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 […]
I spent Sunday morning meeting residents having their breakfast at Boon Lay Place Food Village with Leong Mun Wai and Progress Singapore Party volunteers. As always, we distributed our Palm newsletter which highlights two schemes that we proposed in Parliament in February – the Affordable Homes Scheme and the Millennial Apartments Scheme. Singapore is facing […]
Happy 58th birthday Singapore! While it is timely to reflect on how far we have come since Singapore’s independence, it is also an opportunity for us to look forward towards the Singapore we envision for the future. For me, the Singapore I wish to see is one where we care for one another like family […]
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 Sir, First and foremost, I wish to express my greatest appreciation to all the healthcare and other frontline workers whose hard work enabled our lives to continue throughout the pandemic. Without them, we would not have been able to pull through this crisis. I hope we will not forget that and will recognize […]
I have several questions pertaining to CPF contributions for platform workers. It has been announced that transitional assistance will be provided to platform workers who earn below $2,500 to help them cope with the new requirement to contribute CPF. However, those earning above $2,500 will also have difficulties adjusting to a lower take-home pay. Will […]