Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance with regard to the recent $3 billion money laundering case in Singapore, whether the authorities have started investigations into individuals, such as bankers and property agents, who facilitated the property transactions on behalf of the convicted persons and who have failed to complyContinue reading “INVESTIGATIONS INTO BANKERS, PROPERTY AGENTS AND OTHERS LINKED TO PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS IN MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR MONEY LAUNDERING CASE”
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SHORTENING AVERAGE PROCESSING TIME FOR LAWYER-INMATE CORRESPONDENCE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in the past three years, what is the average processing time for (i) hardcopy correspondences from lawyers and (ii) e-Letters, to be delivered to prison inmates respectively; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider introducing a separate e-Letters system with a shorter processing timeContinue reading “SHORTENING AVERAGE PROCESSING TIME FOR LAWYER-INMATE CORRESPONDENCE”
SUPPORT FOR POST-RELEASE INMATES TO ENHANCE FAMILIAL TIES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) what programmes and support does the Ministry or other social service agencies provide to help prison inmates improve familial ties with their young children once released back to society; and (b) if no programmes currently exist, whether the Ministry will consider developingContinue reading “SUPPORT FOR POST-RELEASE INMATES TO ENHANCE FAMILIAL TIES”
UPDATE ON WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS AT HOOGANG SPORTS CENTRE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth whether he can provide an update on (i) the works and improvements being carried out at the Hougang Sports Centre, including information on the facilities which will be enhanced or added and (ii) the timelines expected for such works. Mr Edwin Tong ChunContinue reading “UPDATE ON WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS AT HOOGANG SPORTS CENTRE”
FUNDING FOR INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH STUDIES ON SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM AND OUTCOME OF STUDIES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health (a) how much funding support has been given to the Institute of Mental Health in the past three years for ongoing studies related to risk factors for suicide and self-harm as well as mitigation factors for reduction or prevention of the same; and (b) when willContinue reading “FUNDING FOR INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH STUDIES ON SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM AND OUTCOME OF STUDIES”
CLEAN-UP EFFORT, ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT AND REVIEW OF SAFEGUARDS FOLLOWING OIL SPILL FROM ACCIDENT AT PASIR PANJANG TERMINAL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport when the recent oil spill at the Pasir Panjang Terminal was first discovered on 14 June 2024 (a) what actions, beyond the spraying of dispersant and deployment of oil booms, were undertaken in the first 24 hours to contain the spill; (b) how does the authorities verifyContinue reading “CLEAN-UP EFFORT, ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT AND REVIEW OF SAFEGUARDS FOLLOWING OIL SPILL FROM ACCIDENT AT PASIR PANJANG TERMINAL”
SUPPORT FOR AFFECTED CUSTOMERS IN CORD BLOOD STORAGE INCIDENT AND REVIEW OF OBLIGATIONS OF COMMERCIAL CORD BLOOD BANKS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry will assist customers whose cord blood units have been damaged while being stored by Cordlife with receiving a baseline level of compensation regardless of the type of service contract; (b) if so, how will this compensation be determined; and (c) if not, whyContinue reading “SUPPORT FOR AFFECTED CUSTOMERS IN CORD BLOOD STORAGE INCIDENT AND REVIEW OF OBLIGATIONS OF COMMERCIAL CORD BLOOD BANKS”
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”
EFFORTS TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS FOR RESUMPTION OF TRISHAW TOUR OPERATIONS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Singapore Tourism Board is currently engaging stakeholders in finding sites for trishaw tour operators to resume operations and, if so, when will new licences to operate such tours be available again. Mr Gan Kim Yong: This question has been addressed in the replyContinue reading “EFFORTS TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS FOR RESUMPTION OF TRISHAW TOUR OPERATIONS”
TIME LIMIT FOR EMPLOYER’S OBLIGATIONS AND EMPLOYEE RECOURSE UNDER WORK INJURY COMPENSATION ACT 2019
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Manpower (a) what is the time period when employers are liable and required to submit and update the Ministry on the status of work injury claims under the Work Injury Compensation Act 2019; and (b) what recourse is available to employees (i) if their employers fail toContinue reading “TIME LIMIT FOR EMPLOYER’S OBLIGATIONS AND EMPLOYEE RECOURSE UNDER WORK INJURY COMPENSATION ACT 2019”
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