Illegal to rummage in bins for bcrs. Unhygienic.

 [10/11, 2:08 pm]  https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSpywHdJs/

Ilegal to rummage in bins for bcrs.

Unhygienic.

[10/11, 2:21 pm] 

@Babe:1. Rummaging through bin is unhygienic because it contain viruses, bacteria, pathogens such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Listeria from decomposing food residue, which can cause severe gastrointestinal illness.

2. Also people throw face masks, tissues etc that can contact COVID, flu, or other infectious diseases.

3. Pests such as rats that spread hantavirus (deadly virus), cockroaches etc that spread diseases.

4. Accidental cuts that can cause diseases to spread through cut skin.

5. The whole city suddenly expose to more vulnerabilities to epidemic.

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WP Jamus lim against tax transfer and urge tax marksmanship

 [08/11, 7:33 pm] : https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSpSJnbKX/

WP Jamus lim against tax transfer.

[08/11, 9:24 pm]  @Babe:1. A good and responsible Government will need to put sustainable diversified tax structure in place in running a Country to ensure sustainable financing of yearly Government spendings to benefit the population.

2. A good and responsible Government must always ensure financial prudence and maintain a budget surplus (in view of contingency) so that budget can be balanced if crisis arises - without resorting to unsustainable borrowings, loan or debts to finance yearly running fiscal budget and tackle crisis spendings.

3. Consumption tax (GST) is a fair broadbase tax, where anyone in the Country consume any economic goods or services, they also pay a small percentage of tax to share the tax burden. Unlike tax such as income tax, corporate tax that are paid by a smaller segment of the population base. It penalise and discourage people who are working and earning income that contribute to the Economy and putting heavier burden on the working people.

4. And your theory of tax markmanship cannot stand water in the long run, because you measure the budget surplus based on 1 or 2 year - but not the long term whereby it is not possible to predict and project what government spendings are needed - without first putting a sustainable tax structure (in this case, GST as one variable) in place. This is financial prudence and not wait for crisis to hit before scrambling to implement the GST.

5. Tax transfer and grants (in the form of vouchers) - is a way to redistribute the National Income earned through budget surplus strongly contributed disproportionately by the very rich and foreigners to the middle and lower class. This has ensure Singapore have a low GINI coefficiency 0.379 - indicating low income inequality.

Your suggestion to remove the vouchers means wanting the Government to discard tax transfer and grants - effectively stopping National Income redistribution from the very rich and foreigners to the middle income and poor - in effect will exacerbate income inequality and social class status in Singapore - and mess up Government effort to share the economic pies with all the population.

6. In conclusion, we support PAP economic, financial, tax and most of the governance policies.

WP policies are populist, opportunist, playing to the gallery to win votes - and not a serious party that can run Singapore.

@Babe:What are the positive outcomes of including the GST into our tax structure instead of shooting for fiscal marksmanship - in which government revenue and spendings become unpredictable in the short, medium and long term?

1. Able to improve the tax revenue, achieve financial prudence, increase the ability to achieve yearly balance budget, achieve fiscal surplus with sufficient dry powder to tackle crisis when it arises without the need to rely on the burden of public debt to finance the recurrent fiscal budget that we have seen in many countries.

2. Middle and lower income receive tax transfer and grants through vouchers - under the armbit of national income redistribution - and hence lower the effect of income inequality in our society that plague many countries and we achieve a respectable low Gini coefficient.

3. Very rich and foreigners are in effect inheriting the higher tax burden through the consumption tax - as their higher spending power, big ticket item purchase are translated into higher GST revenue collected - that are use to finance the recurrent spendings but also use as tax transfer to many Singaporeans.

Hence there are no reasons why WP strongly object to the GST tax, GST and CDC vouchers that benefit most Singaporeans - unless WP view it as a threat to WP political position and hence want to abolish GST and craft "fiscal marksmanship" as a smokescreen to fool Singaporeans voters that benefit everyone here at WP's expense.

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@Babe:07/10, 1:34 am]  @Babe:Jamus Lim and WP also attribute the 2% increase on GST is the cause of inflation.

But worldwide, where countries didn't raise GST, inflation are still rising due to energy crisis, tariffs war and geopolitical development.

@Babe:Many Countries which didn't raise their GST are experiencing higher inflation than Singapore which has raised GST.

The economic theory you expound cannot stand water.

@Babe:US inflation is 3.4%.

Singapore inflation is 2.3% despite increasing GST by 2%.

Your economic explanation cannot stand water.

@Babe:ASEAN inflation is 3.7%.

@Babe:EU inflation is 3.8%.

@Babe:Asia Pacific inflation is 4.2%.

@Babe:Jamus Lim also fail to understand that CDC vouchers will generate business for neighborhood - that bring about a multiplier effects of our domestic economy through circular flow of income without leading to leakage to external economy - boosting domestic business and creating jobs for SMEs.

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REACH (Telegram) 171 -  What are your views on the cessation of the haze mitigation measures? Has the Government’s response strengthened Singapore’s ability to respond to future haze situations?

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06 Nov 2026 (10am - 7pm)

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[6/11/2026 10:00 am] REACH Singapore:

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📢 Topic 📢

Singapore will cease its haze mitigation measures from Saturday (Nov 7), including ending the distribution of N95 masks to vulnerable Singaporeans and daily advisories, amid improving air quality.

📌 End of Haze Mitigation Measures 

Mask collection will conclude on Saturday, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Thursday.

Air-conditioned rooms at Community Clubs and selected Residents’ Committee and Residents’ Network Centres designated as haze shelters will also close at the same time. The inter-agency Haze Task Force will also be stood down.

📌 Deactivation of Healthcare Support Schemes

The Ministry of Health will deactivate both the Public Health Preparedness Clinic (PHPC) Scheme and the Haze Subsidy Scheme from Nov 12.

The Haze Subsidy Scheme provides eligible Singaporeans with subsidised outpatient treatment for haze-related conditions at all polyclinics and participating PHPCs.

💬 What are your views on the cessation of the haze mitigation measures? Has the Government’s response strengthened Singapore’s ability to respond to future haze situations?

📌 Resumption of Normal Outdoor Work 

The Ministry of Manpower will stand down its haze-related measures for outdoor workers from Nov 7, allowing employers to resume outdoor work without additional haze-related precautions.

📌 N95 Mask Distribution and Public Health Advice

The distribution of N95 masks to vulnerable Singaporeans started on Oct 14, after 1-hour PM2.5 readings climbed into the very high range.

The masks were distributed in two rounds, with the second round expanding eligibility to Singaporeans aged 60 and above, down from 67, following public feedback. Pregnant women, children aged seven to 16 and holders of Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) Orange and Blue cards were also eligible.

Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said that close to 30 per cent of eligible Singaporeans had collected their masks as of Oct 29.

