Latest speeches by Workers’ Party
Members of Parliament in 13th Parliament
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Delivered in Parliament on 26 May 2020 I declare my interest as a shipping lawyer in private practice. The High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act sets out the Admiralty jurisdiction of our High Court. A robust admiralty law and regime is always important to a major international maritime hub. Singapore is one... -
Delivered in Parliament on 26 May 2020 Clarifications regarding the Bill Mr Speaker, sir, I support this Active Mobility Amendment Bill’s intentions to extend the coverage of the law to include path-connected open spaces. Clause 4 amends section 6(1) to allow for any such space to be declared pedestrian-only, footpath or a...
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Delivered in Parliament on 26 May 2020 Mr Speaker, sir, I am glad that the Ministry of Transport is finally introducing this bill. In particular, it is finally introducing a law to makes it an offence for a person to import a small motorised vehicle without having a permit to...
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Constitution Amendment Bill 2020 Mr Speaker sir, the Constitution Amendment Bill before the House today proposes to make changes to the Constitution so as to allow Parliament to sit at two or more places, rather than all in one location. This is what the Bill refers to as “continuity arrangements.” The...
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Delivered in Parliament on 4 May 2020 Speaker, holding a national election in the midst of a health pandemic carries some risk. The Prime Minister has not yet announced when the impending election will be called, and by the government’s own assessment, the COVID-19 situation in Singapore is not...
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Delivered in Parliament on 7 April 2020 The efforts to expand and extend assistance to the different segments of society in ensuring that every Singaporean will not be left behind, and that everyone feels a sense of unity and solidarity is very much welcomed. On a global scale we have...
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Delivered in Parliament on 7 April 2020 Mr Speaker, sir, the Covid-19 Pandemic, with the effects of lockdown or stay at home orders has brought a stand-still to businesses all over the world and Singapore has not been spared too. Beyond aviation, tourism and F&B, most industries and sectors in...
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Delivered in Parliament on 7 April 2020 Mr Speaker sir, in my last speech in this House, I talked about seeing the opportunities in this crisis. What a difference a month makes. I will not talk about opportunities this time. The focus should be on getting through this, to the...
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Delivered in Parliament on 6 April 2020 To say that the Covid-19 outbreak has been a curve ball for the world must be the under-statement of the century. In a span of two months, the viral outbreak has seen countries rich and poor scrambling to come to terms with understanding the...
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Delivered in Parliament on 6 April 2020 Mr Speaker Sir, the COVID-19 outbreak has ground the world economy to a halt and put many health systems all over the globe under significant strain. The Singapore government has responded in a timely manner and has sought to contain the spread of...
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Delivered in Parliament on 6 April 2020 Sir, we are living in extraordinary times. We are living in a world filled with anxiety now. Anxiety about our livelihood, our health, our loved ones, and even our future. Life as we know it has been disrupted and changed in unimaginable ways by...
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GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN SENIOR MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS AT LOCAL MAINSTREAM MEDIA ORGANISATIONS Leon Perera asked if the Government played a role in determining or influencing senior management appointments in local mainstream media organisations, namely, Mediacorp and Singapore Press Holdings. Janil Puthucheary stated that the local mainstream media organisations were commercial entities, with...
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13thParliament, daniel goh, Dennis Tan, Leon Perera, Parliament2020, Parliamentary Questions, png eng huat, pritam singh, sylvia limTIME TAKEN FOR GRADUATES TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT IN PAST FIVE YEARS Leon Perera asked how long did university, polytechnic, and ITE graduates take to secure full-time employment, and the proportion of those who take up intern, contract, or part-time work as their first job after graduation, over the past five...
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(Delivered in Parliament on 6 March 2020) My speech will touch on the matters presented in this bill which has effect on Town Council’s estate maintenance in particular the issue of costs. Sir, two of the main objectives of this amendment bill are to: (i) enhance safety of lifts, escalators and mechanised car park...
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(Delivered in Parliament on 6 March 2020) I appreciate the rationale of this Bill to enhance public safety and accessibility. As an urban and densely built-up society, public safety of building structures and fixed installations are critical. That said, these measures will entail costs, which will be a concern to those...
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13thParliament, Budget 2020, Committee of Supply 2020, Dennis Tan, Faisal Manap, Parliament2020, png eng huat(Delivered on 5 March 2020) Elderly Vocational Licence Holders - Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap I have been approached by a number of elderly residents who holds Taxi Driver’s Vocational Licence (TDVL), highlighting the following two matters and requested that these be brought to the ministry’s attention. First, the issue on the mandatory medical...
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13thParliament, Budget 2020, chen show mao, Committee of Supply 2020, daniel goh, Faisal Manap, Leon Perera, Parliament2020, pritam singh, sylvia lim(Delivered on 5 March 2020) Progress of War on Diabetes - Chen Show Mao A year before the Minister of Health declared War on Diabetes four years ago, the International Diabetes Foundation reported that Singapore had the second highest proportion of diabetics among developed nations. Our children and young people were increasingly...
