Parliamentary Questions for 11 May 2015 Sitting
*17. Mr Png Eng Huat: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs (a) from 2010 to 2014, what are all the universities that new citizens and permanent residents declared to ICA as the awarding institution for their highest qualification when applying for citizenship and PR status respectively; (b) how does ICA check the validity of such education qualifications listed in these applications; and (c) whether ICA keeps a list of suspected degree mills to aid the verification process.
*22. Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song: To ask the Minister for Manpower when processing S Pass and Employment Pass applications (a) what checks does the Ministry conduct to determine if (i) the academic qualifications and work experience stated in the applications are true and correct and (ii) the academic qualifications are obtained from accredited educational institutions; and (b) since 2012, what percentage of S pass and Employment Pass applications have been subject to these checks.
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These questions indicate that WP is sowing seeds of discord between sinkies and other foreign talents who are living and working in Singapore. Are they insinuating that many of the foreigners here have bogus degrees or degrees from degree mills?
We should shut down WP like we shut down TRS, so that sinkies can live in harmony with Pinoys, Ah Nehs, PRCs and Ang Mor who did not graduate from the top universities of the West. Such questions will make sinkies unhappy and suspicious of foreigners. It would be like team members turning on each other, instead of helping each other. Is the WP trying to stir up a sinkie version of the Cultural Revolution of China, where people are encouraged to spy and backstab their friends, colleagues and family members?
Shut down WP!