Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each of the last three years, how many instances of alleged criminal acts involving the possession or distribution of voyeuristic or intimate image or recording or any other alleged image-based sexual abuse have been reported to the Police; (b) how many involved deepfakes orContinue reading “REPORTED CRIMINAL ACTS INVOLVING ALLEGED IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE CASES”
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PUBLIC SEARCHES ON FACTUALLY GOVERNMENT WEBSITE RELATING TO FALSEHOODS SUBJECT TO DIRECTIONS UNDER POFMA
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) in each of the last five years, how many searches have been conducted by members of the public on the Factually Government website; (b) how many of such searches are related to falsehoods that are subject to directions under POFMA; and (c) whatContinue reading “PUBLIC SEARCHES ON FACTUALLY GOVERNMENT WEBSITE RELATING TO FALSEHOODS SUBJECT TO DIRECTIONS UNDER POFMA”
ADVANCEMENTS IN DATA CENTRE EFFICIENCY, LIQUID COOLING AND TROPICAL OPERATIONS BY SINGAPORE COMPANIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what specific breakthroughs or advancements in data centre efficiency, liquid cooling and tropical operations have been achieved by Singapore companies and research institutes during the 2019-2022 moratorium period; (b) how these innovations compare to the state-of-the-art globally; and (c) whether any of these innovationsContinue reading “ADVANCEMENTS IN DATA CENTRE EFFICIENCY, LIQUID COOLING AND TROPICAL OPERATIONS BY SINGAPORE COMPANIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES”
WASTE COLLECTION LAPSES BY SEMBWASTE PTE LTD AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) in the last 12 months, how many incidences of waste collection lapses by Sembwaste Pte Ltd as the public waste collector of City-Punggol and Clementi-Bukit Merah sectors have been logged with NEA; (b) what is the breakdown of the causes of these lapses;Continue reading “WASTE COLLECTION LAPSES BY SEMBWASTE PTE LTD AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN PLACE”
CARBON TAX ALLOWANCES GRANTED AND IMPACT ON SINGAPORE’S EMISSIONS PROFILE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how many firms have been granted allowances for carbon tax in 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively; (b) what is the average proportion of emissions covered by allowances in each of the three time periods; and (c) what is the expectedContinue reading “CARBON TAX ALLOWANCES GRANTED AND IMPACT ON SINGAPORE’S EMISSIONS PROFILE”
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”
CONSIDERATION OF SEPARATE COE CATEGORY FOR PRIVATE-HIRE CARS WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport as part of the study on a separate Certificate of Entitlement (COE) category for private-hire cars, whether the Ministry will consider splitting the new private-hire vehicle COE category into electric vehicles (EVs) and non-electric vehicles, with higher allocation for EVs in order to accelerate electrification among high-mileageContinue reading “CONSIDERATION OF SEPARATE COE CATEGORY FOR PRIVATE-HIRE CARS WITH EMPHASIS ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES”
LEVEL OF SINGAPORE’S INVESTMENTS AND TRADE UTILISING TRANS-CASPIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ROUTE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the level of Singapore’s investments and trade that involved and utilised the Trans-Caspian International Trade Route (TITR) since 2022; and (b) whether there will be an expansion of investments for Singapore to better connect with the TITR. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The GovernmentContinue reading “LEVEL OF SINGAPORE’S INVESTMENTS AND TRADE UTILISING TRANS-CASPIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ROUTE”
EXPLANATION FOR PRACTICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TERMS “APPREHEND” IN THE MENTAL HEALTH (CARE AND TREATMENT) ACT 2008 AND “ARREST” IN OTHER PROVISIONS
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”
STUDY ON POSSIBLE LOCATIONS FOR ON-ROAD CYCLING LANES
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether an update can be provided on the studies of possible locations for on-road cycling lanes; and (b) whether it will consider trials on similar dedicated on-road cycling lanes for commuters, particularly those living in high-density residential areas. Mr Chee Hong Tat: Full-day and Sunday-only on-road cyclingContinue reading “STUDY ON POSSIBLE LOCATIONS FOR ON-ROAD CYCLING LANES”
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