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STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR ASSESSING ALIGNMENT OF ASEAN AND ASIA PACIFIC COUNTRIES WITH SECURITY AND ECONOMIC BLOCS DOMINATED BY MAJOR POWERS

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) how does Singapore assess the increasing alignment of ASEAN and Asia Pacific countries with security and economic blocs dominated by major powers; (b) what strategic considerations guide Singapore’s approach to alignment with these blocs; (c) how sustainable is Singapore’s stance of “not choosing sides” inContinue reading “STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR ASSESSING ALIGNMENT OF ASEAN AND ASIA PACIFIC COUNTRIES WITH SECURITY AND ECONOMIC BLOCS DOMINATED BY MAJOR POWERS”

STATISTICS ON OVERSTAYERS WHO REMAIN IN SINGAPORE ILLEGALLY OVER PAST TWO YEARS AND OVERSTAYERS AT-LARGE

Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each year of the past two years, what is the average number of foreigners who remain in Singapore illegally after the expiry of their visit passes issued by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority; and (b) what is the total number of overstayers who have notContinue reading “STATISTICS ON OVERSTAYERS WHO REMAIN IN SINGAPORE ILLEGALLY OVER PAST TWO YEARS AND OVERSTAYERS AT-LARGE”

STATUS OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION FIRST ANNOUNCED AT NATIONAL DAY RALLY 2021

Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Manpower what is the status of the anti-discrimination legislation first announced by the former Prime Minister at the National Day Rally 2021. Dr Tan See Leng: The Workplace Fairness Bill will be tabled in Parliament this month. Ministry of Manpower11 November 2024 https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/#/sprs3topic?reportid=written-answer-na-18133

ALLOWING SENIORS TO PURCHASE HEARING AIDS WITH MEDISAVE

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health in view of studies linking uncorrected hearing loss with dementia, whether the Ministry will consider allowing seniors to use MediSave for the purchase of their hearing aids. The Minister of State for Health (Ms Rahayu Mahzam) (for the Minister for Health): Mr Speaker, seniors who require hearing aidsContinue reading “ALLOWING SENIORS TO PURCHASE HEARING AIDS WITH MEDISAVE”

SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTS LINKED TO RIVATON GROUP

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether any suspicious transaction reports were filed by corporate service providers or banks in Singapore in relation to the Rivaton Group prior to the arrests of their members in Japan for money laundering (b) if so, what are the dates of such reports; (c) whetherContinue reading “SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTS LINKED TO RIVATON GROUP”

PLANS FOR ROOFTOP URBAN FARMS AND LEASE DURATIONS TO BE OFFERED IN TENDERS

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether there are further plans to offer more rooftop urban farms for tender; and (b) whether there are plans to offer a longer lease period of beyond three years for such farms. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: As part of greenery intensification underContinue reading “PLANS FOR ROOFTOP URBAN FARMS AND LEASE DURATIONS TO BE OFFERED IN TENDERS”

DATA ON OFFENDERS OF ROAD TRAFFIC (PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS) RULES AND PUNISHMENTS RECEIVED

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each year of the last five years (a) how many people have been punished for breaches of Rules 6, 9, 10 and 11 of the Road Traffic (Pedestrian Crossings) Rules; and (b) what has been the range of punishments they received. Mr K Shanmugam: TheContinue reading “DATA ON OFFENDERS OF ROAD TRAFFIC (PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS) RULES AND PUNISHMENTS RECEIVED”

DATABASE OF LOCATIONS OF REPORTED ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS FOR RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Ministry tracks the location of all reported road traffic accidents in Singapore; and (b) if so, whether the Ministry will consider publishing a database of accidents with location data for research and advocacy purposes. Mr K Shanmugam: The Traffic Police (TP) has recordsContinue reading “DATABASE OF LOCATIONS OF REPORTED ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS FOR RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY”

RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO PARENTS OF AFFECTED STUDENTS IN RECENT BULLYING CASES

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education with regard to the recent slate of bullying incidents involving students from Bukit View Secondary School and Qihua Primary School and at the Institute of Technical Education, what recourse is available to aggrieved parents of the victims involved, apart from reporting to the school principal andContinue reading “RECOURSE AVAILABLE TO PARENTS OF AFFECTED STUDENTS IN RECENT BULLYING CASES”