Ms Fu added that N95 masks are generally not required for short periods outdoors, and that reducing prolonged or strenuous outdoor activities remains the most important first response to haze.

📌 Amendments to the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA)

Following Singapore’s worst haze episode in more than a decade, Parliament passed amendments to the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act on Nov 4 to strengthen the Government’s ability to investigate and hold companies responsible for transboundary haze accountable. The amendments raise the maximum fine for companies found guilty of causing or contributing to haze from S$2 million to S$20 million, introduce new civil penalties of up to S$10 million, and give authorities greater enforcement powers, including the ability to restrict business dealings with errant entities. The changes also allow earlier intervention against activities that pose a risk of haze pollution, even before the haze reaches Singapore.

📌 Improving Haze Conditions

The haze situation in Singapore has improved following the onset of inter-monsoon conditions and increased rainfall. The number of hotspots and the haze situation in the surrounding region have also improved, said NEA.

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[6/11/2026 10:52 am] Jun Ming: Understood

[6/11/2026 10:54 am] Jun Ming: No more haze so no need continue measure. The haze shelters should continue to support other usage such as study room and station desk for people who wfh and preparing for exam

[6/11/2026 11:04 am] REACH Singapore: [ Poll : The Government has  managed the haze situation well. ]

- Strongly agree

- Agree

- Neutral

- Disagree

- Strongly Disagree

[6/11/2026 11:04 am] REACH Singapore: The Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) strengthens Singapore’s powers to investigate and holds companies responsible for transboundary haze accountable.

[ Poll : I am confident that the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) will help prevent future haze situations. ]

- Strongly agree

- Agree

- Neutral

- Disagree

- Strongly disagree

[6/11/2026 11:24 am] RY in reply to REACH Singapore:

> ‎⁨📢 Topic 📢  Singapore will cease its haze mitigation measures...

This round of haze crisis, SG govt has taken much stringent measures to penalise those errant companies by passing amendments to THPA bill with more enforcement power,, and ability to investigate and hold the errant entity responsible and accountability 

Haze has caused much health hazard to the general public over the regions(malaysia/singapore/indonesia), and affected the country economy sametime 

I do appreciate govt efforts for setting up the inter-agency task force, giving the medical subsidy, distributing masks to the needy, protecting the outdoor workers (haze related precaution eg shelters), work/study fm home if nec, updating the public the haze condition, and aircon rooms at CC/RC for those required

Hope indo govt will play a more vital role to deter such haze crisis, as not only affecting own country, but also nearby countries eg SG/Msia 

SG govt may have to work closely with Indo govt, and hope the haze (man-made disaster) crisis may not recur again in future 

Also hope indo govt dont use "threatening" strategy eg reducing gas supply to SG ... 

Hope Msia govt also pass similar THPA bill like SG, so as to put more pressure on Indo govt 

The main focus shd be to manage/minimise the effect and stop the recurrence of the haze crisis going forward

[6/11/2026 12:02 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

For 1 or more weeks, no more haze.

It is a good time to stand down, save the resources and return to normal lives.

[6/11/2026 12:04 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

And indeed, need the heaven to open up, to dispense rain, wind here and at the source to put out the fire and the haze.

[6/11/2026 12:14 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

The Government position has strengthened the position to deal with the errant haze link firms and encourage firms not to source from those firms that burn and cause haze.

Hopefully able to prosecute those that cause the haze.

And hopefully, the subsequent years, haze link firms will stop producing haze.

[6/11/2026 12:15 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

Having say so, it also depends very much on whether the source government is relentless and persistent to keep those firms there in check and provide a long term solutions to control or stop burning.

[6/11/2026 1:09 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

But the measures to provide relief such as PSI readings, Aircon shelter, N95 masks distribution to help the vulnerables, outpatient subsidies for haze related illness etc do help during the thick of the haze.

Hopefully next year and subsequent years, the region could collaborate to ensure source country have conscience and stop producing haze hereon.

[6/11/2026 1:40 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

My close friend comments:-

It's a perennial issue, over 2 decades already. 

Just how severe it would be, as wind direction can work in our our favour or against us. 

Save these measures in our play book bank. 

Responsiveness is key. 

I was thinking if vending  machines for n95 equivalent masks (for purchase) could be made available on a rationing basis.

[6/11/2026 2:04 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

[6/11/2026 3:09 pm] REACH Singapore: The Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) strengthens Singapore’s powers to investigate and holds companies responsible for transboundary haze accountable.

[6/11/2026 5:00 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

[6/11/2026 6:20 pm] G: Terrible AV near miss

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/grab-autonomous-vehicle-traffic-incident-6530421

[6/11/2026 6:45 pm] REACH Singapore: Dear Contributors,

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[6/11/2026 7:01 pm] REACH Singapore: Dear Contributors

We will be closing the chat for today.

Thank you very much for being part of our Telegram chat and participating actively.

Goodnight!

Megan 😊

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Grab AV car didn't stop at green pedestrian light - almost hit a school girl in Punggol.

 [06/11, 4:10 pm] :- https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSp62ma3j/

Grab AV car didn't stop at green pedestrian light - almost hit a school girl in Punggol.

[06/11, 4:15 pm] @Babe:AV with sensors and Lidar (radar) should have detected :-

1. the pedestrian light is green - by computer vision 

2. a human crossing - by Lidar sensor

That means AV sensors and Lidar fail to detect the green light and the human.

The AV fail the test on the roads.

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@Babe:Any AV robots will be able to do that.

But this AV car fail this simple test.

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@Babe:Grab uses the WeRide GXR (a 5-seater vehicle built on Farizon's SuperVAN platform) and the WeRide Robobus (an 8-seater shuttle) for its Ai.R autonomous vehicle service in Singapore.

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@Babe:Lidar is a 3D vision that uses infrared laser beam to bounce back signals towards sensor receiver - to detect pedestrian and other obstacles - and will apply brake, or accelerate.

This AV evidently fail in this test.

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@Babe:

:WeRide uses LiDAR sensors from Hesai Group and RoboSense as part of its multi-sensor autonomous driving suites (such as Sensor Suite 8.0). 

How LiDAR is Used by WeRide

360-Degree Perception: WeRide vehicles (including Robotaxis, Robobuses, and Robosweepers) deploy multiple high-line and solid-state LiDAR units combined with cameras, radar, and GNSS/IMU for centimeter-level localization and obstacle detection up to 200–600 meters away. 

Key Hardware Suppliers:

Hesai Technology: Powers long-range LiDAR sensors across WeRide’s international fleets, including robotaxis deployed on platforms like Uber in Dubai and general robotaxi networks.

RoboSense: Provides thousand-beam digital LiDAR (such as the EM4 master LiDAR and E1 solid-state blind-spot LiDAR) for WeRide's GXR Robotaxi platform. 

