Category Archives: Prime Minister’s Office

DATA ON AMOUNTS AND SOURCES OF WEALTH INFLOWS INTO SINGAPORE

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister in each of the past five years to date, what is the value of wealth inflows into Singapore (i) on aggregate and (ii) as broken down by the top 10 source countries. The Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Trade and Industry (Mr Alvin Tan)Continue reading “DATA ON AMOUNTS AND SOURCES OF WEALTH INFLOWS INTO SINGAPORE”

RATIONALE FOR $75,000 THRESHOLD AMOUNT IN DEPOSIT INSURANCE SCHEME

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister (a) what are the considerations behind the decision to insure deposits in local member banks at the amount of $75,000 under the Deposit Insurance Scheme, compared to higher amounts in other jurisdictions; and (b) whether this limit will be reviewed in light of higher per capita incomes.Continue reading “RATIONALE FOR $75,000 THRESHOLD AMOUNT IN DEPOSIT INSURANCE SCHEME”

DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION AND ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE IN GOVERNMENT-ISSUED MOBILE DEVICES

 Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister (a) whether all Government-issued mobile devices used by civil servants and political office holders are pre-installed with device management application (DMA) and antivirus software; (b) if so, how does the Smart Nation Digital Government Group (SNDGG) ensure that sensitive information passing through these devices does not fall intoContinue reading “DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION AND ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE IN GOVERNMENT-ISSUED MOBILE DEVICES”

COMMUNICATIONS ON OFFICIAL MATTERS ON PERSONAL MOBILE DEVICES

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister (a) whether civil servants and political officeholders are permitted to communicate on official matters using their personal mobile devices which are not issued and managed by the Government; and (b) if so, how data security and official secrets on these personal mobile devices are managed. Mrs JosephineContinue reading “COMMUNICATIONS ON OFFICIAL MATTERS ON PERSONAL MOBILE DEVICES”

REPORTS OF UNAUTHORISED BANK TRANSACTION TAKING PLACE DESPITE ABSENCE OF ALERTS ON CUSTOMER’S TELEPHONE RECORDS

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Just a very quick supplementary question. When is MAS going to require the banks to use more secure methods besides SMS OTP, for example, using the app-based OTPs? Mr Alvin Tan: The short answer is that MAS is working with the banks on a variety of authentication measures, including SMSContinue reading “REPORTS OF UNAUTHORISED BANK TRANSACTION TAKING PLACE DESPITE ABSENCE OF ALERTS ON CUSTOMER’S TELEPHONE RECORDS”

BREAKDOWN OF OFFICERS IN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BY BACKGROUND INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND MID-CAREER ENTRANTS

Mr Leon Perera asked the Prime Minister of the officers in the Administrative Service as at end-2022 (a) what percentage of them are (i) state scholarship recipients versus non-scholars (ii) mid-career entrants from the public sector and (iii) mid-career entrants from outside the public sector; and (b) how has this breakdown changed from 10 years ago.Continue reading “BREAKDOWN OF OFFICERS IN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BY BACKGROUND INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND MID-CAREER ENTRANTS”

ABUSE OF GOVERNMENT-LINKED ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEMS

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister (a) whether the Government tracks the prevalence of abuse of Government-linked online reservation systems, such as for SportSG facilities, where slots are subsequently resold; and (b) if so, what is the frequency of such abuses. Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister whether the Ministry hasContinue reading “ABUSE OF GOVERNMENT-LINKED ONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEMS”

NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN TO WOMEN DEGREE HOLDERS

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister for women holding Bachelor degrees or higher educational qualifications born (i) before 1968, (ii) between 1968 and 1977 and (iii) between 1978 and1987, what is the breakdown by percentage who respectively have (i) 0 children, (ii) one child, (iii) two children and (iv) three or more children. MsContinue reading “NUMBER OF CHILDREN BORN TO WOMEN DEGREE HOLDERS”

EXTENT OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNING AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF ELECTION

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister (a) whether election campaigning is allowed from the day the Writ of Election is issued to Nomination Day; and (b) whether potential candidates for the General Election are allowed to conduct house-to-house visits, or visit markets and coffee shops, to (i) check on residents’ well-being or (ii) explicitlyContinue reading “EXTENT OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNING AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF ELECTION”

REPRESENTATION OF RESIDENTS AFTER DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister after Parliament is dissolved and before the results of the General Election are announced (a) whether the former Members of Parliament are allowed to (i) hold Meet-the-People sessions in their constituencies, interact with residents and provide assistance to them and (ii) write appeal letters to Government agenciesContinue reading “REPRESENTATION OF RESIDENTS AFTER DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT”