ICA does not collect information on the citizenship’s applicants wealth or net worth, said K Shanmugam

Singapore’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) does not track the wealth or net worth of citizenship applicants, according to Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam. His statement comes in response to questions regarding the number of ultra-high net worth individuals granted citizenship since 2000. Citizenship applications are assessed based on factors such as ability to contribute to Singapore, job creation, special skills, family ties, and commitment to sinking roots in the country.

Minister of Home Affairs issues POFMA correction orders to The Online Citizen Asia and Terry Xu

The Minister of Home Affairs (MHA) has instructed the Pofma Office to issue correction directions to The Online Citizen Asia (TOC) and Terry Xu regarding an incident involving police and an elderly woman. The Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the police’s primary aim was to assist the woman. Xu, however, disputes the account and urges the public to view the body-worn camera footage to make up their own minds on the issue.

Minister K Shanmugam’s contradictory stance on public statements made outside parliament raises questions

In this piece, Terry Xu discusses Minister K Shanmugam’s contradictory stance on public statements made outside Parliament, raising concerns about possible double standards. While Mr Shanmugam criticized Leong Mun Wai for a Facebook post, he later shared Chee Hong Tat’s commentary, which criticised Workers’ Party’s exchange with MPs from People’s Action Party, creating speculation about the Minister’s consistency in applying standards to different individuals.

The sameness of cabinet ministers cut from the same cloth, straight from the same assembly line

Augustine Low, a Singaporean commentator, discusses in his latest op-ed how the “degree of training” that Singapore’s leaders go through before moving up the ranks sets them apart from leaders of other countries. However, he points out that to get the full story, we have to ask what purpose this training serves and to what end. According to Low, there is a sameness about the ministers in the cabinet, making it difficult to tell one minister apart from another. They are all cut from the same cloth, straight from the same assembly line, making conformity and groupthink their trademark.

K Shanmugam accused of misleading Parliament on “fugitive” label, disregarding context of LHY’s statement

Former Singaporean political activist Tan Wah-Piow accused Minister Shanmugam of misleading Parliament and unfairly attacking Lee Hsien Yang and his wife. Tan argued that LHY was not obligated to assist the police and was pushed into being a “fugitive from injustice.” He also criticized the Minister for character assassination and the People’s Action Party for targeting perceived political threats.

How relevant was the disclosure of police investigations of Karl Liew as to that of LHY and LSF?

How relevant was the disclosure of the police investigation against Karl Liew to the disclosure of Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Suet Fern by Mr Teo Chee Hean?

Minister K Shanmugam and NCMP Leong Mun Wai clash over disclosure of police investigations on Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Suet Fern

A heated exchange between Singapore’s Home Affairs and Law Minister, K Shanmugam, and Non-constituency Member of Parliament, Leong Mun Wai took place in Parliament on Wednesday which lasted over an hour, with the two trading questions and speaking over each other. The debate was sparked by Mr Leong’s Facebook post, which criticised Mr Teo Chee Hean’s disclosure of the police investigation into Lee Hsien Yang and Mrs Lee Suet Fern, and Mr Shanmugam’s use of the word “absconded” to describe the couple’s departure from Singapore. Mr Shanmugam accused Mr Leong of violating parliamentary procedures and asked him to withdraw his statements.

Home Affairs Minister’s reply still doesn’t explain how Teo Chee Hean knew of ongoing investigations against LHY and LSF

The Minister for Home Affairs and Law, K Shanmugam, explained the government’s approach to revealing the names of people under police investigation, specifically in the case of Lee Hsien Yang and Mrs Lee Suet Fern. The Minister clarified that the two had not been issued any order under the CPC to attend any investigations but had absconded from police investigation. His explanation, however, does not clarify how Mr Teo, whose portfolio has nothing to do with law enforcement, learned of the ongoing investigations against LHY and LSF. The use of the word “abscond” by the Minister is also troubling, and it is unclear why an offense is being suggested when the police did not issue an order for LHY and LSF to attend the interview.

K Shanmugam: No police order was issued to LHY and LSF to attend interview for purpose of police investigation

While Minister for Home Affairs and Law described Mr Lee Hsien Yang and Mrs Lee Suet Fern as having absconded from Singapore, he revealed in response to questions by Mr Leong Mun Wai and Ms Sylvia Lim that no order has been issued under the Criminal Procedure Code was ever issued to the two to attend police interviews.

Police investigations into conduct of WP’s Pritam Singh and Faisal Manap still ongoing: K Shanmugam

SINGAPORE — Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam stated on Tuesday…