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Written Reply by SMS Heng Chee How to Parliamentary Question on Number of Male Permanent Residents who Lost Residency Status for Not Serving Full-time National Service on 9 Jan 2024

9 January 2024

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Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Defence what is the current total number of male Permanent Residents (PRs) who renounced or lost their PR status without serving full-time National Service when required to and have subsequently been granted the right to work or live in Singapore.

Senior Minister of State for Defence, Heng Chee How:

Citizens and Permanent Residents (PRs) who are liable for National Service (NS) must fulfil their duties, or be subject to penalties if they do not do so. Over the past decade, no PR who evaded his NS duties by losing his PR status after enjoying significant benefits has been granted the right to work or live in Singapore thereafter.