Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether an elaboration can be provided on the Attorney-General’s submissions made in a recent case which stated that there was no practical difference between the terms “apprehend” as deployed in the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008 (MHCTA) and “arrest” as utilised in otherContinue reading “EXPLANATION FOR PRACTICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TERMS “APPREHEND” IN THE MENTAL HEALTH (CARE AND TREATMENT) ACT 2008 AND “ARREST” IN OTHER PROVISIONS”
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SUFFICIENCY OF SENTENCES FOR RECKLESS OR DANGEROUS DRIVING
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether there has been a continuing increase in the number of serious road traffic accidents after the first half of 2023, including accidents with fatalities; and (b) if so, and in light of recent fatal accidents, including the accident in Tampines on 22 AprilContinue reading “SUFFICIENCY OF SENTENCES FOR RECKLESS OR DANGEROUS DRIVING”
MEASURES TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON THE ROADS AND INCREASE PENALTIES FOLLOWING RECENT SPATE OF FATAL ACCIDENTS
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Thank you, Speaker. One supplementary question for the Minister of State. I wonder whether the Minister of State will agree with me that the public education efforts that the Government is undertaking could also focus a bit more on some aspects of the driving culture which I detect has a certain permissiveContinue reading “MEASURES TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON THE ROADS AND INCREASE PENALTIES FOLLOWING RECENT SPATE OF FATAL ACCIDENTS”
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FOREIGN-REGISTERED VEHICLES AND RECOURSE FOR LOCAL MOTORISTS WITH DIFFICULTY MAKING INSURANCE CLAIMS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each year over the last five years, what is the number of traffic accidents involving foreign-registered vehicles; and (b) what is the recourse for local motorists should there be difficulty in making insurance claims following such accidents. Mr K Shanmugam: The data requested byContinue reading “TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INVOLVING FOREIGN-REGISTERED VEHICLES AND RECOURSE FOR LOCAL MOTORISTS WITH DIFFICULTY MAKING INSURANCE CLAIMS”
LEGISLATION TO DETECT AND ACT AGAINST FRAUD IN RENOVATION DISPUTES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs whether the Ministry can provide an update on the plans to introduce legislation making it easier to establish whether renovation fraud has occurred. Mr K Shanmugam: The Ministry has studied the question of the legal position on establishing fraud in renovation disputes and whether any amendments areContinue reading “LEGISLATION TO DETECT AND ACT AGAINST FRAUD IN RENOVATION DISPUTES”
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST MOTORISTS WHO FAIL TO SLOW DOWN AT PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each year of the last five years, how many enforcement actions have been taken against drivers of vehicles who do not slow down sufficiently when approaching a pedestrian crossing as required under the Road Traffic (Pedestrian Crossings) Rules; and (b) whether the Ministry isContinue reading “ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST MOTORISTS WHO FAIL TO SLOW DOWN AT PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS”
REQUIRING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO COLLECT REAL NAMES TO FACILITATE SCAM INVESTIGATIONS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs whether the Government will consider requiring social media platforms to collect the real names of individuals or individuals representing businesses who are seeking to publish advertisements on their platforms, in order to facilitate scam investigations. Mr K Shanmugam: The Ministry of Home Affairs will be introducing theContinue reading “REQUIRING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO COLLECT REAL NAMES TO FACILITATE SCAM INVESTIGATIONS”
TREND IN NUMBER OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE VOICE-CLONING SCAMS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether there has been an increase in the number of artificial intelligence voice cloning scams in Singapore; (b) how many of such scams have occurred this year to date; and (c) how is the Government dealing with these types of scams, including in the areasContinue reading “TREND IN NUMBER OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE VOICE-CLONING SCAMS”
UPDATE ON OVERPAYMENT INSTANCES TO MINISTRY STAFF VIA VITAL’S PAYROLL AND CLAIMS SERVICES OVER LAST THREE YEARS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each of the last three years, how many instances of overpayment to the Ministry’s staff made through VITAL’s payroll and claims services have been detected; (b) how many individuals have been affected; (c) what has been the total amount of overpayments made; (d) whatContinue reading “UPDATE ON OVERPAYMENT INSTANCES TO MINISTRY STAFF VIA VITAL’S PAYROLL AND CLAIMS SERVICES OVER LAST THREE YEARS”
MEASURES TO ENSURE RE-DOMICILED PREVIOUSLY FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANIES ADHERE TO SINGAPORE’S LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs how does the Government ensure that foreign-owned companies that have re-domiciled in Singapore and are now known as Singapore companies adhere strictly to Singapore’s laws and regulations even as they continue to operate in their home countries and elsewhere in the region. Mr K Shanmugam: AllContinue reading “MEASURES TO ENSURE RE-DOMICILED PREVIOUSLY FOREIGN-OWNED COMPANIES ADHERE TO SINGAPORE’S LAWS AND REGULATIONS”
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