By Terry Xu How would you feel if Workers' Party Candidate Lee Li Lian was arrested shortly after her victory in the Punggol East By-Election? This was a question posed to the people who attended the 50th anniversary of Operation Coldstore event on Saturday afternoon. Ms Chan Wai Han, emcee of the event asked the crowd this question before calling upon Mr Lee Tee tong, who was one of the 13 Barisan Sosialis ...

By Benjamin Cheah Mr Benjamin Pwee, Acting Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), introduced today three new faces to the public. They are Mr Winston Lim, Ms Juliana Juwahir and Ms Fatimah Tamizzudin. This move is set to revitalise the DPP, a formerly dormant party last seen in the 2006 General Elections. The four held a press conference, discussing the recently-released White Paper on ...

By: Ng Yi Shu The NSP called for a referendum on the Population White Paper released by the National Talent and Population Division yesterday in a seminar that released their own population policy for Singapore. In their Population Plan the NSP called for a halt in the growth of new citizens, uniform quota of 33% for S Pass and E Pass employees and greater benefits for parents and couples such as a free upg ...

Photos taken on the polling day for the Punggol East By-Election after the polls were counted. ...

By Benjamin Cheah Grim faces crowded around the television screens. Channel News Asia had set up a command centre at the void deck of Block 124A, and residents took full advantage of the televisions the CNA team used to coordinate their broadcast. When Returning Officer Mr Yam Ah Mee took the podium, a buzz rippled through the residents. Earlier that night, The Online Citizen tried to enter the PCF (People’ ...

By Howard Lee The results for the Punggol East By-Election might or might not have been a surprise for the nation. But if you ask me, the results are significant enough to suggest that we need to ask two very important questions. The first question is, I think, more important: As a microcosmic representation of the Singapore electorate, what can BE2013 tell us about the current sentiment that the Singapore ...

By Sharon Ng From 5pm yesterday evening the space outside North Vista Secondary School counting centre was abuzz with journalists, photographers and camera persons from the media. There was also an anxious crowd building up, as they wondered who they might see going in and out of the counting centre. Many saw the contest as a  two-horse race between the People’s Action Party and the Workers’ Party. Dr Koh P ...

By Benjamin Cheah Two years ago, I stood in line at North Spring Primary School and cast my virgin vote for the General Elections. Back then I didn’t think I’d be back anytime soon. But life has a funny way of breaking assumptions. Everybody has different reasons for voting. Working with other TOC volunteers, I have spoken to people who felt that the by-election was a hassle or that it was a necessary incon ...

By Darren Boon Dedicated Local, Determined Leader. This is how Mr Desmond Lim, Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA), had been portraying himself during his campaign as the candidate for Punggol East. Many will agree that he has remained determined and dedicated, devoting time, money and energy to increase the publicity on SDA, about himself and what he can do for the residents in thi ...

By Sharon Ng The Reform Party (RP) last contested in  the West Coast GRC and the Ang Mo Kio GRC in the  General Elections in 2011. It managed to garner over 30 per cent of the votes in both GRCs, a decent showing for relative newcomers to politics. Perhaps based on that performance and also to further ‘brand’ the Reform Party, its Secretary-General Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam put up the Reform Party’s candidature ...