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…

Several hon Members and I filed parliamentary questions seeking an explanation on the 5 hour system outage at ICA checkpoints on 31 March 2023 that led to major inconveniences to members of public. In his response, Minister of State Assoc Prof Dr Muhd Faishal Ibrahim informed that the system crashed…

On 21 April 2023, after a 5 day debate that involved about 67 hon Members and political appointment holders, I had the honour of delivering the closing speech on the motion of thanks. In my speech, I made 3 points. First, I highlighted the main insights and concerns expressed by…