Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment following the Government’s review of its climate change targets after the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), whether the Government will consider how it can enhance its public education efforts on the urgency of Singapore’s climate change imperatives and goals so that moreContinue reading “PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS ON URGENCY OF SINGAPORE’S CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS”
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INCIDENCE OF LONG COVID AMIDST RECOVERED SINGAPOREANS
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health in view of the large number of COVID-19 cases who have since recovered from an acute infection (a) whether the Ministry will publish its study on the prevalence and effects of long COVID in Singapore; and (b) whether the Ministry will offer dedicated long COVID clinics orContinue reading “INCIDENCE OF LONG COVID AMIDST RECOVERED SINGAPOREANS”
STATUS OF RENEWAL AND ENHANCEMENT WORK SCHEDULED FOR NORTH EAST LINE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) what is the status of the renewal and enhancement work scheduled for the North East Line which was announced in December 2018; and (b) whether there will be expected delays to the renewal due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr S Iswaran: LTA and SBST started on aContinue reading “STATUS OF RENEWAL AND ENHANCEMENT WORK SCHEDULED FOR NORTH EAST LINE”
INCIDENCE OF HOSTILE INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS TARGETED AT SINGAPORE RESIDENTS SINCE START OF PARLIAMENT-UKRAINE CONFLICT
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether there have been any hostile information campaigns targeted at Singapore residents since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict; (b) if so, what is the nature of these campaigns; (c) whether the Government is aware of the likely sources of such campaigns; and (d) whether theContinue reading “INCIDENCE OF HOSTILE INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS TARGETED AT SINGAPORE RESIDENTS SINCE START OF PARLIAMENT-UKRAINE CONFLICT”
COS 2022: MediSave Payments for Mental Illnesses
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Mr Chairman, COVID-19 has impacted our mental health too. An IMH study last year found that 13% of the participants reported symptoms of increased anxiety and depression. But 81.8% of participants said that they will be willing to seek professional help. I am therefore concerned that the current MediSave capContinue reading “COS 2022: MediSave Payments for Mental Illnesses”
COS 2022: Safe and Responsible Riding
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Thank you, Mr Chairman. In the past half a year or possibly longer, I have noted from media websites that the authorities have been regularly conducting operations to promote safe riding efforts by cyclists and Personal Mobility Devices (PMD) users. And according to news, media reports or the LTA Facebook page,Continue reading “COS 2022: Safe and Responsible Riding”
COS 2022: HDB Flats with No Lift Upgrading
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Mr Chairman, I return to the issue of lift upgrading for the six blocks of HDB flats in Hougang SMC where there are still certain units which do not have the same floor access to lift and this is a very real issue affecting a number of my residents. WeContinue reading “COS 2022: HDB Flats with No Lift Upgrading”
COS 2022: Green Transition in Last-mile Logistics
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): The increase in our green ambitions require us to look at emerging trends last mile logistics. Online retail sales have averaged 13.5% in total retail sales in Singapore in 2021, compared to an average of 5.4% of retail sales between 2018 and 2019. This has meant great convenience toContinue reading “COS 2022: Green Transition in Last-mile Logistics”
COS 2022: Maritime Decarbonisation and Bunkering
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Mr Chairman, I declare my interest as a maritime lawyer. In August 2021, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) was set up by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and six partner maritime organisations and companies to, I quote, “Support decarbonisation of the maritime industry toContinue reading “COS 2022: Maritime Decarbonisation and Bunkering”
COS 2022: Challenges in the Aviation Industry
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Thank you, Chairman. In the last few months, there appears to be some lamentation over the slow recovery of the Asia Pacific aviation industry from the pandemic amidst Government restrictions. According to figures released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for October last year. travel in the AsiaContinue reading “COS 2022: Challenges in the Aviation Industry”
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