According to the archives in the National Library, land reclamation works began at Marine Parade in 1966. Hills at Bedok and Siglap were levelled, and 20,000 cubic metres of earth were moved via conveyor belts to the sea each day. Sand was also sourced from abroad, and by 1970, some 405 hectares of land had been … Read more
Workers’ Party (WP) politician, Yee Jenn Jong on Saturday (27 Mar) shared the plight of an elderly lady living in a “terrible and unlivable mess” in her Eunos Crescent flat after being unable to walk due to her legs being scalded with hot water. According to Mr Yee, he was alerted to the lady’s case … Read more
Marine Parade GRC officially called for the People’s Action Party (PAP) with 57.76 per cent of the votes. The winning team comprises Tan Chuan-Jin, Edwin Tong, Seah Kian Peng, Tan See Leng and Fahmi Aliman. They beat the Workers’ Party (WP)’s Ron Tan, Yee Jenn Jong, Fadli Fawzi, Nathaniel Koh and Azhar Latip, the latter … Read more
As general election candidates across Singapore reach the tail end of the campaigning period, the Workers’ Party (WP)’s Marine Parade GRC team continue to engage with residents at full capacity during their walkabout at Blk 50A Marine Terrace on Wednesday morning (8 July). A TOC correspondent noted that while WP’s entire team of candidates showed up … Read more
Meeting and greeting the residents at Marine Terrace Market and Food Centre on Saturday morning (4 July), the Workers’ Party’s (WP) secretary-general Pritam Singh and chairman Sylvia Lim were received with enthusiasm. Accompanying the WP Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) five-member team, Mr Singh and Ms Lim caught the busy morning and brunch crowd … Read more
Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss, a lawyer and former member of the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) took to Facebook on Friday (3 July) to question the flyers being handed out by People’s Action Party (PAP) Marine Parade GRC candidate Edwin Tong which features a “one-time assistance of $500”. Ms Chong-Aruldoss, who is volunteering for the Workers’ Party at … Read more
The Workers’ Party (WP)’s team of candidates for this year’s Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) distributed their brochures during house visits at Serangoon Avenue 1 on Wednesday (1 July), barely a day after Nomination Day took place. Ron Tan Jun Yen, who leads the WP Marine Parade GRC team for the coming election, said … Read more
People’s Action Party’s (PAP) newcomer to the Marine Parade GRC team Tan See Leng took to Facebook on Tuesday (30 June) to address a post that has been floating around which said that he holds over 60 directorships. The post called into question Mr Tan’s ability to serve his constituents given the number of directorships … Read more
Questions are again raised about the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) party flags and posters. It first surfaced when the violation of display ahead of campaigning period (after nominations are closed on 30 June – 11:59pm on 8 July) was questioned by the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). SDP posted photos on its Facebook page on 26 … Read more
Here’s the final line-up for The Workers’ Party (WP) GE2020 candidates across the constituencies the party is contesting as well as who they will be going up against. Aljunied GRC Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim Swee Lian, Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap, Gerald Giam Yean Song, and Leon Perera. They will be standing against PAP’s Victor Lye … Read more