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”
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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”
SUPPORT MEASURES FOR PHASE TWO (HEIGHTENED ALERT) AND PHASE THREE (HEIGHTENED ALERT), AND SUPPORT MEASURES FOR PHASE TWO (HEIGHTENED ALERT)
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mdm Deputy Speaker. I thank the Minister for the round-up. A quick question on an issue which some Members brought up, which is foreign workers who are currently still in the dormitories. I understand they get to go to certain facilities within a closed-off area in the dormitory forContinue reading “SUPPORT MEASURES FOR PHASE TWO (HEIGHTENED ALERT) AND PHASE THREE (HEIGHTENED ALERT), AND SUPPORT MEASURES FOR PHASE TWO (HEIGHTENED ALERT)”
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”
FIFTH UPDATE ON WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO COVID-19
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I have a few questions for Minister MTI, Mr Gan Kim Yong and originally, Minister for Health, but I think I will direct them to the Minister for Home Affairs. The first series of questions pertain to the differentiated regime between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, whichContinue reading “FIFTH UPDATE ON WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO COVID-19”
PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT THAT FLEW THROUGH SINGAPORE’S FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION ON 31 MAY 2021
8 Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Defence regarding the 16 People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft that flew through Singapore’s Flight Information Region (FIR) on 31 May 2021 (a) whether the RSAF tracked the flight of these aircraft; (b) whether the RSAF was successful in establishing communications with them; (c) how many ofContinue reading “PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT THAT FLEW THROUGH SINGAPORE’S FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION ON 31 MAY 2021”
INVESTIGATION OF FIRE ONBOARD SINGAPORE-REGISTERED VESSEL “X-PRESS PEARL” AND ITS SUBSEQUENT SINKING IN SRI LANKAN WATERS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Transport Safety Investigation Bureau or MPA will be carrying out their own investigation in respect of the fire onboard the Singapore-registered vessel “X-Press Pearl” and its subsequent sinking in Sri Lankan waters; and (b) if so, whether the findings and any lessons learned willContinue reading “INVESTIGATION OF FIRE ONBOARD SINGAPORE-REGISTERED VESSEL “X-PRESS PEARL” AND ITS SUBSEQUENT SINKING IN SRI LANKAN WATERS”
IMPACT OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S ARMS EMBARGO ON MYANMAR ON SINGAPORE AND ASEAN’S EFFORTS REGARDING MYANMAR
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs (a) what steps will be taken by Singapore to comply with the UN General Assembly Resolution of 18 June 2021 calling for arms embargo on Myanmar; and (b) whether the fact that ASEAN countries voted differently in the Resolution has any bearing on ASEAN’s efforts inContinue reading “IMPACT OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S ARMS EMBARGO ON MYANMAR ON SINGAPORE AND ASEAN’S EFFORTS REGARDING MYANMAR”
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