Lawmakers are pressing ministries for stronger accountability on regional air pollution enforcement, transport affordability, and critical infrastructure resilience. The extensive question filing reflects heightened public concern over recurring regional environmental hazards alongside domestic systems reliability. Ministers must address how both bilateral diplomacy and technical fail-safes are being reinforced to protect everyday operations. In addition to transport and haze policies, lawmakers are scrutinizing child abuse safeguards following the death of an eight-month-old infant.
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Lawmakers are seeking updates on the enforcement of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act…: Lawmakers are seeking updates on the enforcement of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act against firms linked to Indonesian forest fires.
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MPs filed more than 50 questions on the transboundary haze, as well as questions on proposed COE changes, disruptions to public healthcare services and the fatal abuse of an eight-month-old baby.
SINGAPORE: The transboundary haze and efforts to hold companies accountable for forest fires in Indonesia will be in focus when parliament sits on Tuesday (Nov 3).
Members of Parliament have filed more than 50 questions on the haze, including whether Singapore's laws are effective in tackling the recurring problem and why investigations into four companies over the 2015 haze remain unresolved after 11 years.
MPs also filed questions on proposed changes to the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system, the hours-long system disruption across public healthcare clusters and the safeguards against child abuse following the death of an eight-month-old baby.
According to the order paper released on Monday, MPs are seeking answers on the enforcement of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA), the economic and health impact of the haze, as well as measures to protect students and outdoor workers.
Singapore's air quality has been affected by transboundary haze since…
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