Shanmugam urged all members of the House to condemn racist behaviour in Singapore.
SINGAPORE, May 11 (The Straits Times/ANN): Groups have been capitalising on Singaporeans anxiety over jobs to fan the flames of xenophobia and racism, and such racist behaviour will become normalised if Singapore is not careful, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam.
Calling on responsible opposition parties to take a stand on the matter, he urged all members of the House to condemn racist behaviour in Singapore. The majority of Singaporeans are decent and not racist, but if we continue to fan the flames of racism, we will get to a more uncomfortable position, Shanmugam said in Parliament on Tuesday (May 11).
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Singapore must take advantage of its well-developed transport system to push for self-driving technology like autonomous vehicles (AVs), said MP Poh Li San. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (May 11), she said this will provide a much-needed solution to the shortage of manpower and resources in public transportation, goods delivery and industries. She said Singapore must adapt AV services to all road users and suggested extending sandboxes to other parts of the country. It would give space and time for road users to gain confidence, so that AVs can make that ultimate big leap .
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Singapore is now on a knife-edge, with community case numbers that could go either way over the next few weeks, said Minister for Education Lawrence Wong in Parliament on Tuesday (May 11). Jeraldine Yap with more. 2 related media assets (image or videos) available. Click to see the gallery.
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SINGAPORE: Singapore is now on a knife-edge, with community case numbers that could go either way over the next few weeks, said Minister for Education Lawrence Wong in Parliament on Tuesday (May 11).
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SINGAPORE: Many Build-to-Order (BTO) housing projects are expected to be delayed by a year or more, as a result of tighter border measures affecting the construction sector, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong in Parliament on Tuesday (May 11).
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SINGAPORE: The large clusters and “rapid transmission” of the B16172 COVID-19 variant first detected in India are “concerning”, as it suggests that infections of this strain can spread “quickly and widely”, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong in Parliament on Tuesday (May 11).
This is similar to situations found elsewhere, where new variants of the virus likely caused a resurgence of coronavirus cases, Mr Gan said in his ministerial statement on the whole-of-government response to COVID-19.