Politics

Political news and analysis from Mothership

PSP's amended motion on supporting hawkers passed in Parliament by group of cross-party MPs

A new government agency was proposed.

S'pore updates law to tackle severe neighbour disputes, trial to start in Tampines

A new enforcement unit will be empowered to tackle cases involving severe noise and hoarding.

PSP's Hazel Poa asks MFA about US citizen jailed for defaulting on NS, gets definitive 'no' reply

NCMP Hazel Poa had asked if the U.S. had made any representations on the case.

Consideration of 38 Oxley Road's heritage value by advisory board part of 'usual assessment process'

The research was not presented to the advisory board back in 2018 as the ministerial committee on 38 Oxley Road had concluded that no decision had to be made at that point in time.

Police may get power to restrict banking transactions of potential scam victims under newly proposed bill

Under the Protection for Scams Bill.

Taxpayers & commuters could bear cost if rail reliability targets are raised, current benchmark still 'valid'

Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat was responding to a question by Leader of Opposition Pritam Singh about raising rail reliability targets.

MPs thank S'pore Olympians & Paralympians in parliament

Thank you.

S'pore has no record of importing products from Israeli settlements: Vivian Balakrishnan

Vivian said that Singapore voting for a recent UN resolution did not mean it did not have "serious reservations" about it.

West of S'pore not some ‘ulu’ hinterland, needs better public transport like East: Leong Mun Wai

Senior Minister of State for Transport Amy Khor replied that the comparison is not "fair" due to geographical differences, etc., and there are plans they are studying such as a "West Coast Extension".