[ad_1]
SINGAPORE: Singapore will start broadcasting Parliament sessions live from Monday’s session (January 4), the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) said in a press release.
Members of the public can tune in to the original and translated versions of the proceedings in real time on the ministry’s YouTube channel.
At the Parliament session last September, the Minister of Communications and Information, S Iswaran, said that the government had agreed “in principle” to broadcast the parliamentary sessions live.
READ: COVID-19 Vaccines, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital’s Unnecessary Treatment will be discussed in Parliament on January 4
His announcement came five months after former House Leader Grace Fu rejected the latest calls to broadcast these sessions live, noting that there were other ways for people to go through these sessions, including videos of speeches and exchanges on the CNA Parliament’s online microsite.
These existing channels will continue to be available, MCI said. Members of the public can view the proceedings in person from the Strangers’ Gallery, view videos on the CNA microsite, and read the full written record of parliamentary proceedings on the Hansard system of the Parliament website.
READ: Government agrees ‘in principle’ to broadcast Parliament proceedings live, MCI will study details
The parliamentary session on Monday will begin at 1.30 pm.
The COVID-19 situation is on the agenda, and the co-chairs of the multi-ministry task force, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong and Education Minister Lawrence Wong, are set to deliver ministerial statements including a third update on the government’s response to the pandemic.
Members of Parliament, including Dr. Lim Wee Kiak, Mr. Lim Biow Chuan, Ms. Foo Mee Har and Ms. Sylvia Lim have asked about vaccination.
A variety of other COVID-19 related topics will also be discussed, including how Singapore plans to deal with the highly infectious variant of the coronavirus found in the UK and the government’s current strategy to progressively reopen the economy.
