Singapore News - Eight MPs posed additional questions about vaccinations and vaccination-differentiated safe management measures (VDS) for children in Parliament on Monday (Jan 10). Here are the edited excerpts of key exchanges: Mr Pritam Singh, Leader of the Opposition (Aljunied. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Couples planning to tie the knot can soon choose to complete the steps needed to file for marriage online, such as verification of documents and the necessary declarations, on a new Web portal instead of doing it in person. The new Registry of Marriages (ROM) portal, called. Read more at www.tnp.sg
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In debating the issue of smoking, Grace Fu said in Parliament on Monday (Jan 4), that smoking at home is an offense harder to catch than being naked at home.
Her explanation: “It will be challenging to track down the smoker or obtain evidence of an act of smoking being committed without rather intrusive methods given the current technology, affecting even the privacy of innocent neighbours.”
She added that such efforts may still be futile if the smoker hides behind a pillar, frosted glass windows or curtains to avoid detection.
“In contrast, a complainant would more easily pinpoint the location and capture evidence of a nude person exposing himself or herself to public view, to assist with investigation”, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said.