{"_id": "2026-03-05_P15_S25_SIMULATED_TOTAL_DEFENCE_EXERCISE_FOR_COMPLETE_COMM", "_source": "SG/PairSearch", "_type": "parliamentary_proceedings", "_fetched_at": "2026-03-26T12:17:28.397860+00:00", "title": "SIMULATED TOTAL DEFENCE EXERCISE FOR COMPLETE COMMUNICATIONS BLACKOUT AFFECTING INTERNET, CELLULAR AND BROADBAND NETWORKS", "summary": "14 Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat asked the Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence (a) whether Total Defence exercises have simulated a complete communications blackout affecting Internet, cellular and broadband networks simultaneously; (b) what contingency channels exist for Government...", "text": "SIMULATED TOTAL DEFENCE EXERCISE FOR COMPLETE COMMUNICATIONS BLACKOUT AFFECTING INTERNET, CELLULAR AND BROADBAND NETWORKS\n14 Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat asked the Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence (a) whether Total Defence exercises have simulated a complete communications blackout affecting Internet, cellular and broadband networks simultaneously; (b) what contingency channels exist for Government...", "date": "2026-03-05", "parliament_number": 15, "session_number": 1, "sitting_number": 25, "topic": "WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS", "search_query": "defence", "doc_type": "hansard_debate", "language": "en", "jurisdiction": "SG", "country": "Singapore", "text_length": 436, "top_keywords": ["defence", "simulated", "total", "complete", "communications", "blackout", "affecting", "internet", "cellular", "broadband", "networks", "minister", "exercise", "kenneth", "tiong"], "source_url": "https://search.pair.gov.sg/search?query=defence&source=hansard", "search_text": "SIMULATED TOTAL DEFENCE EXERCISE FOR COMPLETE COMMUNICATIONS BLACKOUT AFFECTING INTERNET, CELLULAR AND BROADBAND NETWORKS 14 Mr Kenneth Tiong Boon Kiat asked the Coordinating Minister for Public Services and Minister for Defence (a) whether Total Defence exercises have simulated a complete communications blackout affecting Internet, cellular and broadband networks simultaneously; (b) what contingency channels exist for Government... WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS"}