Reporters quiz Dr Chee Soon Juan on the issue of not wanting to bring up former Bukit Batok MP David Ong who vacated his seat in parliament and resigned from the PAP due to an alleged extramarital affair. One reported asked if he had read the statement by PM Lee Hsien Loong and proceeded to give Dr Chee a rundown …

By Ghui As a layperson who found political consciousness when the concept of an elected presidency was already in place, I had understood it to be an office that provides some semblance of checks and balances to a government that is overwhelmingly PAP dominated. As far as I was aware, the elected president would have the right to veto the …

“You wish everybody a Happy May Day,  but are workers here truly happy? They are worried sick about retrenchment.” – Dr Chee Soon Juan After his walkabout on May Day, Dr Chee gave an impassioned door-stop interview where he spoke at length about his plans for Singaporean workers who were retrenched or who were at risk of being retrenched. Dr …

Dr Chee Soon Juan, Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party and candidate for the Bukit Batok SMC by-election answered questions posed by the press at the mediastop after his walkabout at the Bukit Batok Market, about his stance on being a full-time Member of Parliament should he be elected. What are the things that Dr Chee feels need to be …

By Law Kim Hwee The Secretary-General of People’s Action Party (PAP) did not mince his words in condemning the candidate of Bukit Batok SMC By-election and Secretary-General of Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), Dr Chee Soon Juan by saying that he is  ‘‘completely hypocritical’ SDP Sec-Gen’s action of getting his ‘guys to say all the bad things, you come along and you …

By Selena Tan I write as I feel the distance. The Bukit Batok by-election is approaching. I am not a Bukit Batok resident and I am a Singaporean who is not in Singapore. I write in support of the Singapore Democratic Party and with hope for another distinct voice in Parliament. During my discussions with friends throughout the 2015 general …

By Joe Cool Dear Bukit Batok Residents, In this by-election, you have a chance that many Singaporeans do not have. It is the chance to make things better. It is the chance to tell PAP that you don’t want to see any of our old folks picking cardboard. It is the chance to tell PAP that you don’t want our …