Pritam Singh proposes four measures for greater transparency

Mr Pritam Singh today outlined four measures while calling for more transparency from the Government.

Speaking in Parliament today, Mr Singh suggested:

1. the public release of Government records at fixed intervals of 30 years - a practice in the United Kingdom.
2. for a law to protect corporate whistleblowers - which the Ministry of Finance decided against in May this year.
3. a Freedom of Information Act.
4. the appointment of a Government Ombudsman.

Mr Singh said that the aim for these four measures is to protect Singaporeans from lies and misinformation.

He said, "(They are) key nodes in a system of trust that would give Singaporeans the tools necessary to rely less on the government for solutions and play their part in active citizenship."

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