Share SINGAPORE – Two Workers’ Party Members of Parliament made their maiden speeches in the House yesterday, only to see their arguments met with robust rebuttals by People’s Action Party (PAP) MPs. One protracted exchange was between WP Non-Constituency MP Gerald Giam and PAP MP Christopher De Souza (Holland-Bukit Timah GRC), with WP chief Low Thia Khiang (Aljunied GRC) joining the fray to seek clarification. Another involved WP’s Chen Show Mao (Aljunied GRC), who was [...]

Share MM Lee & SM Goh both announced they will be stepping down, leaving the opportunity to the younger generation to run Singapore. Minister Mentor was a term coined specially for Lee Kuan Yew in 2004, a description which reflects his role in office, and a nod to his wealth of experience. Mr Lee’s role in shaping modern Singapore started from pre-Independence in the 50s and has continued till today. He took a tough stand [...]

Share For the Potong Pasir Residents, losing was simply too painful to bear. Singapore’s opposition veteran, Chiam See Tong, lost not only the Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC he was contesting in, but his wife Mrs. Lina Chiam also lost the Potong Pasir SMC to the PAP’s Mr. Sitoh by a narrow margin. Due to the narrow margin, the Potong Pasir residents got together to hold a petition for re-election for this SMC ward. Those interested must [...]

Share Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has admitted the negative publicity surrounding Tin Pei Ling was a factor to the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) weaker performance at Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC). Speaking after his team’s victory parade around Marine Parade GRC on Sunday morning, SM Goh said that she has been given that negative image from the very start and added that her youth was also a factor.

Share tin pei ling | tin pei ling husband | tin pei ling kate spade | tin pei ling facebook | kate spade | kate spade tin pei ling | nicole seah Singapore Elections 2011 is the first time in 19 years Marine Parade GRC is being contested. This is a contest between the People’s Action Party (PAP) and the National Solidarity Party (NSP) and each came with 2 of the youngest women who contested. [...]

Share Foreign Minister George Yeo is just one of the 3 ministerial casualties to have fallen in the Singapore Elections 2011. The Worker’s Part (WP) had captured the first GRC in Singapore’s history – the Aljunied GRC. This is a new chapter has opened in Singapore’s politics after Saturday’s polls. Mr Yeo, a Foreign Minister and a core member of the People’s Action Party (PAP) Cabinet, was gracious in defeat. Flanked by his teammates Minister [...]

Share Word about the result of this General Election’s most closely watched, and hardest fought, contest began circulating from as early as 10.45pm last night – Aljunied GRC had fallen, it was murmured. Hoping for some earlier sign, the media had been on the tail of Foreign Minister George Yeo, the People’s Action Party’s helmsman in the division, when he arrived at the Damai Secondary counting centre at about 8.15pm. He spent more than an [...]