Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether there have been any hostile information campaigns targeted at Singapore residents since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict; (b) if so, what is the nature of these campaigns; (c) whether the Government is aware of the likely sources of such campaigns; and (d) whether theContinue reading “INCIDENCE OF HOSTILE INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS TARGETED AT SINGAPORE RESIDENTS SINCE START OF PARLIAMENT-UKRAINE CONFLICT”
Category Archives: Parliamentary Questions
ENCOURAGING YOUNGER SINGAPOREANS TO TAKE UP TRADE JOBS SUCH AS LICENSED ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower (a) whether the Ministry is looking into new strategies to encourage younger Singaporeans to take up trade jobs such as licensed electricians and plumbers, amongst others; and (b) whether it is the Ministry’s assessment that a larger Singapore core can be built up in such jobs in the shortContinue reading “ENCOURAGING YOUNGER SINGAPOREANS TO TAKE UP TRADE JOBS SUCH AS LICENSED ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS”
NUMBER OF S PASS HOLDERS EARNING MORE THAN $3,000 IN 2019, 2020 AND 2021
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower how many S-Pass holders earned more than S$3,000 in 2019, 2020, and 2021 respectively. Dr Tan See Leng: The data requested by the Member is given in Table 1 below. From December 2019 to December 2021, the number of S Pass holders decreased from 200,000 to 161,800, in part dueContinue reading “NUMBER OF S PASS HOLDERS EARNING MORE THAN $3,000 IN 2019, 2020 AND 2021”
MEASURES TO DAMPEN INFLATIONARY PRESSURES OR TO HELP SINGAPOREANS COPE GIVEN HIGHER PRICES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Finance (a) in the last five years, what is the annual amount of excise duties derived from petrol and diesel sold to end consumers; and (b) whether the Government can reduce excise duties for intermediate grade petrol and diesel in view of high fuel prices today. Ms HeContinue reading “MEASURES TO DAMPEN INFLATIONARY PRESSURES OR TO HELP SINGAPOREANS COPE GIVEN HIGHER PRICES”
NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT PASS HOLDERS EARNING MORE THAN $5,000 IN 2019, 2020 AND 2021
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Manpower how many employment pass holders earned more than S$5,000 in 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively. Dr Tan See Leng: The data requested by the Member is given in Table 1 below. From December 2019 to December 2021, the number of Employment Pass (EP) holders decreased from 193,700 to 161,700, inContinue reading “NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT PASS HOLDERS EARNING MORE THAN $5,000 IN 2019, 2020 AND 2021”
COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS ENTERING SINGAPORE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health whether the Government is considering COVID-19 booster shot requirements for international travellers entering Singapore to be considered as fully vaccinated, in line with domestic vaccination-differentiated safe management measures. Mr Ong Ye Kung: For purposes of facilitating travel, it will be better to adopt internationally recognized standards, such asContinue reading “COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS ENTERING SINGAPORE”
DATA ON COMPANIES GRANTED EXEMPTION FROM HOLDING LICENCE UNDER PAYMENT SERVICES ACT
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister for entities which are previously granted an exemption from holding a licence under the Payment Services Act (a) what is the breakdown in the number of companies for those (i) whose exemption ceased after the specified period (ii) those that are rejected by MAS and (iii) those whichContinue reading “DATA ON COMPANIES GRANTED EXEMPTION FROM HOLDING LICENCE UNDER PAYMENT SERVICES ACT”
UPDATE ON RESEARCH INITIATIVES GRANT UNDER GRANT FOR EQUITY MARKET SINGAPORE AND NOTABLE INITIATIVES DEVELOPED
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Prime Minister (a) how much of the Research Initiatives Grant under the Grant for Equity Market Singapore (GEMS) announced in 2019 to crowd-source initiatives to propel the development of Singapore’s equity research ecosystem has been awarded; and (b) what are some of the notable initiatives that have been developed throughContinue reading “UPDATE ON RESEARCH INITIATIVES GRANT UNDER GRANT FOR EQUITY MARKET SINGAPORE AND NOTABLE INITIATIVES DEVELOPED”
IMPACT OF BORDER REOPENING ON PRIVATE DRIVERS AND MOTORCYCLE RIDERS MAKING TRIPS BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government can allow private drivers and motorcycle riders from Singapore to enter Malaysia and return to Singapore following Malaysia’s border reopening on 1 April 2022, or otherwise to expand such private commute under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (Land) scheme. Mr S Iswaran: As announced by PrimeContinue reading “IMPACT OF BORDER REOPENING ON PRIVATE DRIVERS AND MOTORCYCLE RIDERS MAKING TRIPS BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA”
STREAMLINING VACCINATION-DIFFERENTIATED SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR COFFEE SHOPS AND CANTEENS
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the Ministry will consider (i) easing the vaccination-differentiated safe management measures (VDS) for dining-in at coffee shops and industrial canteens and (ii) providing financial subsidies to help coffee shops and industrial canteens with compliance costs related to VDS. The Minister for Sustainability and the EnvironmentContinue reading “STREAMLINING VACCINATION-DIFFERENTIATED SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR COFFEE SHOPS AND CANTEENS”
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