As Finance Minister Lawrence Wong spoke about how Singapore will not reduce or suspend fuel duties or provide road tax rebates in Parliament on Monday (Apr 4), sharp netizens watching the video were quick to point out a sleepy-looking Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean front and centre.
Throughout the video, Mr Teo could be seen dozing off multiple times, with his eyes barely open.
He is not the only minister to be caught snoozing in Parliament. Last year, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Amy Khor was caught on camera snoozing in Parliament, in a 20-second clip. The video, shared by one Philip Ang on Facebook on Sept 17 garnered almost 500 shares and 283 reactions.
He captioned the video: “Thanks to MP Amy Khor, Singaporeans have begun to understand why PAP had refused to live stream Parliament”.
Similarly, in 2020, a video of Minister Chan Chun Sing appearing to fall asleep during a parliamentary session has gone viral.
In the 6-second-long clip, the then-Trade and Industry Minister appears to be dozing off, earning him the ire of many netizens.
The video was taken on Feb 18, during the unveiling of the 2020 Budget by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.
Video of Trade and Industry Minister ‘sleeping’ during Budget Speech goes viral
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