Tan Lam Siong: Supporter of democracy or the “spoiler”?
Former National Solidarity Party (NSP) secretary-general and lawyer Tan Lam Siong has declared he will be running in Potong Pasir SMC as an independent candidate in the coming elections. This…
View ArticleReform Party introduces candidates for Ang Mo Kio GRC
By Eddy Chua The Reform Party (RP) introduced their slate of candidates for Ang Mo Kio GRC on Friday afternoon, introducing lawyer M. Ravi, businessman Osman Sulaiman, political blogger Roy…
View ArticleWorkers’ Party introduces third batch of candidates
Workers’ Party introduced its third batch of candidates at its headquarters on Friday afternoon. They are corporate lawyer He Ting Ru, 32; property agent Ron Tan, 30; polytechnic lecturer L.…
View Article“With you, for you, for Singapore”: PAP launches manifesto
The People’s Action Party (PAP) launched its manifesto this morning, accompanied by the slogan “With you, For You, For Singapore”. “All these years we have been here, with you, for you,…
View ArticleSDP new candidate spoke out against discrimination that Malay community faces...
Mr Damanhuri Bin Abas and Mr Bryan Lim Boon Heng were unveiled as candidates for the upcoming General Election under the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) banner at the party’s headquarters…
View ArticleAHPETC slams MND for careless accusations
The Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC), run by the Workers’ Party (WP) has issued a strongly-worded rebuttal of the statement by the Ministry of National Development (MND) on Saturday....
View ArticleSDP reveals final slate of candidates
By Timothy Lai The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) unveiled its last slate of candidates this afternoon. They are Dr Wong Souk Yee, Adjunct Lecturer at the Centre for English Language…
View ArticleQuestions asked over MND letter on AHPETC managing agents
A statement the Ministry of National Development (MND) released Saturday afternoon has triggered questions over whether both the civil service and the mainstream media have been used as vehicles for…
View ArticleWP launches manifesto urging “compassionate and equitable growth”
The Workers’ Party launched a 46-page manifesto on Sunday containing key proposals such as instituting a national minimum wage pegged to the Average Household Expenditure on Basic Needs, reducing class...
View ArticleWorkers’ Party’s Daniel Goh does not see PAP as the enemy
The following is an English translation of an article that appeared in Lianhe Zaobao today, 29 August 2015. The poison pen letter that the new Workers’ Party candidate received the…
View ArticleSPP announces its candidates for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
The Singapore People’s Party (SPP) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has confirmed the five members of their joint team who will be contesting Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC in the upcoming…
View ArticleThe necessary inconvenience of breaking down racial facades
By Gangasudhan The ugly side of race and religion has surfaced yet again when outspoken critic of Singapore’s model of “multi-racialism” Sangeetha Thanapal accused Law Minister K Shanmugam of being…
View ArticleDaniel Goh & Zaobao: A dark day for academia
By Dr Liew Kai Khiun From professors in universities to kindergarten teachers at the frontline of education, as educators we interact with countless students constantly within professional and...
View ArticleNadine Yap: Will be speaking up even if not in parliament
When Ms Nadine Yap was introduced weeks ago as a slated candidate for Democratic Progressive Party in the Bishan-Toa Payoh Team, voters at the GRC were impressed with her eloquency…
View ArticleIs the PAP really listening, or just hearing us?
By Howard Lee “(ESM Goh Chok Tong) noted that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s Government had listened to the people since the last election and accelerated many plans and programmes.…
View ArticleWorkers’ Party releases video of candidates
“This election will be landmark election,” says Workers’ Party secretary general, Low Thia Khiang, in the party’s video featuring its candidates for the upcoming elections. “It marks a new phase…
View ArticleIs the “controversial” AHPETC management fee really that controversial?
By Gangasudhan With much being said about the management fee being paid by Town Councils to their vendors, the question comes down to how much all the Town Councils pay…
View ArticleSylvia Lim’s second letter to residents, informs them of TC surplus
The following letter was published on the Workers’ Party website. SECOND OPEN LETTER TO RESIDENTS OF ALJUNIED-HOUGANG-PUNGGOL EAST TOWN Dear Residents, In my First Open Letter to you in June…
View ArticleAHPETC Chairman’s Review
The following was published on the Workers’ Party website on Monday. THE YEAR IN PERSPECTIVE It is with satisfaction that Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) presents this annual report...
View ArticleWorkers’ Party introduces final batch of candidates
The Workers’ Party’s fifth and final batch of candidates were introduced on Monday (31 Aug). The three candidates are Mr Bernard Chen, 29, a project executive at a funeral services…
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