Mdm Deputy Speaker, Post-pandemic, inflation in Singapore has been much higher than it used to be. Announcements of price increases in transport fares, water and utilities came one after another. COE prices rose to record highs and GST is going to be increased by another 1% next year. Property prices and rental continued climbing. All […]
Mr Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank all who have participated in this debate. All of us share a common desire to maintain high standards of conduct in this House and to treat Members who are under investigation firmly and fairly. These are motherhood statements that few are expected to disagree with. How we […]
Mr. Speaker Sir, I beg to move, “That this House suspends Mr S Iswaran from the service of Parliament for the remainder of the current session of the 14th Parliament.” As the House has passed a Business Motion to rearrange business such that my motion for leave to bring in a Private Member’s Bill will […]
A POFMA direction has been issued to “Political Sophistry” with respect to a post that questioned why PM and DPM did not disclose the arrest of Minister Iswaran right from the beginning. When I read the post, I did not see any allegation that PM or DPM is concealing the truth, but questions asking why […]
Mr Dy Speaker Sir, I would like to thank all members who participated in this debate. After all that has been said, I think it is quite clear that there is no disagreement on the importance of multi-racial representation in parliament. Where we differ is in how to achieve that multi-racial representation. I disagree with […]
Sir/Madam, I beg to move, “That this House calls for the abolition of Group Representation Constituencies.” The GRC system was introduced in 1988 when the Parliamentary Elections Act and the Constitution were amended to provide for the creation of three-member GRCs. The justification for this change was to safeguard minority representation in Parliament. The number […]
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Jun
Jun
I am happy to be here today at the Pink Dot event. I have attended previous Pink Dot events in the past in my personal capacity, but this is the first time I am here as a representative of PSP, together with other PSP members: Chika, Carrie, Jess, Jesse, Lun and Martin. I am happy […]
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May
May
I participated in NUSPA’s Top Guns Forum as one of the panelists, together with representatives from PAP, WP and SDP: Mr Alvin Tan, A/P Jamus Lim and Mr Bryan Lim. Below is the short opening speech that I shared: ====== First of all, I would like to thank the organisers for inviting me to this […]
Mr Speaker, It was announced that the grant for resale HDB flats will be increased in order to make resale flats more affordable for first timers. This is exactly the price spiral I spoke about during the debate on public housing 2 weeks ago. The resale grant will push up demand for resale flats and […]
Mr Speaker, We are all familiar with the low total fertility rate (TFR) in Singapore. As Minister Indranee shared with us on 4 Oct 2022 in response to my Parliamentary Question, many couples continue to aspire to have their own home before they start a family. The affordability and accessibility of HDB flats therefore play […]