Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Madam, I declare my interest as a parent of a child in a high performance sports programme run by SportSG. I congratulate Yeo Jia Min and Loh Kean Yew on their stellar performance in the recent German Open Badminton tournament. They and other team Singapore athletes have blazed a trailContinue reading “Raising World-class Athletes”
Category Archives: COS 2025: Gerald Giam
Preventive Dental Care
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): MediSave generally does not cover dental treatments unless they involve surgery and are medically necessary. Non-surgical procedures like extractions, crowns, dentures and braces are not MediSave claimable. Singaporeans are not seeing their dentist regularly enough. Over 50% of Singaporeans visit a dentist at least once a year. However, 40% ofContinue reading “Preventive Dental Care”
Digital Inclusion & Public Opinion Surveys
Digital Inclusion Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Sir, digitalising services improves efficiency and convenience for both individuals and organisations. However, some Singaporeans struggle to keep up, whether due to physical limitations, lack of digital literacy or difficulties adapting. These individuals risk being left behind as more Government and business services move online. Providing parallel paperContinue reading “Digital Inclusion & Public Opinion Surveys”
Compensating Family Caregivers
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Sir, family caregivers provide unpaid care, often at great personal costs. Many sacrifice their careers, drain their savings and push through exhaustion, and sometimes even abuse, to care for their loved ones, often at the expense of their own well-being. Without them, the healthcare burden on the state willContinue reading “Compensating Family Caregivers”
Better Help for Jobseekers
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, Workforce Singapore (WSG) oversees job support and works with partners such as e2i, private career matching providers, SG Enable and Yellow Ribbon Singapore to help jobseekers. These service providers offer a range of assistance, including career coaching, job matching services and self-help tools like resume building platforms andContinue reading “Better Help for Jobseekers”
School Sports for All
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Mdm Chair, getting into a school’s sports team can be very competitive these days. Schools usually hold trials to select only the best athletes to represent them at the national school games. Many students want to take up sports like badminton, basketball or football as their co-curricular activity (CCA) inContinue reading “School Sports for All”
Free or Low-cost Drinking Water
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): More restaurants now charge for plain water and some price bottled water, the same as sugary drinks. This nudges consumers towards sugar laden beverages, increasing the risk of obesity and diabetes. Free or low cost drinking water should be made more widely available across food and beverage (F&B) outlets,Continue reading “Free or Low-cost Drinking Water”
Navigating US-China Relations
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Sir, Singapore’s most pressing foreign policy challenge today is managing escalating rivalry between the US and China. As a small state with an open economy, Singapore is highly vulnerable to disruptions from this great power competition. Balancing strong military and economic ties with the US with deep economic links withContinue reading “Navigating US-China Relations”
Making National Service Value-accretive
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Mr Chairman, national defence is the primary goal of NS, but NS should also be an investment in human capital. MINDEF should transform NS into a value of creative experience for our NSmen by ensuring appropriate remuneration, relevant training and stronger education and career integration. First, full time NSmen’s payContinue reading “Making National Service Value-accretive”
Debate on Annual Budget Statement
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Mdm Deputy Speaker, many mid-career professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) are under pressure. Some are in industries that are shrinking or being disrupted, where jobs are disappearing faster than new ones are created. Others see their roles changing because of automation or AI. Some even face the anxiety of beingContinue reading “Debate on Annual Budget Statement”
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