Written answer by Ministry of National Development on whether restricting CRU pilot to Tampines results in unequal enforcement against nuisance-markers

Nov 5, 2025

Question No: 824

Question by: Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim

To ask the Minister for National Development whether restricting the Community Relations Unit (CRU) pilot to Tampines will result in unequal enforcement against nuisance-markers in neighbour disputes as compared to other towns.

Answer:

While the CRU is being piloted in Tampines, grassroots leaders and frontline agencies continue to manage neighbour disputes across all towns. In addition, residents outside Tampines will still benefit from enhancements to the Community Disputes Management Framework.  These include enhanced processes and powers of the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals, which the Ministry of Law is working to operationalise as soon as practicable. The Community Mediation Centre has also been empowered to direct parties for re-mediation.  These are cases where residents went for voluntary mediation and arrived at a settlement, but the same dispute resurfaced subsequently.