Toa Payoh, the first satellite town that the Housing and Development Board planned in full, was recently in the news, having been the subject of a refreshed National Heritage Board (NHB) heritage trail. As part of the NHB's efforts to update the trial, two markers have been added: one is sited at Toa Payoh's now…
Measures in place to ensure well-being of Team Singapore at Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Edwin Tong
A total of 23 Team Singapore athletes competing across 12 sports will be at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and arrangements are being made to ensure their well-being and safety, said Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth & Second Minister for Law on Monday (5 July).
Mr Tong was responding to a question from Workers’ Party (WP) MP Sylvia Lim on the progress of preparations for Singapore’s participation in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parliamentary Question
Ms Sylvia Lim: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what is the progress of preparations for Singapore’s participation in the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics amidst the COVID-19 pandemic; and (b) what are the measures taken to ensure that the health of participating Singapore athletes will be adequately safeguarded.