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On 4 February 2025, MP Gerald Giam (WP-Aljunied) expressed concerns that the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill could stifle race-related discussions. Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam responded that the scope of unacceptable conduct regarding race relations would remain substantively the same as today. #wpsg #MakeYourVoteCount #SGParliament

Speaking on the family motion, MP Faisal Manap emphasised that families are the foundation of society and called for stronger support to address the challenges faced by vulnerable groups. He highlighted the struggles of individuals undergoing divorce who face housing uncertainties and urged for a more flexible HDB Public Rental Scheme (PRS) policy, in particular, granting “in-principle approval...

In his speech on the motion on supporting Singaporeans in starting and raising families, MP Louis Chua emphasised the need to move beyond incremental policy changes to address Singapore’s record-low fertility rate. Drawing from personal experience as a father, he called for enshrining into law the right to request flexible work arrangements, expanding childcare leave, and rethinking family supp...

During the Second Reading of the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill, MP Dennis Tan raised concerns about its impact on race-based clan and business associations. He asked about the extent of reporting requirements for foreign donations and affiliations, urging clarity on exemptions and potential administrative burdens, especially for smaller organizations. He sought assurance that foreign donat...

The Workers’ Party supports the wider objectives of managing race relations, and has voted in support of the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill, notwithstanding our clarifications raised. However, the WP cannot support the Constitution Amendment Bill, given that we are not supportive of the provisions dealing with the Elected President’s discretion. MP Sylvia Lim explains why. #wpsg #MakeYourVo...

In parliament today, Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh raised questions on the employment landscape for polytechnic graduates in 2025, given the results of the latest Graduate Employment Survey 2024 which highlighted that the unemployment rate for polytechnic graduates rose from 7.3% in 2023 to 12.5% in 2024. The LO further sought clarification as to whether the polytechnics track underempl...

In his speech on the Food Safety and Security Bill, MP Dennis Tan highlighted the critical importance of bolstering Singapore’s food security amidst a rapidly changing global landscape. He underscored the need to remain steadfast in achieving the '30 by 30 vision' of producing 30% of our nutritional needs locally by 2030, despite challenges like climate change, geopolitical tensions, and rising...

In her speech on the Food Safety and Security Bill second reading debate, MP He Ting Ru spoke about ensuring that we look at policies to enhance our food resilience beyond food security, and said that a holistic approach to resilience farming has to recognise the interplay between exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity. She also called for us to take a further step to ‘Champion Local’ by a...

During the Ministerial Statements on the ACRA NRIC incident in parliament, a total of six WP MPs raised clarification questions on a variety of issues. Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh noted that it had been ACRA’s intention to mask NRIC in its amendment bill of July 2024 and thus, when was it after that recent date did ACRA decide to change this and proceeded without public consultation. ...

In her speech on the Workplace Fairness Bill on January 8, 2025, MP Sylvia Lim welcomed the government’s step to legislate against workplace discrimination after years of delay. While noting the Bill’s broad scope and enforcement measures, she raised concerns about delays in implementation, misclassification of workers as contractors, and gaps in protecting "protected characteristics" during hi...

The Workplace Fairness Bill addresses workplace discrimination, a long-standing issue raised by the Workers’ Party and awaited by Singaporeans, said MP Faisal Manap during the debate on the Bill in parliament. In his speech, Faisal focused on workplace discrimination faced by Muslims, while seeking clarity on two scenarios under the Bill. First, some Muslim men face challenges in performing Fri...

MP Louis Chua emphasized the importance of the Workplace Fairness Bill as a moral imperative to address workplace discrimination in Singapore in his speech during the debate in parliament. While welcoming its introduction, he argued against exclusions, noting gaps in protection for individuals based on physical medical conditions, criminal history, and LGBTQ identities. He advocated for address...

On her speech on the Workplace Fairness Bill, MP He Ting Ru raised concerns relating to the scoping of the new anti-discrimination laws that apply in the work place, including the exclusion of indirect discrimination, groups of workers such as platform workers, and discrimination outside the workplace - particularly in instances which bear similar dynamics to employment. She also asked how the ...

In his speech opening the debate on the Workplace Fairness Bill, Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh said the Bill marks a major philosophical shift in the PAP government's thinking on workplace discrimination, a shift that was long in coming considering how some Singaporeans had been feeling over the last decade about being overlooked by employers on the grounds of nationality, and more rece...

MP Jamus Lim on Communicable Diseases Agency Bill

MP Dennis Tan on Road Traffic Amendment Bill

MP Gerald Giam on Protections from Scams Bill

MP Jamus Lim on Insolvency Act

MP Jamus Lim on the Protection from Scams Bill

MP Jamus Lim on "The road to decarbonizing our corporations"

MP Louis Chua on growing Singapore's hawker food culture

MP Sylvia Lim on Administration of Justice (Protection) Amendment Bill

MP Jamus Lim on providing digital devices to students

MP Louis Chua on offering Chinese dialects as elective courses

MP Louis Chua on Child Development Co-savings (Amendment) Bill

MP Gerald Giam on PWDs hiring rate in the public sector

Parliamentary Question on New Energy Sources such as Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)

Parliamentary Question on Better and Safer Usage of PCN Paths for Different Users

Does our status as a global financial center benefit the average Singaporean business?