Local Operations: In Singapore, WeRide's deployments (such as services via Grab's Ai.R autonomous service in Punggol and autonomous shuttles at Resorts World Sentosa) rely on this 360-degree LiDAR and camera vision suite to navigate public roads.

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@Babe:Lidar sensors is 360 degrees - where got blindspots?

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@Babe:Even if Lidar fail to detect the walking girl, computer vision will have pick up the flickering pedestrian green light and activate the AV AI to apply brake to stop the car.

Evidently, both Lidar and Computer Vision have failed in this AV car.

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@Babe:1. Looking at how the AV car switch from left to right lane when it seems to detect a human body walking towards it, instead of stopping at the junction, the AI algorithms seems to learn from its training dataset that it is traveling along a road when detected obstacle, switch lane when the right lane has no obstacle. There seems to be a collision avoidance being triggered by the AV AI - but react illegally by not stopping at a traffic junction to give way to the girl with the right of way.

2. This AV car Lidar and sensors fail to visualize and pick from its dataset that it is coming to a junction with pedestrian crossing, pedestrian green light flicking - to stop and let the pedestrian walk past first.

3. Authority need to ascertain the Grab WeRide AV car is safe to be on the road or it requires more stringent sandbox testing before allowing on the road to prevent an accident.

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https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSphmpJNS/

If no one capture this, will it be flagged?

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https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSpSkg7dp/

This time, Comfort Delgro AV vehicle nearly bang into a car during U-turn almost without stopping in time.

@Babe:Comfort Delgro use pony.ai - China made in US Silicon valley AV vehicle.

That girl nearly hit Grab AV is WeRide - China.

Both technologies also look like not ready.

@Babe:Look like pony.ai both Lidar and Computer Vision are not working properly.

@St’Eve:I just saw history 101 on netflix. China has 35 GPS satelite and USA has 24. We cannot just depend of USA or China satelite right? If they flip the switch, thats it. Or scramble the civilian GPS accuracy to 100 feet then thats it liao. How to use 100% autonomous vehicle driving

@Babe:Object sensing to prevent collision use Lidar and Computer Vision.

Collision avoidance don't use GPS satellite.

This is not navigation.

@Babe:LiDAR Integration: Uses a multi-layered arrangement of roof-mounted solid-state LiDARs, long-range and mid-range units, and blind-spot detection LiDARs (partnering with providers like Luminar and RoboSense).

Computer Vision (Cameras): Deploys 11 to 14 high-resolution cameras combined with machine-vision processors to read traffic lights, recognize lane markings, and detect pedestrians.

Multi-Sensor Fusion: Combines LiDAR, cameras, and millimeter-wave or 4D imaging radar upstream through a synchronized processing pipeline to maintain real-time localization (down to centimeter-level accuracy) and object tracking.

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https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSpSUQoht/

Waymo AV car lose control in US.

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REACH (Telegram) 170 -  What are your thoughts on the issues to be discussed in Parliament today? Which topic interests you the most?

(SK)

04 Nov 2026 (10am - 7pm)

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[4/11/2026 9:59 am] REACH Singapore: 📢Topic📢

Parliament will sit today (4 November) at 10.30am. Amendments to the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act will be introduced, and issues linked to child protection, transport, employment, and healthcare and social support are expected to be discussed, alongside the continued debate on proposed changes to Muslim law.

💬 What are your thoughts on the issues to be discussed in Parliament today? Which topic interests you the most?

📌 Changes to the Haze Law 

The Government will introduce amendments to the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) to strengthen enforcement against companies linked to the fires behind the haze. In its announcement on 28 October, the Government said the changes would require such firms to give appointed investigators full access to information, corporate documents and business premises. MPs have also asked about the four outstanding investigations from the 2015 haze.

📌 Child Protection and Family Support 

Several questions follow up on the September 2024 death of an infant after prolonged abuse, including how cross-agency alerts for children at risk can be strengthened. MPs are also seeking updates on the Childminding Pilot for Infants, such as waiting lists, supply gaps and oversight, as well as support for young caregivers and student care capacity.

📌 Transport Issues 

Questions have been filed on public transport affordability ahead of the fare increase in December, including how fares account for falling energy costs and whether Public Transport Vouchers can be more needs-based. MPs are also seeking details on the halted autonomous bus trials for services 400 and 191 and the delay to the Johor Bahru–Singapore RTS Link.

📌 Employment and Workforce Issues 

MPs have raised questions on non-resident employment growth, how foreign firms groom local successors for senior roles, resignation notice periods exceeding three months, PMETs working on rest days without compensation, no-reason dismissals, and income outcomes for retrenched workers.

📌 Healthcare, Caregiving, and Social Support 

Questions have been filed on mental health support through mindline 1771, whether clinical psychologists should be allowed to prescribe medication, subsidies for GLP-1 weight-loss medicines, the 13 October healthcare IT disruption, support for caregivers who do not qualify for the Home Caregiving Grant, and financial abuse of the elderly.

📌 Proposed Changes to Muslim Law 

Parliament will resume the Second Reading debate on the Administration of Muslim Law (Amendment) Bill, which began on 3 November.

📌 Other Issues 

Other topics include cybersecurity and AI safety, the disclosure of SG Youth Forum participants’ NRIC numbers, CDC voucher payouts, tenants using shell companies to avoid paying rent, scam payment safeguards, the Beverage Container Return Scheme, and the PSLE scoring system. A motion for adjournment will also be raised on “National Digital Identity Infrastructure for Artificial Intelligence Agents”.

🔗 https://www.parliament.gov.sg/api/media/bb1e4889-c320-4d74-8e22-996d648649e6/Order-Paper—4Nov2026.pdf

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parliament-to-discuss-haze-law-changes-mps-ask-about-impact-on-outdoor-workers-vulnerable-groups

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/govt-to-propose-changes-to-haze-law-in-parliament-firms-linked-to-fires-must-give-up-access-to-info

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[4/11/2026 10:57 am] REACH Telegram Administrator:

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[4/11/2026 11:03 am] REACH Telegram Administrator:

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[ Poll : Which issue(s) are you most interested in for today's Parliament sitting? Share your reasons in the chat! (You may choose more than one option.) ]

- Proposed changes to the haze law

- Child protection and family support

- Transport issues (e.g., fares, RTS Link delay)

- Employment and workforce issues (e.g., fair employment practices, outcomes after retrenchment)

- Healthcare, caregiving and social support (e.g., mental health, elderly financial abuse)

- Proposed changes to Muslim law

- Other issues (Please share your views in the chat below)

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[4/11/2026 11:50 am] Jun Ming: I just hope for 1 thing don't increase fare every year

[4/11/2026 11:52 am] Jun Ming: For public transport would gov build additional track for cargo to move around the country so lesser truck will be use on expressway

[4/11/2026 1:01 pm] REACH Telegram Administrator:

Forwarded from REACH Singapore

[ Poll : Which issue(s) are you most interested in for today's Parliament sitting? Share your reasons in the chat! (You may choose more than one option.) ]

- Proposed changes to the haze law

- Child protection and family support

- Transport issues (e.g., fares, RTS Link delay)

- Employment and workforce issues (e.g., fair employment practices, outcomes after retrenchment)

- Healthcare, caregiving and social support (e.g., mental health, elderly financial abuse)

- Proposed changes to Muslim law

- Other issues (Please share your views in the chat below)

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[4/11/2026 2:00 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢Topic📢

[4/11/2026 2:09 pm] RY in reply to REACH Singapore:

> 📢Topic📢 Parliament will sit today (4 November) at 10.30am....