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(Delivered on 5 March 2020) Tracking and Assisting Financial Wellbeing of Lower Income HDB Residents - Daniel Goh Pei Siong Chairman Sir, last year’s Household Expenditure Survey revealed that, between 2013 and 2018, Singaporeans living in one-room and two-room flats have increased their monthly spending by 3.7% on average, while families in...
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(Delivered on 6 March 2020) Muslim Marriages - Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap Tuan, saya ingin bertanya kepada Menteri berapakah bilangan permohonan yang diterima oleh Mahkamah Syariah Singapura untuk (i) perceraian dan (ii) bagi mendapatkan kaunseling, setiap tahun antara 2017 hingga 2019. Dan dari jumlah permohonan ini, berapakah bilangan permohonan yang telah berakhir...
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13thParliament, Budget 2020, Committee of Supply 2020, daniel goh, Parliament2020, png eng huat, pritam singh, sylvia lim(Delivered on 4 March 2020) Integrating and Designing New BTOs - Png Eng Huat It is always exciting to see new BTO developments sprouting up in the middle of an old estate. Such developments will bring in new amenities like rooftop gardens, exercise equipment, playgrounds, eldercare and childcare facilities, and eateries to...
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13thParliament, Budget 2020, chen show mao, Committee of Supply 2020, daniel goh, Dennis Tan, Faisal Manap, Parliament2020, sylvia lim(Delivered on 3 March 2020) Importance of preserving and building carbon sinks in Singapore - Dennis Tan Lip Fong In 2019, it was reported that land in Singapore changed from being a net absorber of carbon in 2012 to a net emitter in 2014. According to NParks, this is due largely to...
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13thParliament, Budget 2020, chen show mao, Committee of Supply 2020, daniel goh, Parliament2020, sylvia lim(Delivered on 3 March 2020) Mid-career Transitions - Sylvia Lim Mr. Chairman, mid-career transitions may be one of the most daunting experiences for workers. I will touch on the Fair Consideration Framework (FCF) and career transition schemes. First, the FCF. Four years ago, my colleague, MP Faisal Manap, highlighted that the original Fair...
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13thParliament, Budget 2020, chen show mao, Committee of Supply 2020, daniel goh, Faisal Manap, Leon Perera, Parliament2020, png eng huat, sylvia lim(Delivered on 3 March 2020) Learning the National Language - Chen Show Mao I’d like to renew my call for the learning of basic conversational Bahasa Melayu to be included in the regular curriculum for all our primary schoolchildren who do not otherwise learn it. I understand that our schoolchildren have a great...
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(Delivered on 3 March 2020) Cybersecurity Agency - Sylvia Lim In 2016 the government published a document called “Singapore’s Cybersecurity Strategy”. The strategy has four pillars: one, to strengthen the resilience of our Critical Information Infrastructure; two, to mobilise businesses and the community to make cyberspace safer; three, to develop a vibrant...
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(Delivered on 2 March 2020) Industry 4.0 Networking Platforms - Leon Perera The challenge of navigating Industry 4.0 is all about attracting investment in future-ready categories like AI, drones, IOT and so on. But that in turn can be unpacked into several distinct challenges that need to met to attract that investment: 1st...
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(Delivered on 2 March 2020) Regulating E-gaming: Lootboxes and microtransactions in electronic games - Leon Perera In a 2019 global survey, it was found that Singaporean gamers spend more time playing electronic games than other Asian counterparts. Lootboxes, a consumable virtual item used to redeem a randomized selection of further virtual items, is...
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(Delivered on 2 March 2020) Security Landscape - Sylvia Lim East Asia is again becoming a site for more intense major power contestation, particularly in the South China Sea. Worryingly, some of this competition is taking on more militarised characteristics region-wide. Such developments have the unfortunate consequence of prompting other regional actors...
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(Delivered on 2 March 2020) Raw Water from Johor - Pritam Singh Sir, like all members of this House, I had to file my Committee of Supply cuts before the onset of the political imbroglio that unfolded in Malaysia over the last week. I filed this cut amongst other reasons, in view...
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(Delivered on 28 Feb 2020) Sovereign Wealth Funds - Leon Perera Mr Chairman sir, in 2017 I asked a PQ about succession planning at Temasek Holdings. The reply was that these matters are to be dealt with by Temasek’s Board and the government does not interfere because Temasek operates “as a commercial...
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(Delivered on 28 Feb 2020) Role of Attorney-General - Sylvia Lim Chairman, I file this cut to suggest a review of the role of the Attorney-General, with a view to making our legal system even more robust. I would like to suggest that the government consider a change in the Constitution, to split...