Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Ministry will consider regulating the sale of gaming cards or gift cards providing for credit values for online gaming in many retail or convenience outlets so that children and young people below the age of 18 years will not be allowed to purchaseContinue reading “PROPOSAL TO REGULATE SALE OF GAMING OR GIFT CARDS TO PERSONS ABOVE 18 YEARS”
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UPDATE ON CASES REFERRED TO INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL AND WORK DONE SINCE ITS FORMATION IN 2014 TO STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES OF HOME TEAM
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs with regard to the Independent Review Panel (IRP) formed in 2014 to strengthen the systems and processes of the Home Team (a) how many cases have been referred to the IRP since its formation; (b) what is the nature of the cases referred; (c) who is the currentContinue reading “UPDATE ON CASES REFERRED TO INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL AND WORK DONE SINCE ITS FORMATION IN 2014 TO STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES OF HOME TEAM”
CONTRACT AND PAYMENT LAPSES FOUND IN AUDITOR-GENERAL’S AUDITS OF PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION FOR FY2020/2021
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth with respect to the Report of the Auditor-General for FY 2020/2021 (a) why did the People’s Association (PA) not adopt the Government’s instruction to adopt full price fluctuation in construction contracts; (b) how long has the PA practised this incorrect methodology; and (c) what is theContinue reading “CONTRACT AND PAYMENT LAPSES FOUND IN AUDITOR-GENERAL’S AUDITS OF PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION FOR FY2020/2021”
NAMES OF COMPANIES INVOLVED IN CASE WHERE FORMER LTA DEPUTY GROUP DIRECTOR WAS JAILED FOR TAKING BRIBES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether LTA will be releasing the names of all companies or businesses on behalf of which bribes or loans have been given to former LTA Deputy Group Director Henry Foo Yong Thye; and (b) whether the said companies or businesses will be banned from tendering forContinue reading “NAMES OF COMPANIES INVOLVED IN CASE WHERE FORMER LTA DEPUTY GROUP DIRECTOR WAS JAILED FOR TAKING BRIBES”
GOVERNMENT’S ACTIONS FOLLOWING AUDITOR-GENERAL’S FINDINGS OF DOCUMENT ALTERATIONS AND IRREGULARITIES FOR FY2020/2021
4 Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Finance (a) what action does the Government intend to take with respect to irregularities found in audited documents reported in the Report of the Auditor-General for FY2020/2021 where documents were altered, backdated, artificially created and falsified by officers across three Ministries and two Statutory Boards; (b) how many investigations haveContinue reading “GOVERNMENT’S ACTIONS FOLLOWING AUDITOR-GENERAL’S FINDINGS OF DOCUMENT ALTERATIONS AND IRREGULARITIES FOR FY2020/2021”
NUMBER OF REPORTS FILED BY PUBLIC THROUGH I-WITNESS THAT AIDED ON-GOING POLICE INVESTIGATIONS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) since the launch of i-Witness, how many reports have been filed by the public; (b) how many of these have (i) aided ongoing Police investigations and (ii) led to action taken against hitherto unreported crimes including stern warnings; and (c) whether the Ministry can include an optionContinue reading “NUMBER OF REPORTS FILED BY PUBLIC THROUGH I-WITNESS THAT AIDED ON-GOING POLICE INVESTIGATIONS”
CONDUCTING JOINT PATROLS WITH INDONESIA IN VIEW OF INCREASED PIRACY OR ARMED SEA ROBBERY INCIDENTS IN EASTBOUND LANE OF TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Defence whether there are discussions with Indonesia on conducting more joint patrols with Indonesia in view of the increase of piracy or armed sea robbery incidents on commercial vessels in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the first half of 2021, such as inContinue reading “CONDUCTING JOINT PATROLS WITH INDONESIA IN VIEW OF INCREASED PIRACY OR ARMED SEA ROBBERY INCIDENTS IN EASTBOUND LANE OF TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME”
AVAILABILITY OF FAMILIAL TIES LANE FOR FOREIGN VISITORS TO REGISTER MARRIAGE IN SINGAPORE TO SINGAPOREAN CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Familial Ties Lane is still available for foreign visitors who are entering to register their marriage in Singapore to a Singaporean citizen or permanent resident; and (b) if so, what are the requirements. Mr K Shanmugam: Foreign visitors who are fiancés/fiancées of Singapore CitizensContinue reading “AVAILABILITY OF FAMILIAL TIES LANE FOR FOREIGN VISITORS TO REGISTER MARRIAGE IN SINGAPORE TO SINGAPOREAN CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT”
ACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNTS THAT HAD BEEN FROZEN DUE TO ALLEGED SCAMS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs whether persons whose bank accounts are frozen as a result of being recipients of monies from alleged suspects of scamming offences for reasons, such as payment of goods and services or other bona fide transactions, may be allowed access to their bank accounts for reasonable livingContinue reading “ACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNTS THAT HAD BEEN FROZEN DUE TO ALLEGED SCAMS”
CONVICTION AND PUNISHMENT OF DAVID ROACH FOR ROBBERY OF BANK IN 2016
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Home Affairs what is the process by which the Government will fulfil its assurances to the Government of the United Kingdom (UK) that Mr David Roach, who was extradited from the UK, will not suffer the punishment of caning that has been imposed on him by the Singapore Courts uponContinue reading “CONVICTION AND PUNISHMENT OF DAVID ROACH FOR ROBBERY OF BANK IN 2016”
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