By the way of a press release to the mainstream media, Speaker of Parliament Michael Palmer has informed that Hougang MP Yaw Shin Leong will not be appealing against his expulsion from the Workers' Party.

Mr Yaw was given till Friday, February 24, to inform Parliament if he will appeal against or challenge his expulsion from the WP. No further details as to why he will not be appealing were not released.

Pursuant to Article 46(2)(b) of the Constitution, Mr Palmer declared the seat of the Member for Hougang as vacant from the date of his expulsion from the Party.

In his press release Mr Palmer said that he will be making a formal announcement to the House at its next sitting on Tuesday 28 February 2012.

source: http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120222-329466.html

Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
You May Also Like

Yahoo! Singapore 9 Awards

Yahoo! Singapore 9 in it's second year running, held the awards ceremony…

PM Lee warns any public gatherings will immediately be issued written warning

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned on Facebook earlier today (9 April)…

Post Election Transformation Series, 2nd Talk (feat. Dr Ang Yong Guan)

About Post Election, many organisations have tried to sustain the election awareness…

环境局称致力打击骨痛热症,病例由666起下降至303起

骨痛热症近来在我国肆虐,因此也致力于打击骨痛热症。根据环境局9月25日所公布的调查结果显示,我国每个星期的骨痛热症病例,已经从最高峰时期的666起,减少到303起;骨痛热症黑区也从7月份的182个,下降到89个。 环境局表示,我国今年共接获1万2108起骨痛热症案件(截至本月21日),尽管许多骨痛热症黑区已被消灭,但仍可在部分地区发现范围较广的骨痛热症黑区,例如蔡厝港大道2号(Choa Chu Kang Ave 2)、友诺路(Jalan Eunos)、宏茂桥大道3号(Ang Mo Kio Ave 3)、碧山街11号(Bishan St…