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SINGAPORE: Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Ministry of Communications and Information and Ministry of Education) Sim Ann, who is a member of Our Singapore Conversation Committee, will be in China for two dialogues. On November 22, the dialogue will be held in Shanghai at 7pm at the Singapore Consulate. On November 23, another dialogue will be held in Beijing at 7pm at the Singapore Embassy. A series of Our Singapore Conversation (OSC) dialogues have been held as part of efforts to reach out to Singaporeans abroad. The first of the series of overseas dialogues began in London on November 3. It saw more than 30 Singaporeans from all over United Kingdom coming together to participate in the dialogue. Most of the participants were professionals and students based in London. Some had travelled from other parts of UK, including Manchester, Warwick, Oxford and Wales to join in the dialogue. Many discussed the notion of the Singapore Identity and how they maintain a sense of … [Read more...] about Sim Ann heads to China for Our Singapore Conversation dialogues

SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is encouraging employers to consider converting contract employees into permanent staff. Speaking in Parliament on Monday, the ministry's Senior Parliamentary Secretary Hawazi Daipi said companies should make the conversion if such employees are found to be suitable for the job and if the job is expected to be available on a permanent basis. Mr Hawazi was responding to a question from labour MP Zainal Sapari who wanted to know if the ministry has plans to give more employment rights to low wage contract workers. He noted that contract workers may feel that they lack employment certainty and job security due to the short tenure of their contracts. While they are protected under the Employment Act, they might not be eligible for certain benefits such as annual or sick leave if they do not meet the qualifying period of three months due to breaks in contracts. Mr Hawazi said: "We are working closely with our tripartite partners and … [Read more...] about MOM encourages conversion of contract workers to permanent staff

SINGAPORE: The committee spearheading a national conversation about Singapore's future has been unveiled. It comprises a mix of cabinet ministers, academics and ordinary Singaporeans like students and a taxi driver. Headed by Education Minister Heng Swee Keat, the 26-member team includes Chia Yong Yong, president of the Singapore Society for the Disabled; Ismail Hussein, head of the Islamic Banking Unit of Maybank Singapore and cabbie Patrick Teo. Mr Teo said: "I'm concerned about COEs (Certificates of Entitlement for vehicles). If the COEs keep going up, to S$200,000, how do you imagine taxi drivers will survive?" Banker and father of three, Ismail Hussein, said: "(Like most Singaporeans), I do have a concern about the rising food cost, housing and transportation costs. But I'm particularly concerned about my children and the future generation of Singapore. "I have three children and I hope through this initiative, we will be able to know about the aspirations and … [Read more...] about Panel spearheading national conversation on Singapore’s future unveiled

SINGAPORE: Even as Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat's committee gets down to work on the national conversation process, there have been calls to reach out to as wide a spectrum as possible. Singapore's parliamentarians say that the "Our Singapore Conversation" initiative requires the participation of many in order to hear the views about the kind of nation Singaporeans want to have in the next 20 years. Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Yaacob Ibrahim said: "For the Malay community, it offers an opportunity for us to voice our concerns not as Malays but as Singaporeans first. "Whether they are issues that are important to us, they must also be important to the national community. We have a stake in the future of this country." Political observers emphasise the need for the right environment for the dialogue sessions. Nominated MP Assistant Professor Eugene Tan said: "For all the different consultations, it is important that the environment is … [Read more...] about MPs call for national conversation to reach wide spectrum of S’pore society

SINGAPORE: The National Conversation on Our Singapore, first announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Message and elaborated upon during the National Day Rally, is gathering momentum in social media. The official "OurSGConversation" Facebook page has garnered close to a hundred responses since it was launched less than a week ago by Minister for Education Heng Swee Keat, who is fronting the national conversation effort. One contributor hopes that the Facebook page will help facilitate an authentic conversation for the benefit of Singaporeans. A working mother of two shared her challenges and said she was "tense" about whether her children could excel in school and succeed in life. She added that working takes up time and energy, leaving little of her time for her children. There were also calls for the conversation to have multi-language platforms for all Singaporeans, and not just focus on the English-speaking group. Veteran Member of Parliament … [Read more...] about National Conversation on Our Singapore “must engage silent majority”