Quite many topics covering today at Parliament ...

[4/11/2026 2:17 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

For employment and workforce issues, I hope we have a similar programmes like GRIT (internship for fresh graduates) for nature workers that have been retrenched.

So that in case they got displaced, they got an internship programme for participating organizations to catch them, retrain them and then provide them full time jobs after their internship.

[4/11/2026 2:29 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

1. Many people feel anxious about the AI disruptors and other tech disruptors that continue to disrupt business and disrupt jobs.

2. Hence if we have an internship programme similar to GRIT for mature workers, to ensure workers disrupted by AI or tech or business transformation :-

a. There is an internship programme as catchment pool to hold retrenched workers and train them on the job training with participating organisations.

i. This will provide them internship income (not no income at all after retrenchment). 

- This will dispense with the needs for retrenchment insurance -- which give a sense of false security and make people dependent, lazy or more difficult to get back to the workforce (relying on retrenchment benefits to get by, and causing our laborforce to be depleted and does not provide motivation and urgency of retrenched workforce to go for re-employment).

- This will also dispense with the needs for Government to set aside retrenchment grants to support retrenched workers.

b. This internship programme should also include conversion course and training programme (funded by Skillsfuture) to retrain in new jobs and upon completion of the course, be put into the (Senior-GRIT) programme for internship.

c. Upon internship completion, offer full time jobs for therse interns that have good potentials.. Else can help some of these interns to get jobs from outside the Senior-GRIT programme if participating organisations cannot absorb all the interns.

[4/11/2026 2:47 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

The motivation of the Senior-GRIT programme are to:-

1. Ensure continuous career employment - throughout every workers' lifetimes amidst AI and tech disruptors as well as business transformation.

This is the primary root cause of every worker anxious about continuous employment and break in income if retrenched.

As a result, people :-

a. Refused to start a family, get hitched, married and bear children.

b. Stay single

c. Impact our TFR

2. Solve the job disruption anxiety for mature workers, fresh graduates unable to get jobs due to AI.

3. Provide the stop-gap training for mature workers (like fresh graduates) to step up above what AI has take over the functions to operate at a senior level for a human role that cannot be replaced by AI.

4. As every workers got jobs, got income, 

a. there will be less resistance and more support for workers to support Organisations adopting AI - as workers got no fear of AI replacing their jobs and displace their income.

b. Organisations will be able to sell their products and services to people with income - as companies will not face with a situation whereby AI greatly improve productivity, produce more goods and services - but unable to sell to the market as more people lose jobs with no incomes to buy their products or services.

Hence these will be the main motivation to get organisations to participate in the GRIT and Senior-GRIT programme - because it will eventually benefit them - by helping to produce skill-relevant workers to join their organisations and future customers with income to buy their products and services.

Sell this concept to organisations to participate in GRIT and Senior-GRIT programme - and Government can offer those organisations with tangible incentives to participate.

5. Participating organisations for GRIT and Senior-GRIT can come from :-

a. Public and Civil Service

b. GLCs linked organisation

c. MNCs.

d. SMEs.

6. Preferably, such Senior-GRIT can be organised by the respective professional societies - as each respective professional societies are the best to understand how AI, tech disruptors lead to the evolution of new or transformed jobs that are suitable for the workers in each respective professional fields and can help to shape the internships relevant to their new transformed jobs.

[4/11/2026 2:57 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

1. Thinking aloud, initially we can start with a pilot programme to entice all the various categories of organisation to start a GRIT and Senior-GRIT programme as :-

a. Voluntary basis - marketing the benefits of these concepts to all the organisations - Public & Civil Service, GLCs, MNCs, SMEs. And entice them to participate.

b. Legislate - if successful, that is mandate all Companies with 50 employees and above to run the GRIT and Senior-GRIT programme

[4/11/2026 3:13 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨1. Thinking aloud, initially we can start with a pilot...

This will have solve the vexation of AI replace jobs worldwide with no solutions that have trigger Gen Z unrest in :-

1. India - cockroach party 

2. China - 躺平 and low domestic consumption 

3. Europe (France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Albania, Portugal, Germany etc) - Gen Z revolution 

4. US tsunami Blue Wave tsunami retake of 2 Houses (other than AI, also cost of living).

[4/11/2026 3:22 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

Regarding mental healthcare :

1. I notice that some mental patients have been doing well in medication, but then fail to continue with their doctor consultation and medication after their mental conditions improved.

2. As a result, read in one news that a mental patient suffer a relapse, hear voice to kill someone and commit suicide - in which the mental patient carry a knife and a hammer injuring a young lady at Kallang Wave  and nearly committed suicide.

3. Will like to urge for mental patients that require lifelong doctor consultation and medication - to be effectively track to ensure that their doctor consultation and medication must not stopped.

4. If the patients stop consultation and medication, there must be a legal means to track down the patients (like covid tracking) - to ensure the patients continue with doctor consultation and medication under supervision.

5. This will help to protect the mental patients from relapse and protect the safety of the Society at large.

[4/11/2026 3:25 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

Tenants using shell companies to scam rental

- should deport and debar these unscrupulous tenants from entering as they exploit legal loopholes upon serving their sentence - so that our people will not be scam by them.

[4/11/2026 3:26 pm] Jun Ming in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨The motivation of the Senior-GRIT programme are to:- 1....

Maybe for unemployed people gov can provide job matching services. Rather than grit. I heard that gov have a human resource bank

[4/11/2026 3:28 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to Jun Ming:

> ‎⁨Maybe for unemployed people gov can provide job matching...

Government got job matching services.

But if a person skill is not relevant, the workers need to attend course and on the job training to acquire the skills and yet got income while on training.

[4/11/2026 3:28 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

Else he can't secure a job despite job matching.

[4/11/2026 3:28 pm] Jun Ming in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨Government got job matching services....

Then maybe bonding rather than low pay internship will be better isn't it

[4/11/2026 3:29 pm] Jun Ming: Let say company train you but you need to serve the company for 3 years

[4/11/2026 3:29 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to Jun Ming:

> ‎⁨Then maybe bonding rather than low pay internship will be...

