Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs what arrangements are in place for immigration procedures in the event of a power outage at any checkpoint. Mr K Shanmugam: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has multiple measures to deal with power disruptions at the checkpoints. In the event of a power outage, ICAContinue reading “BACK-UP IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES IN EVENT OF POWER OUTAGE AT CHECKPOINTS”
Category Archives: Ministry of Home Affairs
ADEQUACY OF GUIDELINES FOR OUTRAGE OF MODESTY AGAINST CHILDREN
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the existing sentencing guidelines for outrage of modesty against children are adequate; (b) when was the last review of sentencing guidelines for such offences; and (c) when will the next review be conducted. Mr K Shanmugam: The Penal Code provides for enhanced punishments forContinue reading “ADEQUACY OF GUIDELINES FOR OUTRAGE OF MODESTY AGAINST CHILDREN”
ATTRITION RATE OF PARAMEDICS IN SCDF BETWEEN 2016 AND 2022
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the yearly attrition rate of (i) paramedic officers and (ii) paramedic specialists in the SCDF between 2016 and 2022; and (b) whether there are plans to increase their salaries to follow the salary increases in the public healthcare sector. Mr K Shanmugam: TheContinue reading “ATTRITION RATE OF PARAMEDICS IN SCDF BETWEEN 2016 AND 2022”
REGULATORY MECHANISMS TO COMPEL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO REMOVE POSTS OR ACCOUNTS SUSPECTED OF PERPETRATING SCAMS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what are the current regulatory mechanisms to compel social media platforms to expeditiously remove posts or accounts that are suspected of perpetrating scams; (b) what is the average turnaround time for such removals following requests by the authorities; (c) how many of such requestsContinue reading “REGULATORY MECHANISMS TO COMPEL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO REMOVE POSTS OR ACCOUNTS SUSPECTED OF PERPETRATING SCAMS”
COMMEMORATIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES FOR PARENTS OF STILLBORN BABIES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) why parents of stillborn babies may only apply for Commemorative Birth Certificates (BCs) on a case-by-case basis rather than having these BCs being issued as a matter of course; and (b) whether such parents are informed of the availability of such an option inContinue reading “COMMEMORATIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATES FOR PARENTS OF STILLBORN BABIES”
ASSETS MANAGED BY IN-HOUSE AND THIRD PARTY ASSET MANAGERS FOR DYNAMIC, BALANCED, STABLE AND LIFECYCLE FUNDS UNDER HOME AFFAIRS UNIFORMED SERVICES INVEST FUND
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the breakdown of assets managed (i) directly by in-house investment teams and (ii) third party asset managers, for the Dynamic, Balanced, Stable and Lifecycle funds respectively under the Home Affairs Uniformed Services INVEST Fund; and (b) what is their current asset-class compositionContinue reading “ASSETS MANAGED BY IN-HOUSE AND THIRD PARTY ASSET MANAGERS FOR DYNAMIC, BALANCED, STABLE AND LIFECYCLE FUNDS UNDER HOME AFFAIRS UNIFORMED SERVICES INVEST FUND”
QUERIES INTO AND LESSONS FROM RECENT BILLION-DOLLAR MONEY LAUNDERING CASE
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs what is the extent to which Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) are useful in uncovering suspected money laundering activities. Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether there are practical disparities between the implementation of AML protocols when executed by officers employed in MAS-regulated financial institutionsContinue reading “QUERIES INTO AND LESSONS FROM RECENT BILLION-DOLLAR MONEY LAUNDERING CASE”
TRACKING AND IDENTIFYING SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each of the last three years (a) how many suspicious transaction reports (STRs) were filed with regard to property transactions; (b) how many of such property transactions were later found to be involved in money laundering (ML) or terrorism financing (TF) activities; and (c)Continue reading “TRACKING AND IDENTIFYING SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES”
REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS OF SPOUSES OF LOW-WAGE AND AGED SINGAPOREANS FOR LONG-TERM VISIT PASSES TO WORK AND FULFILL FAMILY CARE NEEDS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. I note that the Minister of State stated that married spouses and foreign spouses may not have an automatic right to come in and to stay in Singapore. Assuming that the Singaporean spouse or the Permanent Resident spouse is able toContinue reading “REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS OF SPOUSES OF LOW-WAGE AND AGED SINGAPOREANS FOR LONG-TERM VISIT PASSES TO WORK AND FULFILL FAMILY CARE NEEDS”
CONDITIONS DETERMINING IMPOUNDING OF ARRESTED PERSON’S PASSPORT
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs what are the conditions that the Police use to determine if the passport of an arrested person should be impounded. Mr K Shanmugam: The Police may impound the passport of an arrested person if he or she poses a flight risk. In assessing flight risk, theContinue reading “CONDITIONS DETERMINING IMPOUNDING OF ARRESTED PERSON’S PASSPORT”
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