ESM Goh will run in elections, warns against falling back from First to Third...
Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong confirmed on Friday that he will be standing in Marine Parade GRC for the upcoming election, to safeguard the constituency he has represented for…
View ArticleChee Hong Tat now says he supports learning of dialects – in private
New People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate, Chee Hong Tat, says it is “not a bad initiative” for “people who are more talented” or who have the interest, to “learn more…
View ArticleEat orh luak oso kena scold
Poor Sylvia Lim. She had just set up her brand new Instagram account recently and already some people are blue in the face with anger, it seems. Ms Lim…
View ArticleDid VWO violate constitution by allowing political activities in its premises?
By Ravi Philemon Mr Khaw Boon Wan yesterday unveiled the candidates who will contest in Sembawang GRC at Sunshine Welfare Action Mission (SWAMI Home). According to news reports, the People’s…
View ArticleWill Lee Hsien Loong be the leader that Singapore needs?
By Dr Chee Soon Juan Observers will undoubtedly note that Mr Lee Hsien Loong’s decision to call for a general election two years ahead of time is a clever one.…
View ArticleChance encounter between SDP and former presidential candidate
The campaigning team from Singapore Democratic Party, including Dr Paul Tambyah, had a chance encounter with Dr Tan Cheng Bock, a presidential candidate in 2011, while on its walkabout on…
View ArticleA buried fort – The spirit of Katong awaits release
By Jeannette Chong Aruldoss In 2004, over 1000 volunteers worked to uncover Fort Tanjong Katong in Katong Park and, in the process, recovered and fortified their community ties. A dry…
View ArticlePAP announces team for Ang Mo Kio, featuring new candidates
By Lim Jia Liang PAP announces team for Ang Moh Kio GRC, Hougang SMC The PAP has just announced their team for Ang Moh Kio GRC headed by current Prime…
View ArticleHDB explains to irate flat owner that defects liability period for flat has...
Ms Wee, one of the residents at the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS), The Peak at Toa Payoh filed a complaint with the Housing Development Board (HDB) after having a…
View ArticleExploiting VWO for political purposes – PAP’s double-standards
On Friday, 14 August, the People’s Action Party (PAP) introduced a set of candidates for the upcoming electoral contest in Sembawang GRC. The venue of its press conference for that…
View ArticleElection is not only about people running town councils but making important...
Speech by Dr Paul Tambyah at the 35th Anniversary of Singapore Democratic Party. Thank you all for coming for this 35th Anniversary dinner of the SDP. As you know, the…
View ArticleWithout advancement in political rights, problems in economic and social...
Speech by Dr Chee Soon Juan, Secretary General of Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) at the 35th Anniversary of Singapore Democratic Party. Ladies and Gentlemen, In 1995, during the Ordinary Party…
View ArticleLow questions PAP’s “standard of politics”, S’poreans should decide
At a walkabout on Sunday morning in Nee Soon GRC, the Workers’ Party secretary general, Low Thia Khiang, took a swipe at the deputy prime minister’s remarks about Mr Low…
View ArticleOpposition supporters as patriotic as PAP supporters: Sylvia Lim
When it was reported that the Workers’ Party’s Members of Parliament will not be attending this year’s Prime Minister’s National Day Rally speech, some accused the WP of slighting the…
View ArticleWP will release updated audited AHPETC report soon: Hougang MP
On Sunday, Hougang MP, Png Eng Huat, said the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) will release its updated audited town council financial report soon – and said that all discussions…
View ArticleWe should all just have taken Sylvia Lim’s Instagram advice
An Instagram photo of Sylvia Lim eating orh luak was all it took to spark speculation that she would be leaving the Aljunied GRC team to contest in Fengshan SMC. But…
View ArticleSunday with WP in Nee Soon – things we observed
By Vidhya Nair It was a usual Sunday morning, but this time I was spending it in Nee Soon. A place I had seen evolve over the decades from…
View ArticleNot necessary to send PM or DPM to contest Aljunied: Goh Chok Tong
During an impromptu press conference in Aljunied on Sunday morning, Emeritus Senior Minister said it was “not necessary” to send the prime minister or deputy prime minister to contest in…
View ArticleEast Coast GRC MP Raymond Lim announces his retirement
Mr Raymond Lim, a PAP MP in East Coast GRC (Fengshan ward), is retiring. The 56 year-old former Transport Minister did not reveal who his successor will be, although the…
View ArticleChanges to TCA, prompted by PAP’s AIM saga, could be delayed
More than two years after a review was announced in May 2013, changes to the Town Councils Act (TCA) could be delayed if the elections are called. This was revealed…
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