Sorry, how does bonding work?

I thought it only apply to scholarship.

[4/11/2026 3:30 pm] Jun Ming: But you can make it into job application. 3 years contract with free training

[4/11/2026 3:30 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to Jun Ming:

> ‎⁨Let say company train you but you need to serve the company...

Provided the workers are a talents that the organization want.

It usually apply to scholars.

[4/11/2026 3:31 pm] Jun Ming: It should not limit to scholar

[4/11/2026 3:31 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to Jun Ming:

> ‎⁨But you can make it into job application....

Provided organizations want to participate in such scheme as this involve cost to organizations and overhead - as it is a burden to them doing social service.

Even for GRIT internship - very difficult to get organizations to participate even though the overhead cost is much lower.

[4/11/2026 3:32 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to Jun Ming:

> ‎⁨It should not limit to scholar⁩

Whether any companies want to participate is an issue.

[4/11/2026 3:33 pm] Jun Ming: Depends what company wants actually. Because I noticed a lot of contact work and not full time roles

[4/11/2026 3:35 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to Jun Ming:

> ‎⁨Depends what company wants actually....

For talents, organizations are willing to sign up scholarships or even multiple scholarships and few 3 years bonds or 6 years bonds. And each scholarships are 6 figures at least - because scholars will earn big money for the organizations upon graduation.

For internships, you need to entice companies to participate.

And hard to come by, because they view it is a burden to them.

[4/11/2026 4:00 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢Topic📢

[4/11/2026 4:10 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

For RTS link,

1. I realise Singaporeans workers also have benefitted from the Singapore-Johor Economic zone.

2. For eg. Singapore has reached saturation point in building DCs for AI and cloud.

3. As a result of Singapore-Johor Economic zones, Singapore companies and Singaporeans workers are able to go across the zone (in future with RTS will be convenient) - to help building the DCs - offering alot of business and jobs for Singaporeans.

4. I know of Singaporeans going across to Johor to work in planning, designing and building DCs in the Economic Zone, staying and working there for 5 days - and then weekends and public holidays come across the Causeway back to Singapore to spend their time with their familites in Singapore - earning good salaries in S$. (In future, when RTS link open, our Singaporeans can easily commute through RTS and dispense with the hustle for crossing the causeway and squeexe into buses).

5. If we don't have the Economic Zone, our companies will not have so many business creating jobs for Singaporeans.

So indeed there are win-win and mutual benefits in the JV economic zones.

[4/11/2026 4:13 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

But having say so, I hope our retailers and f&b in woodlands have ramp up themselves to attract business from across the causeway as Singaporeans could possibly take RTS to shop and eat and snatch away their business.

[4/11/2026 4:32 pm] REACH Telegram Administrator:

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In case you missed it, here are some updates from the parliamentary proceedings so far:

- Errant firms face $20m fine, blocked financial services under proposed changes to S’pore haze law

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/errant-firms-face-20m-fine-blocked-financial-services-under-proposed-changes-to-spore-haze-law

- Police investigating case of man who used shell companies to rent landed homes

🔗 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/police-investigating-cases-where-man-used-shell-companies-to-rent-landed-homes

👉 You may keep up to date with the parliamentary proceedings through this live blog: https://www.straitstimes.com/live-singapore-parliament-november-2026

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[4/11/2026 5:02 pm] REACH Telegram Administrator:

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[4/11/2026 5:27 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

"Rena Lee elected to International Court of Justice, becoming first Singaporean judge.

Ms Lee, 57, secured the highest number of votes in the UN General Assembly with 151 out of 191 votes, and the joint-highest number in the Security Council with 13 out of 15 votes."

新加坡面子很大。

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/rena-lee-icj-singapore-judge-international-court-justice-6516371#:~:text=Rena%20Lee%20elected,of%2015%20votes.

[4/11/2026 5:27 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨"Rena Lee elected to International Court of Justice,...

Congratulations!

Singapore has very strong reputation in the eyes of UN and the World.

[4/11/2026 5:52 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

Indeed, our power - soft power is based on our thoughts, speeches and conduct.

Our true moral ethics.

Not how big our country is, not how rich our country is, not how powerful our army is.

以德服人。

1st time try, yet still get the highest votes.

[4/11/2026 6:00 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢Topic📢

[4/11/2026 6:10 pm] Jun Ming: Singapore in the right track

[4/11/2026 6:11 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to Jun Ming:

> ‎⁨Singapore in the right track⁩

Good Government Leadership very important.

And Singapore gets all the right ingredients.

[4/11/2026 6:47 pm] REACH Telegram Administrator:

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[4/11/2026 6:58 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨Look like the backup DNS server is in place in another DC....

Local DNS server security update - backup DNS server will work - as URL and IP address associations are control locally.

Global DNS server security changes are in the upstream.

URL associate to IP address changes are control by foreign countries - hence backup DNS server won't work.

Both primary and secondary DNS servers need to update at the same time to work.

[4/11/2026 7:01 pm] REACH Telegram Administrator:

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REACH (Telegram) 169 -  What are your thoughts on the issues to be discussed in Parliament? Which topic interests you the most?

(SK)

03 Nov 2026 (10am - 7pm)

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[3/11/2026 9:57 am] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

Parliament will sit today (3 November) at 12 noon. MPs will raise questions on Singapore’s response to the transboundary haze, proposed changes to the COE system and the next-generation ERP system, while the House will also debate proposed changes to Muslim law.

💬 What are your thoughts on the issues to be discussed in Parliament? Which topic interests you the most?

📌 Transboundary Haze

More than 30 MPs have filed over 50 questions on Singapore’s response to the haze, with many focusing on the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) and whether existing laws should be strengthened to better hold companies responsible for haze-causing fires accountable. MPs have also asked about outstanding cases under the Act and challenges in investigating and taking enforcement action against companies linked to the haze.

MPs will also raise the impact of haze on outdoor workers, students and people with pre-existing medical conditions, including whether indoor air filtration at places such as preschools, malls and healthcare facilities is adequate.

📌 Proposed Changes to the COE System

MPs have raised questions on proposed changes to the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system, including merging Categories A and B and introducing a rebate or surcharge based on a car’s value, aimed at better differentiating the price of mass-market cars from higher-end models.

Questions will focus on the potential impact of the proposed system on mass-market vehicle prices, as well as whether the changes could discourage the adoption of high-performance electric vehicles.

📌 Next-Generation ERP System

MPs raised questions about the next-generation Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system, which Singapore is set to switch to from 2027. Questions will cover how its satellite-based technology could enhance enforcement and whether data collected by the system may support investigations by other government agencies.

📌 Proposed Changes to Muslim Law

Parliament will also debate proposed changes to Muslim law, including measures to simplify divorce proceedings for Muslim couples. Under the proposed changes, couples who mutually agree to divorce and have settled all related issues could complete the process at least six months faster and without appointing a hakam, or marital conciliator.

