Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) what is being done to increase public education and enhance awareness of Singapore’s national interests with regard to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Singapore’s relations with the US and China; and (b) whether the Ministry has considered (i) pushing out factual information on the situationContinue reading “EFFORTS AT RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SINGAPORE’S NATIONAL INTERESTS WITH REGARD TO RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT AND COUNTERING MISINFORMATION”
Category Archives: National Sustainability
USE OF TRACETOGETHER DATA FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Home Affairs since the introduction of TraceTogether (a) how many criminal investigations have TraceTogether data been used for; (b) what categories under the Seventh Schedule of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act do these investigations come under; and (c) whether the TraceTogether data has inadvertently been used for any criminal investigationsContinue reading “USE OF TRACETOGETHER DATA FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS”
RESPONSE TO OPINION LEADERS WHO TRANSMIT PARTLY FALSE INFORMATION WHICH MAY UNDERMINE SINGAPORE’S FOREIGN POLICY POSITIONS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs how does the Government intend to respond to Singaporean key opinion leaders who express or transmit partly false information that can potentially undermine Singapore’s foreign policy positions. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: In this digital age, the spread of misinformation that sows fear, suspicion and discord in a populationContinue reading “RESPONSE TO OPINION LEADERS WHO TRANSMIT PARTLY FALSE INFORMATION WHICH MAY UNDERMINE SINGAPORE’S FOREIGN POLICY POSITIONS”
UPDATE ON CYBER SECURITY AGENCY’S INVESTIGATIONS INTO COMPUTER SECURITY INITIATIVE CONSULTANCY
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information whether he can provide an update on the Cyber Security Agency’s investigations into a local company, Computer Security Initiative Consultancy (COSEINC), that has been added to an entity list by the US Department of Commerce. 20 Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Communications and Information (a) whetherContinue reading “UPDATE ON CYBER SECURITY AGENCY’S INVESTIGATIONS INTO COMPUTER SECURITY INITIATIVE CONSULTANCY”
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE OF RECYCLABLE WASTE PROCESSED AT MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES IN PAST THREE YEARS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in the past three years what is the annual percentage of (i) recyclable waste processed at materials recovery facilities but not exported that are ultimately treated as general waste and (ii) recyclable waste reused as materials for new products. Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: TheContinue reading “ANNUAL PERCENTAGE OF RECYCLABLE WASTE PROCESSED AT MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES IN PAST THREE YEARS”
SUPPLY OF NATURAL GAS FROM INDONESIA TO SINGAPORE
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what has been the volume of pipeline natural gas (PNG) supply from Indonesia in each month since January 2021 and how does it compare to the volume in January 2022; (b) how many unplanned curtailments of PNG have occurred since August 2021; and (c)Continue reading “SUPPLY OF NATURAL GAS FROM INDONESIA TO SINGAPORE”
SUBSIDIARIES OF TEMASEK HOLDINGS AND GIC INVOLVED IN MAJOR POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ISSUES
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Finance (a) whether the Government as sole shareholder of Temasek Holdings and GIC has ever directed Temasek or GIC to take decisions relating to subsidiary companies involved in major potential environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and reputational scandals such as the Brazilian government’s lawsuit against Olam; and (b) how theContinue reading “SUBSIDIARIES OF TEMASEK HOLDINGS AND GIC INVOLVED IN MAJOR POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ISSUES”
SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR AGRI-FOOD CLUSTER TRANSFORMATION FUND AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS GIVEN OUT
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment with regard to the Agri-food Cluster Transformation Fund (a) since its launch how many applications (i) have been received and (ii) were successful; (b) what was the range of grants in total amounts, given out to each farm; and (c) what is the breakdown byContinue reading “SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS FOR AGRI-FOOD CLUSTER TRANSFORMATION FUND AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTS GIVEN OUT”
FOOD FARMS AND COASTAL FISH FARMS CURRENTLY LICENSED IN SINGAPORE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) how many food farms are currently licensed in Singapore; and (b) how many coastal fish farms are licensed in Singapore, and of these, how many have leases of (i) less than five years and (ii) between five to 10 years remaining. Ms Grace FuContinue reading “FOOD FARMS AND COASTAL FISH FARMS CURRENTLY LICENSED IN SINGAPORE”
STEPS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF DATA CENTRES IN SINGAPORE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the existing number and capacity in megawatts (MW) of data centres in Singapore; (b) whether the Government has concluded its review on the data centre industry; (c) if so, what are the Government’s expectation and limits for future growth in number andContinue reading “STEPS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF DATA CENTRES IN SINGAPORE”
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