Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Ministry is aware of any investments, including contractual and supply chain links between Singaporean businesses or entities and the ongoing Rempang Eco-City project in Batam; and (b) if so, whether there are efforts to assess and reduce any negative effects on SingaporeContinue reading “LINKAGE BETWEEN SINGAPOREAN BUSINESSES WITH ONGOING REMPANG ECO-CITY PROJECT”
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IMPACT OF PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE ON CASES TAKEN UP BY CRIMINAL LEGAL AID SCHEME
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law what is the impact of the launch of the Public Defender’s Office on the number of cases taken up by the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme. Mr K Shanmugam: This question was addressed in the reply to Question No 6 for Oral Answer on the Order Paper for 7Continue reading “IMPACT OF PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE ON CASES TAKEN UP BY CRIMINAL LEGAL AID SCHEME”
ENSURING GOVERNMENT’S SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK FOR EQUITABLE SHARING OF LOSSES IN BANK SCAMS OFFERS ADEQUATE PROTECTION
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Prime Minister regarding the Shared Responsibility Framework that was jointly proposed by MAS and IMDA on 25 October 2023, how does the “waterfall approach” on losses arising from phishing scams adequately safeguard consumers’ interests. Mr Alvin Tan: The SRF prescribes a set of anti-scam duties for financial institutions (FIs) and telecommunication companiesContinue reading “ENSURING GOVERNMENT’S SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK FOR EQUITABLE SHARING OF LOSSES IN BANK SCAMS OFFERS ADEQUATE PROTECTION”
OPTION TO TAKE CPF ACCOUNTS OFFLINE AS SAFEGUARD AGAINST LOSS THROUGH SCAMS AND MALWARE FRAUD
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Manpower whether CPF Board will give CPF members the option to take their CPF accounts offline to further safeguard themselves against loss through scams and malware fraud. Dr Tan See Leng: Central Provident Fund Board (CPFB) is actively working with other Government agencies and banks to safeguard members’ CPF savings fromContinue reading “OPTION TO TAKE CPF ACCOUNTS OFFLINE AS SAFEGUARD AGAINST LOSS THROUGH SCAMS AND MALWARE FRAUD”
OUTLOOK FOR COE PRICES AND PROPOSAL FOR SUPPORT FOR PERSONS AND FIRMS WHO RELY ON VEHICLES TO CONTINUE THEIR TRADE
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Transport (a) in view of the position taken for commercial vehicles’ growth and the significantly smaller road footprint of motorcycles in general, whether the Ministry has conducted any studies allowing for a marginal growth in the number of motorcycles on Singapore’s road space management; and (b) if not, why not.Continue reading “OUTLOOK FOR COE PRICES AND PROPOSAL FOR SUPPORT FOR PERSONS AND FIRMS WHO RELY ON VEHICLES TO CONTINUE THEIR TRADE”
Parliament: LO’s Speech on Israel-Hamas Conflict
Mr Speaker, Before speaking on the substantive and amended motions, I would like to recall the perspective of our first Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, which he shared in 2013, referring to the larger canvas against which the latest hostilities between Israel and Hamas have occurred. Lee Kuan Yew onContinue reading “Parliament: LO’s Speech on Israel-Hamas Conflict”
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR PROPOSED REZONING OF SUNGEI SERANGOON FROM “PARK” TO “ROAD” TO BUILD BUS DEPOT
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development in view of the proposed rezoning from “park” to “road” at Sungei Serangoon for the construction of a bus depot (a) whether any environmental impact assessment has been carried out or whether any studies have been undertaken on the environmental impact of the construction ofContinue reading “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR PROPOSED REZONING OF SUNGEI SERANGOON FROM “PARK” TO “ROAD” TO BUILD BUS DEPOT”
ATTRITION RATE OF PARAMEDICS IN SCDF BETWEEN 2016 AND 2022
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the yearly attrition rate of (i) paramedic officers and (ii) paramedic specialists in the SCDF between 2016 and 2022; and (b) whether there are plans to increase their salaries to follow the salary increases in the public healthcare sector. Mr K Shanmugam: TheContinue reading “ATTRITION RATE OF PARAMEDICS IN SCDF BETWEEN 2016 AND 2022”
PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSISTANCE SCHEME (CHAS)
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health (a) in each of the past five years, what percentage of Community Health Assistance Scheme (CHAS) card users are persons with special needs; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider introducing special subsidies for persons with special needs under CHAS. Mr Ong Ye Kung: The Ministry ofContinue reading “PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSISTANCE SCHEME (CHAS)”
ENSURING DEEP SEA MINING ACTIVITIES COMPLY WITH MARINE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION TREATY
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the plans for Singapore’s participation in deep sea mining activities comply with the Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty which Singapore intends to ratify; and (b) if so, how. Mr Gan Kim Yong: Ocean Mineral Singapore Pte Ltd (OMS)Continue reading “ENSURING DEEP SEA MINING ACTIVITIES COMPLY WITH MARINE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION TREATY”
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