👉 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parliament-to-discuss-haze-law-changes-mps-ask-about-impact-on-outdoor-workers-vulnerable-groups

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[3/11/2026 10:02 am] REACH Singapore: [ Poll : Which issue(s) are you most interested in for today’s Parliament sitting? Share your reasons in the chat! (You may choose more than one option.) ]

- Transboundary haze and proposed changes to the haze law

- Proposed changes to the COE system

- Next-generation ERP system

- Proposed changes to Muslim law

- Other issues (Please share your views in the chat below)

[3/11/2026 11:00 am] REACH Singapore: Dear Contributors,

We want to HEAR MORE from you on today’s topic! 

We have had good feedback from this group, and we hope that we can keep the discussion robust and active! 

 💬 What are your thoughts on the issues to be discussed in Parliament? Which topic interests you the most?

Do also share your opinion by participating in our polls! The poll questions are pinned for easy reference, and your vote is anonymous.

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[3/11/2026 11:47 am] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

"Indonesia will not export electricity to Singapore unless price is right, says Bahlil"

 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-will-not-export-electricity-to-singapore-unless-price-is-right-says-bahlil#:~:text=Indonesia%20will%20not%20export%20electricity%20to%20Singapore%20unless%20price%20is%20right%2C%20says%20Bahlil

[3/11/2026 11:51 am] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨"Indonesia will not export electricity to Singapore unless...

I think this impact is immediate.

After today, US midterm election, likely US will resume strike on Iran and ignite a longer time blockage on the Middle East Straits.

This will likely to impact Qatar LNG gas supply and even Saudi oil supply that we can refine into diesel as our backup dual feed electricity generation. But diesel prices are usually more expensive than LNG.

Wonder what are our backup plans to tackle the triple whammy?

[3/11/2026 12:01 pm] Ahin: If we want to maintain good relationship, just tell them that the price can only be adjusted after the agreement ended. Meanwhile, we look for other alternatives. By then, let's hope the president had changed and we can restart

[3/11/2026 12:17 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

I feel that we should not give in to pressure if the price is not right.

This is seller willing to sell and buyer willing to buy at a reasonable price.

If we have alternatives, I feel that we don't need to bend under pressure.

[3/11/2026 12:20 pm] Jun Ming: I like gov action on taking action adding pressure to the haze company

[3/11/2026 12:22 pm] Jun Ming: Because of it they actually start investigation

[3/11/2026 12:22 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to Jun Ming:

> ‎⁨I like gov action on taking action adding pressure to the haze...

Taking action on the haze link companies is imperative but must be done fairly based on evidence.

Cannot be seen as witch hunt.

We must uphold our reputation as a law abiding and fair nation - so that the world continue to trust us as reliable and trustworthy country.

[3/11/2026 12:24 pm] Jun Ming: Putting it as a stance you must prove innocent to be innocent

[3/11/2026 12:24 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to Jun Ming:

> ‎⁨Putting it as a stance you must prove innocent to be innocent⁩

The onus is on those companies to prove they are innocent.

[3/11/2026 12:25 pm] Jun Ming: As it is cross border it make it difficult to be proactively investigate

[3/11/2026 12:26 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨I feel that we should not give in to pressure if the price is...

Meanwhile, we need to ensure all commercial contract sign must be honored.

[3/11/2026 12:26 pm] Jun Ming: So ideally companies need to prove innocent before they can operate and renew their license

[3/11/2026 12:27 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to Jun Ming:

> ‎⁨As it is cross border it make it difficult to be proactively...

Wait for updates by the Ministers what changes to the law are made to be effective and have more bites.

[3/11/2026 12:30 pm] Jun Ming: For coe I not sure if I am planning to buy a car so not really look into it that much

[3/11/2026 12:32 pm] REACH Singapore: Dear contributors, 

Watch the livestream of today's Parliament sitting here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwe0NN7U1MM

[3/11/2026 12:32 pm] Jun Ming: But I think once merge, more people will buy smaller cars which idk will it make the cost of coe increase

[3/11/2026 12:33 pm] REACH Singapore: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/coe-review-feebate-lta-electric-vehicles-6515276?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_03112026_cna

[3/11/2026 12:36 pm] Ginie/Komal ZENDORA J: Coe merge, rich will buy 2 cheaper car, than 1 expensive car. More jam roads

[3/11/2026 12:39 pm] Ginie/Komal ZENDORA J: Can trust satellite? What if hacked? Other country, supermarket fridges hacked. Food  gone spoilt

[3/11/2026 12:47 pm] Andrew Goh: There should be support for families that really need car as public transport is not as convenient.

Eg. Young kids, elderly, disabilities, large families, etc.

Not sure if already happening - maybe can separate COE for commercial and private cars.

[3/11/2026 1:13 pm] REACH Singapore: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/haze-psi-pm25-nea-parliament-6515336?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_03112026_cna

[3/11/2026 1:18 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to Ginie/Komal ZENDORA J:

> ‎⁨Can trust satellite? What if hacked?...

Satellite link like any IT infrastructure can be hacked.

As long as proper cyber security is in place, the integrity of the satellite link transmission should be safe.

Eg.

1. Authentication access control before allowing satellite access.

2. Link to link encryption. To be entirely secured - encryption must be quantum proof.

3. To prevent RF jamming, satellite can use frequency hopping or frequency spread spectrum instead of dedicated RF.

These are the cyber security techniques used in securing wired IT infrastructure and wireless IT infrastructure.

[3/11/2026 1:25 pm] Daniel in reply to REACH Singapore:

> https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/haze-psi-pm25-nea-parl...

This might be true, but the current reporting of PSI 24 hours and PM2.5 hourly really confuses people. There needs to be a consistent measure between those two or at least a table comparing the values, because so many people don't understand these are different metrics and then say how come those so different (or comparing them to AQI). The government could make a better job explaining those differences and presenting the data better.

[3/11/2026 1:26 pm] Daniel: As well as releasing more local data rather than just 5 regional datasets with no location attached.

[3/11/2026 1:27 pm] Adam: Why dont they have psi/aqi forecast? The govt should be proactive instead of reactive

[3/11/2026 1:28 pm] Daniel in reply to Adam:

> ‎⁨Why dont they have psi/aqi forecast?...

They do, for the next 24 hours

[3/11/2026 1:29 pm] Adam: 24 hrs is not good enough. With all the data we have it should be localised too

[3/11/2026 1:30 pm] Adam: If i tune to cna, maybe can show some weather channel like program showing the wind pattern and where in sg to prepare

[3/11/2026 1:32 pm] Andy: CNA Insider published a video about haze which answers some of the questions on this discussion, titled "How Harmful Is The Haze And How Can We Protect Ourselves? | Talking Point"

[3/11/2026 1:33 pm] Adam: On that note we probably could have some sort of consolidated dashboard thingy. Log into lifesg and see where mrt breakdown happen. Traffic jam. Haze. Random culture stuff. Then i can plan my day better.

