In my speech of the 2nd reading of the Financial Services and Markets (Amendment) Bill, I supported the MAS’ move to set up COSMIC, an information sharing platform between prescribed Financial Institutions as a measure to better act against perpetrators of financial crime. I asked why the act of Financial…

I spoke on the occasion of the 2nd reading of both bills which are really aimed at providing our Home Team with the necessary legal tools to combat the scourge of scams. I took the opportunity to acknowledge the good work of our Home Team officers, especially those in the…

Anecdotally, we noted a number of business failures since the pandemic that impacted on building and infrastructural projects of the Government. I filed a PQ to find out, as a result of these failures, how much additional costs the Government incurred to get replacement contractors and what steps have been…

Recently, a resident highlighted to me that the electrical load in his house remains at 30A. This prompted me to file a PQ asking when MND/ HDB will complete the upgrading of the electrical load of the 50 plus blocks in Bukit Batok from 30A to 40A that was announced…

On 25 April 2023, I filed a PQ asking the Minister for Home Affairs about the number of cases involving death and injuries of motorcyclists and pillion riders to date this year. I raised this question because, anecdotally, I observed an uptick of such cases. On 7 May 2023, ST…

In my speech on the occasion of the 2nd reading of the Family Justice Reform Bill, I lauded the Government’s action to simplify the family court proceedings and make the process more Judge-led so as to strengthen the Therapeutic Justice element in the proceedings and reduce acrimony. I highlighted the…

I filed a PQ suggesting that MND/ HDB consider putting in place a system to collate feedback from Town Councils on the quality of maintenance crews’ work on lifts at HDB blocks installed and maintained by lift contractors under HDB contracts. The idea is to incorporate this input in determining…

In the MND Committee of Supply Debate, I highlighted the issue of higher maintenance costs on the part of the Town Council owing to various factors and sought assistance from the Government to address the problem. In response, SMS Sim Ann informed that the Government will be introducing time-limited special…

Together with 4 other parliamentary colleagues, I filed a Parliamentary Question on the cases involving the “99-to-1” property purchase arrangements to avoid ABSD. I sought details to understand the prevalence of this practice and what steps IRAS intends to take to address the problem of tax avoidance and evasion by…