Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Prime Minister what percentage of the pay of a (i) junior, (ii) middle-rank and (iii) senior civil servant is lost when such officers are interdicted from duty while being actively investigated by CPIB and SPF. Mr Chan Chun Sing (for the Prime Minister): In the Civil Service, when officers haveContinue reading “LOSS OF PAY FOR MIDDLE-RANK AND SENIOR CIVIL SERVANTS INTERDICTED FROM DUTY WHILE ASSISTING WITH INVESTIGATIONS”
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DISCUSSION OF CHINA STANDARD MAP 2023 EDITION AT HIGH-LEVEL BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL INTERACTIONS, AND ITS IMPACT ON PROGRESS OF CODE OF CONDUCT IN SOUTH CHINA SEA NEGOTIATIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) whether the China Standard Map 2023 Edition has been discussed during recent high-level bilateral and multilateral exchanges, including the 43rd ASEAN Summit; (b) what substantive progress has been made in the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) negotiations; (c) what contentiousContinue reading “DISCUSSION OF CHINA STANDARD MAP 2023 EDITION AT HIGH-LEVEL BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL INTERACTIONS, AND ITS IMPACT ON PROGRESS OF CODE OF CONDUCT IN SOUTH CHINA SEA NEGOTIATIONS”
REASONS FOR GRANTING DISRUPTION FROM NATIONAL SERVICE
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Defence (a) for each year from 2018 to 2022, how many full-time National Servicemen disrupted their National Service (NS) for overseas studies; (b) of these, how many were Government scholarship holders; and (c) what are the reasons for allowing the disruption. Dr Ng Eng Hen: Annually, from 2018Continue reading “REASONS FOR GRANTING DISRUPTION FROM NATIONAL SERVICE”
LIKELY EFFECT OF EL NINO WEATHER PATTERN ON SINGAPORE IN COMING YEAR
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how will the El Nino weather pattern affect Singapore in the coming year; and (b) whether preparations are being made for a dryer Singapore weather, including its effect on water supply from both the local catchment and imported water. Ms Grace FuContinue reading “LIKELY EFFECT OF EL NINO WEATHER PATTERN ON SINGAPORE IN COMING YEAR”
MECHANISM FOR MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE TO QUICKLY AVAIL ITSELF OF RESERVES MANAGED BY GIC
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Prime Minister aside from redeeming the Reserves Management Government Securities, what are the other mechanisms in place for MAS to quickly avail itself of the reserves managed by GIC. Mr Lawrence Wong (for the Prime Minister): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) holds Official Foreign Reserves (OFR) for the conductContinue reading “MECHANISM FOR MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE TO QUICKLY AVAIL ITSELF OF RESERVES MANAGED BY GIC”
REPLACEMENT OF HARD COPY APPLICATION FOR NEWSPAPER PERMITS WITH DIGITALLY-ENABLED FORMS
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whether the Infocomm Media Development Authority intends to replace its hard copy application forms for newspaper permits with digitally-enabled forms; and (b) if so, when. Mrs Josephine Teo: The Ministry of Communications and Information has been reviewing the process for the application of political party newspaperContinue reading “REPLACEMENT OF HARD COPY APPLICATION FOR NEWSPAPER PERMITS WITH DIGITALLY-ENABLED FORMS”
ASSETS MANAGED BY IN-HOUSE AND THIRD PARTY ASSET MANAGERS FOR DYNAMIC, BALANCED AND STABLE FUNDS UNDER SAVER-PREMIUM FUND
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Defence (a) what is the breakdown of the assets managed (i) directly by in-house investment teams and (ii) third party asset managers for the Dynamic, Balanced and Stable funds respectively under the SAVER-Premium Fund; and (b) what is their current asset class composition compared with their targetContinue reading “ASSETS MANAGED BY IN-HOUSE AND THIRD PARTY ASSET MANAGERS FOR DYNAMIC, BALANCED AND STABLE FUNDS UNDER SAVER-PREMIUM FUND”
ASSETS MANAGED BY IN-HOUSE AND THIRD PARTY ASSET MANAGERS FOR DYNAMIC, BALANCED, STABLE AND LIFECYCLE FUNDS UNDER HOME AFFAIRS UNIFORMED SERVICES INVEST FUND
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) what is the breakdown of assets managed (i) directly by in-house investment teams and (ii) third party asset managers, for the Dynamic, Balanced, Stable and Lifecycle funds respectively under the Home Affairs Uniformed Services INVEST Fund; and (b) what is their current asset-class compositionContinue reading “ASSETS MANAGED BY IN-HOUSE AND THIRD PARTY ASSET MANAGERS FOR DYNAMIC, BALANCED, STABLE AND LIFECYCLE FUNDS UNDER HOME AFFAIRS UNIFORMED SERVICES INVEST FUND”
ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ON ADVERTISING COSTS FOR CONTENT FEATURING POLITICAL OFFICEHOLDERS FOR SOCIAL AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information between 2020 and 2023 to date (a) how much was spent annually on advertising costs, including consultancy and production fees, to produce content featuring political officeholders for (i) social media and (ii) mainstream media respectively; and (b) what is the annual breakdown of these figuresContinue reading “ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ON ADVERTISING COSTS FOR CONTENT FEATURING POLITICAL OFFICEHOLDERS FOR SOCIAL AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA”
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”
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