[3/11/2026 1:33 pm] Andy: For me I'm not confused about PM2.5 and PSI. They are different readings with different purpose. PM2.5 can't be filtered by mucus etc and goes straight into the lungs or bloodstream. Generally speaking.

[3/11/2026 1:34 pm] Andy: I think perhaps they have not done enough to communicate and spread this information to people.

[3/11/2026 1:35 pm] Daniel: I've just seen a lot of Internet discussion along PM2.5 is lower than AQI the government must be falsifying data. I think that's not true, but a lot of people think it is and that's a pity.

[3/11/2026 1:36 pm] Andy: The video also address a little about the locality, but for me it's a rabbit hole of how localized can we go, the resources it requires etc, so yeah I won't discuss it.. everybody has an opinion

[3/11/2026 1:38 pm] Andy: If I recall, AQI is not used because it is a weaker metric for our region where the haze is primarily caused by burning of plant matter- so we have to use a targeted metric for ourselves. 

Other nations may have issues like chemical contaminants, fine dust particles from deserts, pollen etc- they should use what is appropriate for their situation. 

Just sharing my thoughts

[3/11/2026 1:38 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨Satellite link like any IT infrastructure can be hacked....

Source:- Google Gemini AI 

Singapore's Electronic Road Pricing 2.0 (ERP 2.0) On-Board Unit (OBU) is designed with high levels of data security and encryption.

Key Security & Encryption Details

• Encrypted Data: Data stored inside the OBU and transmitted/processed for transactions is encrypted and cannot be directly accessed by drivers, external devices, or third-party mobile apps.

• Tamper-Proof Design: The OBU hardware is built with tamper-proof security features to prevent unauthorized physical or digital meddling.

• One-Way Communication: The OBU is engineered for one-way communication to broadcast necessary information rather than allowing external devices or apps to send commands or data back into the unit.

• Government Data Standards: The Land Transport Authority (LTA) adheres to strict government-wide data security standards, using anonymized or aggregated data for general traffic planning and restricting vehicle-specific data strictly to fee deduction and enforcement.

[3/11/2026 1:38 pm] Andy: At least what I decided for myself is to ignore AQI

[3/11/2026 1:39 pm] Andy: Other ppl use doesn't mean it's best for us

[3/11/2026 1:41 pm] Andy in reply to Daniel:

> ‎⁨I've just seen a lot of Internet discussion along PM2.5 is...

There will always be ppl that find some way to denounce the gov 😂

[3/11/2026 1:58 pm] REACH Singapore: [ Poll : Which issue(s) are you most interested in for today’s Parliament sitting? Share your reasons in the chat! (You may choose more than one option.) ]

- Transboundary haze and proposed changes to the haze law

- Proposed changes to the COE system

- Next-generation ERP system

- Proposed changes to Muslim law

- Other issues (Please share your views in the chat below)

[3/11/2026 1:59 pm] REACH Singapore:

Forwarded from REACH Singapore

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/erp-transport-data-enforcement-singapore-parliament-6515361?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_03112026_cna

[3/11/2026 2:01 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

[3/11/2026 2:23 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to REACH Singapore:

> https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/erp-transport-data-enf...

Thought it is legitimate and useful for government to use the ERP data to track crime activities like drug trafficking, terrorism, driving while on vaping or drunk driving, speeding, reckless driving, smuggling activities.

[3/11/2026 2:26 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

Korea prepares launch of new SMR review system this month: nuclear watchdog chief - The Korea Times.

Choi noted that his agency is actively participating in global projects on SMR regulations, including those led by the International Atomic Energy Agency. 

It is also in discussions with countries like the U.S. and Canada, which already have experience in the authorization of such reactors.

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261103/korea-prepares-launch-of-new-smr-review-system-this-month-nuclear-watchdog-chief

[3/11/2026 3:00 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨Korea prepares launch of new SMR review system this month:...

S Korea also fast tracking SMR nuclear reactors deployment as energy needs for data centers bite.

[3/11/2026 3:30 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

"Singaporean plan to import clean power hits Indonesian hurdle.

Bloomberg".

 https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singaporean-plan-to-import-clean-power-hits-indonesian-hurdle-063445235.html#:~:text=Singaporean%20plan%20to,Bloomberg

The comments cloud the outlook for a plan for Singapore to import clean energy from Indonesia via a subsea power cable. 

The city-state, which relies on imported natural gas for most of its electricity, has also approved other deals to bring in renewable power from Australia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia. 

The agreements are necessary if Singapore is to meet a goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

[3/11/2026 3:40 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨"Singaporean plan to import clean power hits Indonesian...

Hence securing our Energy Sovereignty (like our Water Sovereignty) so critical.

[3/11/2026 3:46 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/spore-will-work-with-asean-members-to-establish-haze-centre-tackle-root-causes-of-haze-grace-fu

S’pore will work with ASEAN members to establish haze centre, tackle root causes of haze: Grace Fu.

[3/11/2026 3:47 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/spore-will-...

Singapore will also work with other countries in the region to enhance the implementation of initiatives that tackle the root causes of haze, such as sustainable land and peatland management, and guidelines on crop burning, added Fu.

[3/11/2026 3:51 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨Singapore will also work with other countries in the region to...

To prevent recurrence of haze, important to do 3 things:-

1. Identify root causes of haze.

2. Provide carrot - to devise sustainable land and peatlands management - ie. Checker canal plantation programme to irrigate the plantation; act as fire barriers; trap rainwater and river water; trap reservoirs; and use the canal water to flood the peatlands by opening the floodgates if on fire or use these water to fight fire and prevent haze.

3. Give stick - Enact effective laws to go after haze link companies.

[3/11/2026 3:56 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨Singapore will also work with other countries in the region to...

Noted that guidelines on crop burning to save cost (I believe will be cheaper than using tractor) - but must have effective canal system to localize the fire in the checker, to put out the fire quickly and effectively so that it will not produce haze.

Else the haze law will go after the companies if haze is detected or spread.

[3/11/2026 4:06 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨Noted that guidelines on crop burning to save cost (I believe...

This will ensure the prices of essential remain affordable:-

Eg.

1. 6 soap bar $2.50 and not 1 soap bar $10.

2. 1 litre cooking oil $4.85 not $10.

[3/11/2026 4:19 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

"Air-con nation' Singapore eyes alternatives to cool down".

 https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/824085#:~:text=%27-,Air%2Dcon%20nation%27%20Singapore%20eyes%20alternatives%20to%20cool%20down,-By%20Taryn%20Ng

[3/11/2026 4:20 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

[3/11/2026 4:20 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨"Air-con nation' Singapore eyes alternatives to cool down"....

