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January 2025
Speech on Workplace Fairness Bill by NCMP Leong Mun Wai
In the Parliament session on the 8th January 2025, NCMP Leong Mun Wai welcomed the Workplace Fairness Bill as a step toward addressing workplace discrimination but raised concerns about its adequacy in protecting Singaporeans’ job prospects. Highlighting issues like wage disparities, underemployment, and exemptions, he called for stronger measures and a holistic approach to ensure
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Adjournment Motion: A more equitable COE system for Private Vehicles by Hazel Poa
On 7 January 2025., NCMP Hazel Poa raised an adjournment motion in Parliament to propose a fairer COE (Certificate of Entitlement) system, calling for a hybrid model factoring both economic and social needs. She suggested distributing COE credits based on family size, age, and disability, aiming to lower car ownership costs for those with greater
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Speech on Protections from Scams Bill by NCMP Hazel Poa
On 7 January 2025 , PSP NCMP Hazel Poa addressed Parliament in support of the Protection From Scam Bill. Describing the bill as “groundbreaking”, she notes that this could make Singapore the first country to allow police to restrict bank accounts if there is reasonable belief of scam involvement. While supporting the Bill’s intent to
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Parliament Questions for January 2025 Sitting
It’s a start of a new year but our work in Parliament continues. Presented are the Parliament Questions that have been submitted by NCMPs Hazel Poa and Leong Mun Wai in this month’s session. Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Digital Development and Information (a) what was the process by which the