Awareness of Community Relations Unit in Handling Neighbour Disputes and Preventing Noise-related Disputes through New BTO Housing Design

74 Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin asked the Minister for National Development (a) what are the key reasons why some neighbour disputes do not get escalated to the Community Relations Unit (CRU); and (b) what measures are in place to ensure residents are aware of the appropriate dispute resolution pathways.

75 Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Government has plans to implement upstream engineering interventions in new Build-To-Order (BTO) housing design to mitigate inter-floor noise; and (b) how the current materials used compare against global standards for noise and insulation.

Mr Chee Hong Tat: This question was addressed in the Ministry of National Development's reply to the questions asked by Mr Kenneth Tiong and Mr Abdul Muhaimin Abdul Malik on 14 October 2025. [Please refer to ​"Criteria that Qualify for Intervention by Community Relations Unit and Unit's Effectiveness in Addressing Neighbourly Disputes", Official Report, 14 October 2025, Vol 96, Issue 7, Oral Answers to Questions section.]