Parliament

Parliament goes on mid-term break, to resume on April 10 with President’s Address

This two-week recess, known as a prorogue, marks the mid-point of the Government’s term. Read more at straitstimes.com. read more

Singapore parliament takes mid-term break, to reconvene on Apr 10

This will be President Halimah's last opening address to parliament for the current term of her presidency, as a presidential election is due by September 2023. read more

Parliament takes mid-term break, will reopen on April 10

SINGAPORE — Parliament will take a mid-term break on Friday (March 24), known as a prorogue, and reopen on April 10 with a President’s Address at 8.30pm. In he ... read more

Leong Mun Wai edits Facebook post - instead of deleting - after Parliament exchange with Shanmugam

Leong Mun Wai on Thursday (March 23)  deleted parts of a Facebook post that Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said had cast aspersions on him.But Mr Leong stopped short of acceding to ... read more

Janil Puthucheary invites Pritam Singh, opposition MPs, to thank you event in Parliament for COVID-19 frontliners

There is a nation that will always be grateful and proud of you. I am sure your families and loved ones are too,” wrote Pritam Singh on March 22 ... read more

Parliament LIVE updates: Finance Bill passed in Lok Sabha amid protest by Congress MPs over Adani issue

In the wake of Rahul Gandhi's conviction in the 2019 defamation case, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge held a meeting with opposition leaders to decide on the strategy. The Lok Sabha was adjourned ... read more

India's Congress leader Rahul Gandhi disqualified from parliament

India's opposition Congress party suffered a major blow on Friday when parliament disqualified its leader Rahul Gandhi, a day after a court convicted him for comments that many Indians deemed ... read more

India's Rahul Gandhi loses parliament seat after conviction

Top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi was expelled from India's parliament on Friday, a day after his defamation conviction for a remark seen as an insult against Prime Minister Narendra Modi."Rahul ... read more

British parliament blocks TikTok on all parliamentary devices

Britain's parliament will block TikTok on all parliamentary devices and the wider parliamentary network, citing the need for cybersecurity, a spokesperson said on Thursday.Britain last week banned the ... read more

UK Parliament Bans TikTok Over Security Concerns, Company Calls Move 'Misguided'

The UK Parliament has banned the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from its network due to security concerns. The app, used by a number of British MPs will be blocked from devices issued to staff. read more