Candidates’ campaigning in middle of roads pose safety risk: Police
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has issued a statement on Friday with regards to reports that some election candidates and their supporters had distributed campaign material to passing motorists in…
View Article#GE2015 Day 4 Diary: Opposition rallies feature parallels
When multiple parties are talking about the same issues in different rally sites on the same night, you know for sure that they’re hot-button topics. As we looked through the…
View ArticleLim Swee Say criticised for remarks on M’sia and China
Mr Lim Swee Say, the People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate for East Coast GRC, has been criticised for his remarks on China and Malaysia. In a rally speech on Thursday,…
View ArticlePAP candidates’ disregard for election rules & public safety a serious matter
On Friday, The Online Citizen (TOC) reported an instance of a People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate attending a getai in Nee Soon GRC. Getais are variety shows which are held…
View ArticleWhy are fees for polyclinic seemingly more expensive than GPs?
A reader shares how he thinks that the total fees for patient payable plus government subsidy to polyclinics could actually be as high as total fees charged by General Practitioners (GP).
View ArticleAffordable public housing, healthcare and “Return our CPF”
Article and photos by Richard Seah Radin Mas independent candidate Han Hui Hui kicked off her maiden election rally on Thursday night by defending her decision to create a three-corner…
View ArticleTOC News Tonight – To promise or not to promise
We present episode three of TOC News Tonight for the Singapore General Elections 2015 (where tonight is probably the next day). Thum Ping Tjin talks about the challenges of making…
View ArticleImportant not to have an unbalanced Parliament, Low Thia Khiang cautions voters
It is paramount that Singaporeans ensure that the next Parliament will not be an unbalanced one, said Mr Low Thia Khiang, secretary general of the Workers’ Party (WP). Mr Low…
View ArticleSelective editing of SPP’s rally speech by Channel NewsAsia
By LL “I don’t want to live in a Singapore with 10 million people,” is the opening line from Channel NewsAsia’s (CNA) edited speech by SPP’s Mr Ravi Philemon on…
View ArticleWhy is the government risking an asset price crash?
By Anthony Cheng The government’s recent housing policy revisions have some worrying implications. A chart sent to me by a friend who was at a briefing on the real estate market…
View ArticleSPP: We are honoured to continue with Mr Chiam’s legacy
By Priscilla Chia and Lisa L. Photo credit: Lisa L. Against the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) heavyweights in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) team may look ordinary…
View ArticleA speech worth waiting for
By Timothy Lai The Singapore Democratic Party’s rally on Friday evening was quite a spectacle, although the rally-goers were not as anxious to stake a claim on their spot as…
View ArticleDr Chee’s first speech as a GE candidate after 15 years
By Timothy Lai Election rallies are intricate productions requiring wit and precision to execute. There must be intense anticipation before the speakers step into the spotlight, their stories must be…
View ArticleRemove the PAP’s party whip: SDP’s Khung Wai Yeen
By Cerelia Lim The Singapore Democratic Party’s Khung Wai Yeen is up against Dr Teo Ho Pin (PAP’s deputy party whip) in Bukit Panjang SMC. In his maiden speech on…
View ArticleThe real issues of this election
By Sierra the Italic The PAP seems to be making town council management the key issue this election. While it is true that keeping a housing estate in a good…
View ArticleA man transformed
By Richard Seah Kenneth Jeyaretnam was a man transformed when he spoke at the Reform Party’s rally on Friday (4 Sep) at Yio Chu Kang Stadium. Four years ago, during…
View ArticleThe labour force game
By GS At the PAP rally at Bedok Stadium on Thursday (4 Sep), Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say espoused the good work of the (PAP) government in tightening the labour…
View Article#GE2015 Day 5 Diary: The anatomy of the PAP’s election pitch
The People’s Action Party has been campaigning as hard as anyone else during this election period, and have been holding two rallies a night since Thursday. Decent crowds have gathered…
View ArticleReform Party criticises immigration and CPF policies
The crowd at the Reform Party (RP) rally last evening (4 Sep 2015) was initially sparse, but people slowly trickled in, and soon, the candidates were addressing a crowd of about 1,000…
View ArticleStop politicisation of grassroots organisations, stop the bullying: WP
By Lisa L Two things stood out at the Workers’ Party’s (WP) fourth rally, held at Punggol on 5 Sept: First, the bombshell dropped by WP Secretary-General Mr Low Thia…
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