Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister (a) in the past year, what is the percentage of unauthorised transactions made on credit cards; (b) what is the percentage of recovery of the sums involved in the unauthorised transactions; and (c) whether additional safeguards, beyond one-time passwords, will be required for implementation by local financial institutionsContinue reading “MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH BY GOVERNMENT, TELCOS AND BANKS TO COMBAT PHISHING AND CREDIT CARD SCAMS”
Category Archives: Jamus Lim
GUIDELINES AND PROTOCOLS ON PROTECTING PERSONAL DATA OF INDIVIDUALS COLLECTED, USED AND DISCLOSED BY PUBLIC AGENCIES AND SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE IN EVENT OF DATA BREACH
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what are the guidelines and protocols on protecting the personal data of individuals that are collected, used, and disclosed by public agencies, in particular the People’s Association, to grassroots advisers (GRAs) and their associated volunteers; (b) what safeguards are in place when theContinue reading “GUIDELINES AND PROTOCOLS ON PROTECTING PERSONAL DATA OF INDIVIDUALS COLLECTED, USED AND DISCLOSED BY PUBLIC AGENCIES AND SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE IN EVENT OF DATA BREACH”
DISPLACEMENT OF WORKERS FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ON SELF-CLEARING OF PLATES AND UTENSILS IN HAWKER CENTRES AND FOOD COURTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment with the implementation of the new regulation on self-clearing of plates and utensils in hawker centres and food courts (a) whether there is an estimate on potentially displaced workers as a result; and (b) whether there are plans for assisting the transition of suchContinue reading “DISPLACEMENT OF WORKERS FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION ON SELF-CLEARING OF PLATES AND UTENSILS IN HAWKER CENTRES AND FOOD COURTS”
RATIONALE FOR TWO COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT TRAVEL HISTORIES AND DISCHARGE DATES TO BE ROOMED TOGETHER
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health what is the rationale behind the policy that two COVID-19-positive individuals, with different travel histories and discharge dates, can be roomed together. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Confirmed COVID-19 cases may be isolated together in the same room as there is no risk from reinfection during the course ofContinue reading “RATIONALE FOR TWO COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT TRAVEL HISTORIES AND DISCHARGE DATES TO BE ROOMED TOGETHER”
ENHANCING SECURITY OF DIGITAL BANKING FOLLOWING RECENT SCAMS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister (a) whether MAS will consider introducing a legally-binding risk-based approach framework in tackling the security of digital banking as has been done in Notice 626 which deals with Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism; and (b) whether MAS will consider implementing a customer risk profile assessment,Continue reading “ENHANCING SECURITY OF DIGITAL BANKING FOLLOWING RECENT SCAMS”
NON-COMPLIANT PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES DETECTED EVERY MONTH AND EFFORTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH DEVICE REQUIREMENTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Transport (a) in the past year, how many incidences of installation of non-compliant batteries in personal mobility devices (PMDs) have been reported every month on average; (b) what are the current efforts by the Ministry to ensure that approved vendors of PMD batteries are not simultaneously selling non-compliantContinue reading “NON-COMPLIANT PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES DETECTED EVERY MONTH AND EFFORTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH DEVICE REQUIREMENTS”
PROPOSAL FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES TO COVER INCREASED COSTS OF BRINGING IN MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS IN EVENT OF UNSUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry will consider having some form of financial support for families to cover the increased costs of bringing in migrant domestic workers in the event of an unsuccessful employment relationship. Dr Tan See Leng: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) recognises that employers bear higher upfront costsContinue reading “PROPOSAL FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES TO COVER INCREASED COSTS OF BRINGING IN MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS IN EVENT OF UNSUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP”
FACTORS FOR PROVISION OF MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education (a) what are the parameters for deciding on offerings for mother tongue languages (MTLs) in Secondary schools; and (b) what are the reasons for not requiring all Secondary schools to offer classes for all three official MTLs (Chinese, Malay and Tamil). Mr Chan Chun Sing: The provision ofContinue reading “FACTORS FOR PROVISION OF MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS”
PLANS FOR CONTINUING WITH TRACETOGETHER AS COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING TOOL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health in light of living with COVID-19 as an endemic disease (a) to what extent is TraceTogether still utilised as a contact tracing tool; (b) whether there are any plans to transition towards user-oriented contact exposure technology, such as Novid; (c) whether there are any plans or specificContinue reading “PLANS FOR CONTINUING WITH TRACETOGETHER AS COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING TOOL”
PLANS TO INCREASE DENSITY OF STUDENT CARE FACILITIES AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FACILITIES IN NEW ESTATES LIKE SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Social and Family Development whether there are plans to meet potential demand in new estates with many young families, such as Sengkang and Punggol by (i) increasing the density of student care facilities such as community‐ and school‐based student care and (ii) increasing the issuance of permits forContinue reading “PLANS TO INCREASE DENSITY OF STUDENT CARE FACILITIES AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE FACILITIES IN NEW ESTATES LIKE SENGKANG AND PUNGGOL”
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