“With the rapidly increasing numbers of elderly Singaporeans, number of persons diagnosed with special needs, and the increasing number of persons with mental illnesses in a highly urbanised society like ours, the Vulnerable Adults Bill will provide the final safeguard to protect persons such as them.”
Read More“Not just about educating the younger ones, but our workforce.”
Read More“How can we achieve a better balance between being fearless and visionary and having to be accountable and answer for one's actions, especially failure?”
Read More“Four areas for the Ministry to consider. An Industry Transformation Map; On enforcement; On the protection of those who acted in good faith; and the cost of governance.”
Read More“A lot of solutions that the Minister has mentioned are to do with technical and operational issues. I wanted to know if the Minister and the agencies involved have gone deep-diving into any of the HR issues.”
Read More“The Bill will strengthen the ability of Government to ensure that Public Entertainment is not carried out in places that are not suitable to its nature.”
Read More“The Government's decision to make UniSIM, now SUSS, Singapore's sixth Autonomous University, is a good decision. It is a good decision on three counts.”
Read More“The Masterplan is an important milestone for our nation-building because Singapore is neither just an economy nor a corporation.“
Read More“Chronic debt is one of the key factors perpetuating poverty. I am concerned about the families I met who are unable to get out of debt, sometimes even after receiving Government help.”
Read More“We need to dare, we need to imagine, we need to innovate. We need an Industry Transformation Map that includes the MOE professionals and partners. We need to build schools poised for the future.”
Read More“For Special Ed Schools or SPED schools, the SPED schools of today are in a far better state thanks to MOE. However, gaps remain.”
Read More“To this end, I urge the Ministry to adopt the following strategies to counter the further advancement of a "tuition-nation".”
Read MoreCelebrating the abilities of some of the most special athletes from our land.
Read More“This Bill seeks to set up a Statutory Board, SkillsFuture Singapore Agency, or SSG, to focus and coordinate the operations pertaining to the national SkillsFuture movement.”
Read More“I stand to support the principles behind the Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill.”
Read More“Let us dream big, dive deep and dare to deal with the difficult.”
Read More“It is a national issue that can only be solved by carefully balancing the needs of all stakeholders – the workers, the residents, the businesses and the rest of Singapore.”
Read More“My suggestions are, first, on triple A − the need to identify those with the Ability, Attitude and Altitude − and help these potential trailblazers to trailblaze and soar; second, to make SkillsFuture a more pervasive phenomenon to the man-in-the-street; and, third, for more enlightened partnerships”
Read More“While I support the Bill, I wish to highlight five areas for the Minister's response. The five areas are: more protection of Vulnerable Donors; cost of MCA Applications and Services; families of Children with Special Needs; more Resources for Administration, Education and Outreach for the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG); and the amendment to dissolve the Public Guardian Board”
Read MoreRequest for the expansion of scope of the Appropriate Adult Scheme
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