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SINGAPORE: The Singapore United Party (SUP) has unveiled five potential candidates who will likely contest Ang Mo Kio GRC in the upcoming General Election. They are SUP secretary-general Andy Zhu Laicheng, party chairman Ridhuan Chandran, party treasurer Noraini Yunus, flight attendant Nigel Ng, and businessman Vincent Ng. The potential candidates were briefly introduced to the…
SITI ALIA ABDUL RAHIM MATTAR Ms Alia, who is a lawyer, works in a multi-national corporation. A mother of three children, she has also worked in the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as a legal counsel. She joined the party as a volunteer almost one year ago, said Mr Singh. EILEEN CHONG PEI SHAN Ms Chong…
In its Facebook post, WP pulled out examples of their policy proposals in the areas of unemployment benefits, housing, healthcare, scams, as well as the country’s justice system and energy needs, among others. When it came to unemployment insurance, WP said that it had made this call in its previous manifestos, including publishing a policy…
SINGAPORE: Shortly after the Writ of Election was issued on Tuesday (Apr 15), the Workers’ Party (WP) launched its campaign slogan while other opposition parties, including the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) criticised the timing of the election. In a roughly one-and-a-half-minute-long video, several WP Members of Parliament (MPs), including party secretary-general Pritam Singh and chair…
NEW FACES The three others introduced on Sunday have no previous experience standing in a General Election. They are among roughly 30 new candidates to be fielded by the PAP in the coming contest, its largest slate of new faces in recent history. A PAP activist since 2016, Assoc Prof Elmie teaches communications and new…
SINGAPORE: Criminal lawyer Marshall Lim, 38, will be representing the People’s Action Party (PAP) in Workers’ Party-held (WP) Hougang SMC in the upcoming General Election, the party announced on Sunday (Apr 13). A former deputy public prosecutor in the Attorney-General’s Chambers, Mr Lim is a relative newcomer to politics, having replaced director of a cleaning…
SINGAPORE: Heading into his first General Election as leader of the ruling party, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Saturday (Apr 12) that he does not have a target vote share in mind and that he is expecting fierce competition across all wards. “I’m sure the candidates across Singapore, across every constituency, will have the…
Mr Loh was invited on stage to speak as a new volunteer for an initiative supporting mature job seekers, which provides access to career coaching guidance and opportunities to network with potential employers. “Our jobs give us a sense of purpose, a sense of meaning and confidence to provide for our families,” said Mr Loh. “We’re…
SINGAPORE: A former Singapore Armed Forces chief of staff and a ex-senior civil servant were among the three new faces from the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), who showed up at a community event in Punggol on Sunday (Apr 6). Mr Goh Pei Ming, the former Singapore Armed Forces Chief of Staff – Joint Staff,…
The theme for Red Dot United’s Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC GE2025 campaign will be “raise the standard”, says party chief Ravi Philemon.