A 2024 government study identified alternative cooling technologies (ACTs) as a key strategy which found they could save the city up to 48 percent in energy.

By mid-2026, at least 33 public and 14 private buildings had adopted ACTs, Singapore's building authorities said. The city-state has an ambitious goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

[3/11/2026 4:22 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨A 2024 government study identified alternative cooling...

Paya Lebar Green last November, the 30-year-old and her colleagues just thought the exposed pipes and panels on the ceiling was a "warehouse kind of look".

"We didn't really think much about it. No one really commented about it," she told AFP.

It was only months later, after noticing how quiet the office was and hearing technicians mention "ACB" during maintenance, that they realised it was cooled by active chilled beams.

"We didn't even realise how different the air cooling system is because it was very seamless, and in terms of the temperature, ideal for everybody in the office," she said.

Together, the system cut energy use by more than 30% compared with conventional air conditioning, according to the building's designers, DP Architects.

A similar system is in use at Singapore's ports authority maintenance building at western Tuas harbour.

[3/11/2026 4:24 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨Paya Lebar Green last November,...

With our energy sources come under stress, replacement of air conditioning for office buildings with this new ACT (alternative cooling technology) technology that will save 30% to 48% of energy cost - will be a good long term sustainable green plan.

[3/11/2026 4:42 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨I think this impact is immediate....

US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island ahead of midterm elections - Yahoo News Singapore.

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[3/11/2026 4:44 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨US strikes Iran's Qeshm Island ahead of midterm elections -...

The Middle East war has started, not after the midterm elections tomorrow.

It has started today.

There goes the Hormuz Straits - Qatar LNG and Red Sea Straits - Saudi oil.

[3/11/2026 5:01 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

"Preventable lapse' by service provider caused 9.5-hour public healthcare IT outage on Oct 13: Tan Kiat How.

The senior minister of state for health apologised for the Oct 13 disruption, saying it "should not have happened". The outage forced about 4,000 outpatient appointments to be rescheduled.

Failed security update of DNS lead to disruption.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/public-healthcare-hospitals-disruption-parliament-moh-synapxe-6515151#:~:text=Preventable%20lapse%27%20by,to%20be%20rescheduled.

[3/11/2026 5:03 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨"Preventable lapse' by service provider caused 9.5-hour public...

Thought should implement a secondary DNS server on top of primary DNS server.

If security update to primary DNS server fails, the primary DNS server should be taken offline.

Secondary DNS server will take over its role to resolve the IP address and URL resolution for web access.

As secondary DNS server will have a read only backup copies of the primary DNS server.

This will have prevented the healthcare service downtime.

[3/11/2026 5:06 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨Thought should implement a secondary DNS server on top of...

It is a network issues, not healthcare system issues.

An experience network engineer that design and maintain the network infrastructure will have prevented it.

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[3/11/2026 5:15 pm] G in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨"Air-con nation' Singapore eyes alternatives to cool down"....

@reachsg1 Many comments from this contributor today that's unrelated to today's topic

[3/11/2026 5:17 pm] G in reply to REACH Singapore:

> 📌 Next-Generation ERP System MPs raised questions about the next-generation Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system, which Singapore is set to switch to from 2027. Questions will cover how its satellite-based technology could enhance enforcement and whether data collected by the system may support investigations by other government agencies.

What's the safeguard for individual privacy? Who will have excess to this data?

This essentially tracks people's movement on a very granular level

Will the data be abused like how tracetogether was?

[3/11/2026 6:00 pm] G: With ERP 2.0, data collection on individual collection becomes centralised at the govt and their approved vendors

Recent data breaches on govt vendors have exposed this risk

The risks of such potential personal data breaches does not outweigh the potential benefits of "easing congestion" that's trumpeted by ERP 2.0 proponents

[3/11/2026 6:01 pm] REACH Singapore: 📢 Topic 📢

[3/11/2026 6:13 pm] RY in reply to REACH Singapore:

> 📢 Topic 📢 Parliament will sit today (3 November) at 12 noon....

Hope Msia Govt also pass their Haze TransBoundary Bill/Law, so as to put more pressure on Indo Govt

SG Govt already planning to open more new power plant in SG and diversify to alternative/new energy eg solar, and not heavily depending on gas energy in near future 

Otherwise, Indo govt may "threaten' us again in future, by reducing gas energy supply to SG, since SG govt taking legal action against those errant cos creating the haze crisis  

Just like Msia Mahatir used to threaten SG in water supply over the years .....

[3/11/2026 6:18 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

"Missed security update led to 9½ hours public healthcare service outage on Oct 13"

 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/missed-security-update-led-to-9-1-2-hours-public-healthcare-service-outage-on-oct-13#:~:text=Missed%20security%20update%20led%20to%209%C2%BD%20hours%20public%20healthcare%20service%20outage%20on%20Oct%2013

[3/11/2026 6:19 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨"Missed security update led to 9½ hours public healthcare...

Tan said the disruption occurred because the required security update to a shared domain name system (DNS) service was not completed before a scheduled global change, Tan said. DNS works like an address book, transforming website addresses into numerical IP addresses, which systems use to locate and connect to applications.

Singapore’s public healthcare systems have backup infrastructure, including two data centres.

“However, both depended on the same underlying DNS service and security configuration. Switching between them would therefore not have resolved this disruption,” he said.

[3/11/2026 6:24 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to LCL Danny 心 (1st HP):

> ‎⁨Tan said the disruption occurred because the required security...

Look like the backup DNS server is in place in another DC.

Both DNS servers need update security patches from the global DNS.

So indeed, it is the contractor fault to miss the security global update.

Even a backup DNS won't help.

[3/11/2026 6:26 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP): 

Straits Times report provides clearer and more technical explanation.

[3/11/2026 6:34 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to RY:

> ‎⁨Hope Msia Govt also pass their Haze TransBoundary Bill/Law,...

I think if Singapore successfully use our haze law to prosecute errant haze link companies - then Malaysia could follow.

They are worried the haze law got no bite.

[3/11/2026 6:37 pm] LCL Danny 心 (1st HP) in reply to RY:

> ‎⁨Hope Msia Govt also pass their Haze TransBoundary Bill/Law,...

Hopefully, our Energy Minister could already secure our replacement energy - taking into account total loss from Indonesia gas supply cut.

Not banking on whether he will stop the supply in future.

Assume total loss.

We are in a better position in energy security - as we have so many diverse sources - all contribute less than 30% of our energy needs.

As for water supply, we almost fully dependent on imported water from 1 source (complemented by only our few miserable reservoirs) before our newater and desalination plants come into picture).

But yet we survive.

Hence in energy security, we need to achieve total energy sovereignty real soon - so that no one can hold us with total ransom.

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