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…

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…

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…

The Protection from Harassment Court (“PHC”) was operationalised in 2021. As a result, victims of harassment, stalking, cyberbullying, and other acts causing alarm or distress now have a much better ability to get recourse against harassment. From time to time, unfortunately, there have been cases of claimants who invoke the…

For several years now, I had advocated in Parliament that the probate and administration process be modernised. I also asked that the process be technology enabled. In March 2022, the hon 2nd Minister for Law, Mr Edwin Tong, informed the House that a Probate e-service system is being developed. I…

The Singapore Prison Service and its partners put in a lot of effort to ensure that prison inmates do not reoffend once they are released. One recent initiative in connection with this effort is the ability of prison inmates to take up Diploma course by Ngee Ann Polytechnic (since 2018)…

With the set-up of an increasing number of user-friendly tribunals such as Small Claims Tribunal, Maintenance of Parents Tribunal, Employment Claims Tribunal, Community Dispute Resolution Tribunals and Protection from Harassment Courts, lay people have much better access to justice in Singapore. In these tribunals, the procedures are made simple and…