Politics

Sunday (12 Aug) marks the 14th Anniversary since Lee Hsien Loong took over as Prime Minister from Goh Chok Tong. Just 4 days ago (8 Aug), his National Day Speech talked about cautious optimism in an increasingly turbulent world, while his government has crafted policies to “come together for the residents in a tangible and holistic way”. Things such as CareShield and estate upgrading will …

Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong’s statement at a public forum regarding ministerial pay has sparked an uproar amongst members of the public, with netizens taking to social media platform to express their shock and dissatisfaction against the former Prime Minister’s remarks. In response to a suggestion by 70-year-old Braddell Heights resident Mr Abdul Aziz to reduce the “million-dollar” …

Today marks the 53rd anniversary of Singapore’s status as a sovereign state since its separation from the Malaysian Federation on 9 August 1965, and three years since the Republic’s golden jubilee in 2015. Various political parties have expressed their hopes and aspirations for Singapore’s future, on top of celebrating the progress that has already been achieved as a young nation. …

On Friday, local news platform MustShareNews shared an audio recording of Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong who turned down a suggestion to lower ministerial salaries or to lower the defence budget in order to better support elderly in Singapore, In the conversation, 70-year-old Abdul Aziz shared his concerns about issues about elderly being forced to work just to survive and asked …

Leader of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), Dr Chee Soon Juan posted a video on his Facebook page just 2 hours ago and it’s starting to garner a lot of attention on social media. The video is a cut of a speech being made by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spliced with statistical data and anecdotes that essentially contradict or …

A letter dated last Friday (27 Jul) from MindChamps Preschool @ Liang Court was condemned by netizens for its allegedly elitist and discriminatory content regarding the application for the grassroots leadership of the River Valley Neighbourhood Committee (RVNC). In the letter, it said that parents of children attending MindChamps Preschool “have been given priority access to sign up as grassroots …

Writing in a Facebook post on Sunday, entitled, “Singapore’s interest must always come first”, Dr Tan Cheng Bock shared some thoughts and clarifications on his presence at the opposition meeting on Saturday (28 July) and him taking up a leadership role in the opposition camp. Dr Tan noted that he was invited as an observer in the meeting that was …

Statement issued by Lim Tean, on behalf of the proposed political party, People’s Voice Party in response to the call for opposition to form a coalition to contest in the upcoming General Election. On behalf of the Party that I am forming – Peoples Voice , I pledge our total commitment to the greater cooperation of the Opposition parties in …

The late Lee Kuan Yew was known for his hard speaking truths. The same statesman who claimed that the army would have to step in two to three years after the fall of the People’s Action Party (PAP) is the same man who acknowledged that the PAP will eventually fall. This is not a question of ‘if’ but a question of ‘when’. …

Posted by Singapore Democratic Party At a working lunch hosted by the SDP this afternoon, several opposition parties came together to explore the possibility of working closer together to present a unified front at the next elections. The SDP also took the opportunity to propose that presidential candidate Dr Tan Cheng Bock help lead the effort in building such a coalition. Those present …