Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Home Affairs in view of the public feedback on the proportionality of the sentences meted out to the perpetrators of Singapore’s largest anti-money laundering case, what is the Ministry’s assessment of the deterrent effect of the anti-money laundering laws. The Minister of State for Home Affairs (Ms Sun Xueling)Continue reading “ASSESSMENT OF DETERRENT EFFECT OF SINGAPORE’S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS”
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Considerations of Inter-Ministerial Committee to Review Singapore’s Anti-money Laundering Legislation Regime
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Just a question for the Minister of State. Lately, over the last two years, in particular, there has been a term that is floating in the media lexicon – “Singapore-washing”. Can I confirm whether the IMC will also be looking at the various permutations and aspects of some ofContinue reading “Considerations of Inter-Ministerial Committee to Review Singapore’s Anti-money Laundering Legislation Regime”
Hammer: LO’s Take – Grassroots under a 4G PAP
The reality of party politics in a jurisdiction like Singapore, where elections can be called anytime, is that one has to be prepared at all times. For the Workers’ Party (WP), work to prepare for the next elections started in 2020, right after the last general elections. Our main outreach in constituencies where we areContinue reading “Hammer: LO’s Take – Grassroots under a 4G PAP”
WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN PAID RETRENCHMENT BENEFITS THAT EXCEEDED PREVAILING NORMS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower (a) with reference to the Ministry’s 2017 survey on retrenchment benefits, how many workers have been paid retrenchment benefits that exceeded prevailing norms; and (b) whether the Ministry plans to continue undertaking and publishing such surveys on retrenchment benefits and, if so, with what frequency. Dr Tan SeeContinue reading “WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN PAID RETRENCHMENT BENEFITS THAT EXCEEDED PREVAILING NORMS”
LEASE OF JTC INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES TO SMES AT DISCOUNTED RATE
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) is empowered to lease of JTC industrial properties to local SMEs at a discount to the market rate; (b) if so, how many of such schemes are there and which industries are these schemes tailored for respectively; and (c) whetherContinue reading “LEASE OF JTC INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES TO SMES AT DISCOUNTED RATE”
REVIEW OF GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES THROUGH BOARD OF TEACHING AND TESTING OF SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education (a) when was the last time the Ministry increased the grants extended to the provision of Non-Tamil Indian Languages through the Board of Teaching and Testing of South Asian Languages; and (b) when will the Ministry undertake a review of the sufficiency of such grants in future. MrContinue reading “REVIEW OF GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF NON-TAMIL INDIAN LANGUAGES THROUGH BOARD OF TEACHING AND TESTING OF SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES”
SELECTION OF ORGANISATIONS TO OPERATE ACTIVE AGEING CENTRES
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Health (a) how many new Active Ageing Centres will be set up in the next five years; and (b) how does the Ministry select which charity or entity to operate these centres. The Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health (Ms Rahayu Mahzam) (for the Minister for Health): MrContinue reading “SELECTION OF ORGANISATIONS TO OPERATE ACTIVE AGEING CENTRES”
ASSESSMENT OF RECENT CLASSROOM SHARING OF ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Education what have been the lessons learnt arising from feedback and concerns raised by some parents about the historically selective and allegedly imbalanced treatment of the Israel-Hamas conflict under the Character and Citizenship Education curriculum. Mr Chan Chun Sing: These questions have been addressed in the Ministry of Education’s CommitteeContinue reading “ASSESSMENT OF RECENT CLASSROOM SHARING OF ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT”
HDB Works and Delays
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Sir, in August last year, HDB confirmed that it had completed 72% of BTO projects that were delayed due to COVID-19 disruptions. In addition, 28% of the BTO projects delayed by the pandemic remain under construction. For these projects, around 22,000 affected households will progressively receive their keys by the first quarterContinue reading “HDB Works and Delays”
Waiting Times and Bed Availability
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Chairman, having to be hospitalised is physiologically and emotionally stressful in many ways. Fortunately, our health workers work hard to minimise the inconveniences of the experience as much as possible. Even so, to know that you have to wait long hours for a bed in Singapore does not correspond with what manyContinue reading “Waiting Times and Bed Availability”
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