MPs – Page 76 – Office of the Leader of the Opposition

QUERIES INTO AND LESSONS FROM RECENT BILLION-DOLLAR MONEY LAUNDERING CASE

Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs what is the extent to which Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) are useful in uncovering suspected money laundering activities. Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether there are practical disparities between the implementation of AML protocols when executed by officers employed in MAS-regulated financial institutionsContinue reading “QUERIES INTO AND LESSONS FROM RECENT BILLION-DOLLAR MONEY LAUNDERING CASE”

POTENTIAL OF BUYING RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM INDIA

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Government is exploring plans to sign an agreement with India to buy renewable energy; and (b) if so, what percentage of Singapore’s 2030 projected electricity demand target can be met from this agreement. Mr Gan Kim Yong: Singapore and India enjoy aContinue reading “POTENTIAL OF BUYING RENEWABLE ENERGY FROM INDIA”

UPDATE ON INVESTIGATIONS INTO ALLEGED MISTREATMENT OF CHILDREN AT CENTRES OF PRESCHOOL CHAIN

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Social and Family Development (a) when did ECDA start tracking the number of preschools that have CCTVs on their premises; (b) of the preschools with CCTVs installed, what is the proportion of preschools where CCTVs are installed in areas used by children; and (c) of the preschools underContinue reading “UPDATE ON INVESTIGATIONS INTO ALLEGED MISTREATMENT OF CHILDREN AT CENTRES OF PRESCHOOL CHAIN”

RADIATION TESTS ON SAMPLES OF SEAFOOD ORIGINATING FROM WATERS WITHIN 100-KILOMETRE RADIUS OF FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment since Japan started releasing treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on 24 August 2023 (a) whether the Singapore Food Agency has conducted radiation testing on samples of seafood imports originating from the waters within a 100 km radius ofContinue reading “RADIATION TESTS ON SAMPLES OF SEAFOOD ORIGINATING FROM WATERS WITHIN 100-KILOMETRE RADIUS OF FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT”

COMPANIES SELECTED FOR CAREER TRIAL PROGRAMME

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Manpower since 2019 (a) how many companies have applied to be host companies under the Career Trial (CT) programme; (b) how many have been selected as host companies; (c) what are the main reasons for rejection; (d) how many CT invitations have been sent to jobseekers; (e)Continue reading “COMPANIES SELECTED FOR CAREER TRIAL PROGRAMME”

TRACKING AND IDENTIFYING SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each of the last three years (a) how many suspicious transaction reports (STRs) were filed with regard to property transactions; (b) how many of such property transactions were later found to be involved in money laundering (ML) or terrorism financing (TF) activities; and (c)Continue reading “TRACKING AND IDENTIFYING SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES”

UPDATE ON KUALA LUMPUR-SINGAPORE HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT GIVEN MYHSR CORP’S RECENT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION EXERCISE

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis (Sengkang): Mr Speaker, just two supplementary questions on that. Firstly, in terms of the RFI by MyHSR Corp, whether the Ministry of Transport (MOT) or Land Transport Authority (LTA) is actually involved in the preparation of this request, just so that any plans that could involve Singapore potentially, could beContinue reading “UPDATE ON KUALA LUMPUR-SINGAPORE HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT GIVEN MYHSR CORP’S RECENT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION EXERCISE”

REVIEW OF OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY’S PRESENCE IN SINGAPORE

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Ministry has conducted a recent review of the oil and gas industry’s presence in Singapore; (b) what is the expected impact of a potential exit by a key oil and gas company, such as Shell, on the industry; (c) what areContinue reading “REVIEW OF OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY’S PRESENCE IN SINGAPORE”

COMPENSATION FOR HAWKERS AND MARKET STALLHOLDERS AFFECTED BY CLOSURES DUE TO REPAIRS OR RENOVATIONS

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what is the amount of compensation provided to hawkers and market stallholders for MSE-owned and HDB-owned hawker centres and markets in the event of closures due to repairs and redecoration or renovation works; and (b) what is the basis for the determinationContinue reading “COMPENSATION FOR HAWKERS AND MARKET STALLHOLDERS AFFECTED BY CLOSURES DUE TO REPAIRS OR RENOVATIONS”