Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Government has set specific targets for Singapore’s global share of aggregate computing power over the next five to 10 years; (b) if so, what is this target share and by when; (c) which agency is responsible for this initiative; and (d) whatContinue reading “SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR SINGAPORE’S GLOBAL SHARE OF AGGREGATE COMPUTING POWER”
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STUDENTS TAKING TAMIL AND NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES FOR SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education (a) what was the overall cohort size and of that the total number of students taking Tamil and Non-Tamil Indian languages (NTILs) for each year from 2013 to 2023 for (i) PSLE (ii) N-level (iii) O-level and (iv) A-level examinations respectively; and (b) what is the difference inContinue reading “STUDENTS TAKING TAMIL AND NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES FOR SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS”
STATUS AND PRIMARY STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OF NATIONAL GALLIUM NITRIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what are the primary strategic objectives of the National Gallium Nitride Technology Centre in terms of technological advancement, economic impact and international collaboration; (b) what is the current stage of the Centre’s development; (c) how will the Centre integrate with educational institutions andContinue reading “STATUS AND PRIMARY STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES OF NATIONAL GALLIUM NITRIDE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE”
Debate on Annual Budget Statement
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Mr Speaker, it is not mere coincidence that the slogan of Forward Singapore is “Building Our Shared Future”, while that of Budget 2024 is the substantially similar “Building Our Shared Future Together”. The Government intends for Budget 2024 to be a step towards Forward Singapore. The Forward Singapore exercise has three major goalsContinue reading “Debate on Annual Budget Statement”
Parliament: LO Budget 2024 Speech
Introduction Mr Speaker, it is not mere coincidence that the slogan of Forward Singapore is “Building Our Shared Future”, while that of Budget 2024 is the substantially similar “Building Our Shared Future Together”. The Government intends for Budget 2024 to be a step towards Forward Singapore. The Forward Singapore exercise has three major goals forContinue reading “Parliament: LO Budget 2024 Speech”
Debate on the Annual Budget Statement
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song (Aljunied): Mr Speaker, Singaporean workers aspire towards making a good living and engaging in meaningful work that uplifts not only their own families, but also their communities, their nation and the world. One inescapable reality of work is competition. We have always had a very competitive culture in Singapore. This hasContinue reading “Debate on the Annual Budget Statement”
Debate on Annual Budget Statement
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis (Sengkang): Mr Speaker, as I have shared in my Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill speech on Budget Day itself, FY2023 did turn out to be another year of record tax collections, after significant increases in IRAS’ tax collections over the last two years, a jump of around 38% toContinue reading “Debate on Annual Budget Statement”
Debate on the Annual Budget Statement
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim: In his Budget Statement, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong spoke about artificial intelligence, or AI, as a general purpose technology, like electricity in internal combustion engine, the computer or the Internet. As such technology, AI, indeed has the potential to touch every aspect of our lives. Like Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong,Continue reading “Debate on the Annual Budget Statement”
EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECT WOLBACHIA PHASE 5 TO CURB DENGUE
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) with regard to Project Wolbachia Phase 5 to curb dengue, whether there are (i) any indicators used to ascertain its effectiveness beyond the number of dengue cases and the size of the mosquito population and (ii) any unintended consequences and trade-offs discovered;Continue reading “EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECT WOLBACHIA PHASE 5 TO CURB DENGUE”
APPEALS BY YOUNGER SINGAPOREANS MARRIED TO NON-LONG-TERM VISIT PASS HOLDERS TO BUY HDB FLATS OR TO RENT FLATS UNDER PUBLIC RENTAL SCHEME
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for National Development in each of the last five years (a) how many Singaporeans aged below 35 who are married to foreigners who are not Long-Term Visit Pass holders made appeals to buy HDB flats or rent flats under the Public Rental Scheme; (b) how many appeals were approved;Continue reading “APPEALS BY YOUNGER SINGAPOREANS MARRIED TO NON-LONG-TERM VISIT PASS HOLDERS TO BUY HDB FLATS OR TO RENT FLATS UNDER PUBLIC RENTAL SCHEME”
Office of the Leader of the Opposition 