mandatory death penalty.Continue reading “COS 2022: Surveys”

COS 2022: Government Tele-services

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Chairman, in spite of the greater use of smartphones and the evolution towards digitalisation, many, especially seniors, still prefer speaking to a physical individual at the end of a phone line as compared to a bot or an AI-inspired solution. A 2020 study supported by the National Medical Research Council showedContinue reading “COS 2022: Government Tele-services”

Workfare Income Supplement

Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mdm Deputy Speaker. Let me just deal with some of the points raised by the Minister for Manpower. I take his point with regard to the number of workers who could be affected by the changes to the Workfare Income Supplement that a more accurate number would be 20,000,Continue reading “Workfare Income Supplement”

Parliament: Budget 2022 Speech

Introduction Mr Speaker, what caught my attention about the Budget speech was the Minister for Finance’s characterisation of the Budget as a first step to renew and strengthen Singapore’s social compact towards a fairer, more sustainable and more inclusive society. The Workers’ Party agrees with this important direction in pathfinding the way forward for ourContinue reading “Parliament: Budget 2022 Speech”