Parliament

In 2020, I had suggested in Parliament that the Jobs Growth Incentive, which was a programme designed to help vulnerable people get and retain jobs during the pandemic, be extended to ex-offenders. DPM Heng, in his capacity as Finance Minister then, kindly agreed to my suggestion. As the programme will…

In my speech, I made the point that whilst the Government’s proposal to extend the requirement to appoint private trustees in bankruptcy (PTIBs) to cover non-institutional creditors and debtors, makes sense from the perspective of careful husbandry of government resources, we need to be mindful that costs do not escalate…

Imagine two scenarios. Scenario one- You wake up and pick a newspaper. The headlines are as follows- “Opposition protests hinder yet another legislative session”. You scoff at the pettiness of these parties in dismissal and go on with your day. Scenario two- You are an opposition member of the same legislative…

I received feedback about the serious congestion at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints during the December school holidays period. I asked the Minister for Home Affairs how many counters were in operation during this period and the % of time they were manned. I note from the Minister’s response that…

I filed a PQ to understand what structural soundproofing measures are adopted within HDB units. In his reply, the Minister for National Development, Mr Desmond Lee, revealed that the Sound Transmission Class (STC) of HDB units is at least 45, which is above the STC of about 40, which is…

Criticism of the House of Lords as an affront to democracy is no modern phenomenon. Of course, the upper chamber of Parliament was once a gentleman’s club of aristocratic bloodlines and landed power: a hereditary clique with great influence in what was supposed to be a voter’s state. Piecemeal reform…

SCDF SGT1 (NS) Edward Go’s demise whilst firefighting on 8 Dec 2022 was a profoundly sad day for not just his family members but all Singaporeans. I sought from the Minister for Home Affairs details about the challenges experienced during the firefighting operation and the kind of training these officers…

The recent revelation of cases involving HDB flat owners putting their flats for sale without complying with the Minimum Occupation Period (“MOP”) has caused public concern that led to a number of my parliamentary colleagues and I filing PQs on the matter. In my PQ, I focused on how HDB…