Second Reading of Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill – Speech by Assoc Prof Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of National Development Introduction1. Mr Speaker, the Minister for Home Affairs has explained the outline and reasons for the Bill. I support the principles of the Bill as outlined by the Minister and would like to advocate the importance of having such a law to deal with Hostile Information Campaigns or HICs.2. ....
Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill – Wrap-Up Speech by Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law Mr Speaker, I thank Members for their questionsWorkers’ Party’s Arguments1. I will first address some of the points made by members of the Workers’ Party (WP). 2. Mr Singh spoke about the need for engagement and responding to feedback. But it appears to me that the Workers’ Party has really not substantively engaged with anything that I have said.3. ....