Politics

Worker’s Party (WP) Sec Gen Pritam Singh, in a speech delivered at University Town NUS, announced the Central Executive Committee (CEC)’s renewed and updated public stance on Section 377A of the Penal Code. Following the speech, a WP member shared his opinion on the party’s renewed stance on his Facebook post, which was made public. Mr Yudhishthra Nathan said he …

The “Fake News Bill” in Singapore has been published and is due for debate in Parliament next month before it becomes law. Theoretically, a bill will not come into effect unless the Members of Parliament (MPs) agree. However, as far as I remember, I do not think there’s been a single bill debated in Singapore’s Parliament that has not been …

Based on a survey conducted in 2016, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is a clear favourite of Singaporeans to be the next Prime Minister, contrary to what Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat recently said last week. Mr Heng, who has been touted as the most likely candidate to succeed PM Lee Hsien Loong as Prime Minister, has controversially said that …

Progress Singapore Party (PSP), the new political party set up by former presidential candidate and former People’s Action Party (PAP) Member of Parliament (MP) Tan Cheng Bock has received formal approval from the Registry of Societies on Thursday (March 28). A PSP spokesperson told The Straits Times that the Party will be making a formal announcement regarding the matter some …

At a ministerial dialogue at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) yesterday (28 Mar), Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat told the students that Singaporeans need to be open and understanding of foreigners. This is so that Singaporeans would have the confidence to interact with people of all races, languages and cultures from around the world, said Mr Heng who is touted as …

While young Singaporeans might be “quite comfortable” with the prospect of being led by a Prime Minister (PM) of a minority race, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat is sceptical as to whether the same viewpoint is shared by other Singaporeans, particularly those from older generations. Mr Heng’s statement was made in response to a question posed by Assistant Professor Walid …

Leong Sze Hian has officially marked his entry into the Singapore political scene as People’s Voice Party (PVP) appoints the financial advisor and veteran blogger as its Shadow Finance Minister. Founder and leader of PVP Lim Tean made the announcement on behalf of the Party in a Facebook post on Thu (28 Mar). Mr Lim, who represents Mr Leong in …

In the aftermath of a general election dubbed by exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra as a “rigged” one that was tampered by “serious interference” from the junta, several pro-democracy political parties in Thailand have announced that they have enough seats, albeit unofficially, to form a majority coalition. Bloomberg reported pro-Thaksin Pheu Thai party leader Sudarat Keyuraphan as saying on …

It was reported that former RSAF helicopter pilot Poh Li San had told the media that if given the chance to serve Sembawang residents “at a deeper level”, she would “gladly” do so. “If there is an opportunity for me to serve residents at a deeper level, I will be most honoured to do so, and I will do my …

Following Changi Airport Group Vice-President Poh Li San’s statement regarding her intention to contest in the next General Election (GE) under the People’s Action Party (PAP) banner, a handful of netizens have questioned her motives for doing so, with several of them pointing out her background as a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) pilot and her speedy rise in …