Edwin Tong

S’pore, Malaysia ink pacts to promote use of alternative ways to resolve legal disputes

Under the MOUs, Singapore and Malaysia will deepen collaboration in promoting the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), jointly organise and participate in each other’s events, and share information.

Police plan to use AI to screen videos from public to nab traffic offenders, issue summonses faster

A close up of CERA, SPF's humanoid robot, which will be used for community engagement.

Hawker centre in Bedok Central linked to TB clusters undergoes deep cleaning

Block 216 Bedok Food Centre & Market is now closed for cleaning operations and will reopen on May 20.

First-time drug abusers who surrender from May 16 will not be sent to DRC

He added the number of young abusers has increased, with over half of new abusers arrested aged below 30 years old in the last three years.

Singapore passes laws to manage incidents on cross-border railways ahead of RTS Link’s opening

A key feature of the upcoming JB-Singapore RTS Link is co-located immigration facilities at each station.

Bedok hawkers get rent and conservancy rebates; TB screening extended to May 8

Communicable Diseases Agency Singapore (CDA) commences Tuberculosis Screening Operations at Heartbeat@Bedok on May 4 after a three clusters were detected in the area.

Community mediation the first step in resolving disputes; preserves S’pore’s social fabric: Edwin Tong

Building Singapore into a dispute resolution hub is important, but mediation sits at the heart of this process, said Law Minister Edwin Tong.

Residents gather to share conservation ideas for Siglap’s six-decade-old Block 1

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Generic photo of Block 1 East Coast Road on April 11, 2026.

Pilot initiative to be expanded to keep seniors active, socially connected to their communities

Law Minister Edwin Tong high-fiving Mountbatten resident Madam Tan How Khinn, 80, after their team scored a goal during a modified game of floorball with seniors at the launch of the new Mountbatten Community Club on April 4, 2026. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM zykaki04

Greater need for S’poreans to have fire safety skills amid rise in number of home fires: Edwin Tong

Residents need to know what to do should such a fire break out, Mr Tong said at the launch of an initiative on March 29 to equip residents in his Joo Chiat ward with such skills.

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