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Png Eng Huat's Speech on Budget 2015: Singapore Still Suffers from Ageism
By MP for Hougang SMC, Png Eng Huat [Delivered in Parliament on 4 Mar 2015]Madam Speaker, I welcome the initiatives outlined in Budget 2015 to support and invest in the development of Singaporeans,...
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Lina Chiam's Budget 2015 Speech: Remove GST from Essential Items
Speech Delivered by SPP NCMP Lina Chiam in Parliament during the Budget Debate:Yes, Budget 2015 is a breakthrough Budget, but there is a need to identify who this breakthrough is for. "There is no free...
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Shanmugam: S'pore has to stay Internationally Relevant because we are a Small...
Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam warned that Singapore cannot forget the importance of staying internationally relevant. He noted that SG50 is a useful time to restate the realities which inform...
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NSP Statement on Increase in Petrol Duty in 2015 Budget
NSP Statement on Increase in Petrol Duty in 2015 Budget1. It was announced in the Singapore Budget 2015 on 23 February 2015, that petrol duty rates would increase by S$0.20 to S$0.64 per litre for the...
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WP NCMP Gerald Giam: How Much is the Government Spying on Singaporeans?
By Non-Constituency MP, Gerald Giam [Delivered in Committee of Supply on 5 March 2015]Mdm Chair,In 2013, a scandal broke out in the US over reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) had been...
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SDP's Stand on CPF Return Firm: Return it All at 55
The Budget debate currently going on in Parliament has shown MPs demonstrating support for the CPF Minimum Sum Scheme. This scheme is aimed at retaining the CPF savings of retirees.The SDP reiterates...
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LTK: How Can S'poreans Learn Leadership When Company Bosses are Foreigners?
Workers' Party chief, Low Thia Khiang, said in Parliament today that more Singaporeans should be given a chance to take on leadership roles.He pointed out that many large local companies actually have...
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Low Thia Khiang on Volunteer Corps: We Must be Careful it Doesn't cause...
By MP for Aljunied GRC, Low Thia Khiang [Delivered in Committee of Supply on 5 March 2015]Madam, the application for SAF Volunteer Corps (SAFVC) opened on 13 October 2014. I would like to ask the...
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How to Steal an Election with 'Gerrymandering'
If you're wondering why PAP can control 81 out of 87 seats (93%) in parliament even though they garnered a much lower 60.1% of the popular vote during the last election, this article best explains the...
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Lee Li Lian on Budget: Good Initiatives but we Must also Develop Culture of...
By MP for Punggol East SMC, Lee Li Lian [Delivered in Parliament on 5 Mar 2015]Madam Speaker, Singapore has come a long way and this year we will be celebrating our nation’s first 50 years as an...
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Gan Thiam Poh: The Govt should give More Tax Breaks to those who Top-up CPF
MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC , Gan Thiam Poh said that the government should give more incentives to people who top-up the CPF accounts of family members.He suggested incentives such as tax reliefs on...
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Gerald Giam: How do we Know the Jobs Bank is Successful if Govt Doesn't Keep...
By Non-Constituency MP, Gerald Giam [Delivered in Committee of Supply on 9 March 2015]Mdm Chair,The Jobs Bank portal was launched in July 2014. It now boasts of thousands of jobs postings, registered...
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This is Why the SDP Wants Trade Unions to be Free
It shouldn't come as a surprise that without trade unions free from state control, workers rights – including their wages – are always going to be adversely affected.What is surprising, however, is...
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NCMP Lina Chiam's Speech on Lifelong Learning
Madam Chair,Life Long learning is the pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons which enhances social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development but self sustainity...
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NCMP Lina Chiam: We Should Make it Easier for Overseas S'poreans to Vote
Madam Chair,Catering to Singaporean voters overseas, and ensuring they can cast their vote as easily as possible, is important for their democratic participation. It is also, after all, a civic duty...
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NSP Statement on the Value of National Service and Ownership of CPF Monies
1. The National Solidarity Party (“NSP”) believes in people-centred politics and nurturing a positive political culture in Singapore.2. In the last two weeks, two official comments made in the...
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Lee Li Lian: We Should Not Penalise Singaporeans with Foreign Spouses
By MP for Punggol East SMC, Lee Li Lian [Delivered in Committee of Supply on 10 March 2015]Today in Singapore, 4 in 10 marriages involving Singaporeans are between a Singaporean and a...
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PAP MP Rebuts Criticism about the Govt's Prudent Approach
MR DONALD Low dismisses the dangers of spending beyond our means ("Budget 2015: In deficit, yet very prudent at heart"; last Saturday).He is right that the Government is fiscally conservative. But he...
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Inderjit Singh Calls on Govt to Recognize Skills over Paper Qualifications
I spoke during the PMO's Committee of Supply yesterday on how the civil service needs to lead the way in recognizing non-academic and other skills in hiring and promotion in the civil service if we...
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Hri Kumar: HDB's Priority Should be Promoting Home Ownership
HDB – Enabling Home OwnershipSpeech Delivered by PAP MP Kri Kumar on March 10:HDB’s priority should be to promote and enable home ownership. This is especially so for first-time home owners. But...
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