Mr Pritam Singh asked the Prime Minister how often does the Government require Ministries and Statutory Boards to review the security and access controls of the most privileged (i) Operating System and (ii) Database accounts under their control. Mrs Josephine Teo (for the Prime Minister): There are standards in place across the whole of Government to regularlyContinue reading “GOVERNMENT AGENCIES’ REVIEW OF SECURITY AND ACCESS CONTROLS OF MOST PRIVILEGED OPERATING SYSTEM AND DATABASE ACCOUNTS”
Category Archives: National Sustainability
ALLEGED TRANSACTIONS OVER NO-PUBLIC TENDER LEASES OF MALDIVIAN ISLANDS IN 2014 AND 2015 BY HOTELIER ONG BENG SENG
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister (a) whether there was any investigation by CPIB into the alleged transactions over no-public tender leases of Maldivian islands in 2014 and 2015 by Singaporean hotelier Ong Beng Seng; (b) if not, whether CPIB was aware of the allegations; and (c) If no investigation was pursued, why.Continue reading “ALLEGED TRANSACTIONS OVER NO-PUBLIC TENDER LEASES OF MALDIVIAN ISLANDS IN 2014 AND 2015 BY HOTELIER ONG BENG SENG”
JUSTIFICATION FOR EXEMPTING CREDITORS FROM ATTENDING DEBT REPAYMENT SCHEME HEARINGS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Law (a) what is the justification for allowing creditors to be exempt from attending Debt Repayment Scheme hearings; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider making such attendance by creditors mandatory in the future. Mr K Shanmugam: Under the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, the Official AssigneeContinue reading “JUSTIFICATION FOR EXEMPTING CREDITORS FROM ATTENDING DEBT REPAYMENT SCHEME HEARINGS”
REVENUES FROM CARRIER BAG CHARGES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the revenues received for carrier bag charges are received by the Ministry or are retained by the retailer; and (b) whether profits from such charges net of bag costs have been designated for environmental transition programmes. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: UnderContinue reading “REVENUES FROM CARRIER BAG CHARGES”
PRACTICE OF GRASSROOTS ORGANISATIONS TRANSFERRING SUMS OF MONEY TO PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNTS FOR OFFICIAL OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND ACTIONS TAKEN
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) over the last five years, what is the number of Grassroots Organisations (GROs) that have engaged in the practice of transferring sums of money to personal bank accounts for official operational needs and their respective amounts transferred; (b) in the case of theContinue reading “PRACTICE OF GRASSROOTS ORGANISATIONS TRANSFERRING SUMS OF MONEY TO PERSONAL BANK ACCOUNTS FOR OFFICIAL OPERATIONAL NEEDS AND ACTIONS TAKEN”
FORMER FORMULA ONE CEO BERNIE ECCLESTONE’S ALLEGED S$650 MILLION TRUST IN A SINGAPORE BANK ACCOUNT
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister in relation to the UK trial of Bernie Ecclestone that allegedly involves undisclosed assets of US$650 million in a Singapore bank, whether MAS is satisfied with the anti-money laundering precautions that have been put in place at the bank. Ms He Ting Ru asked the Prime Minister (a)Continue reading “FORMER FORMULA ONE CEO BERNIE ECCLESTONE’S ALLEGED S$650 MILLION TRUST IN A SINGAPORE BANK ACCOUNT”
PROCESSES RELATED TO INVESTIGATIONS INTO POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS AND CIVIL SERVANTS, AND UPDATES ON RECENT CASES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister (a) whether CPIB is obligated to seek the Prime Minister’s concurrence to open formal investigations on potential offences that CPIB has uncovered; (b) if so, under what circumstances or cases will CPIB be obligated to seek such concurrence; (c) whether the Prime Minister’s power to give or refuseContinue reading “PROCESSES RELATED TO INVESTIGATIONS INTO POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS AND CIVIL SERVANTS, AND UPDATES ON RECENT CASES”
PROCESS FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT TO RUN FORMULA ONE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX FOR ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Ministry will release a breakdown of the process by which the award of the contract to run the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix for another seven years was made; and (b) whether the Ministry is currently reviewing this contract in lightContinue reading “PROCESS FOR AWARD OF CONTRACT TO RUN FORMULA ONE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX FOR ANOTHER SEVEN YEARS”
SUCCESS RATE IN PRE-MARRIAGE LONG-TERM VISIT PASS ASSESSMENT APPLICATIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each year from 2016 to date (a) how many Pre-Marriage Long-Term Visit Pass Assessment (PMLA) applications are received; (b) of these how many are issued with a Letter of Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP) eligibility; and (c) of those who are successful and applied forContinue reading “SUCCESS RATE IN PRE-MARRIAGE LONG-TERM VISIT PASS ASSESSMENT APPLICATIONS”
APPLICATIONS FOR LONG-TERM VISIT PASS AND RE-APPLICATIONS FOR PRE-MARRIAGE LONG-TERM VISIT PASS ASSESSMENT
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Home Affairs in each year from 2016 to date (a) how many Long-Term Visit Pass (LTVP) applications are received; (b) of these, how many applicants have previously applied for a Pre-marriage Long-Term Visit Pass Assessment (PMLA). Mr K Shanmugam: From 2016 to 2022, the Immigration and Checkpoints AuthorityContinue reading “APPLICATIONS FOR LONG-TERM VISIT PASS AND RE-APPLICATIONS FOR PRE-MARRIAGE LONG-TERM VISIT PASS ASSESSMENT”
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