4G Leadership: why you can be excited about Lawrence Wong
“I’ve devoted my life to public service, first as a civil servant and later in politics. I will continue to do my utmost to serve our people.” Lawrence Wong The 4G Leadership has decided who will lead them. The choice fell on Finance Minister Lawrence Wong Lawrence who is also co-chair of the Multi-Ministry Taskforce handling the […]
Three New Faces Unveiled in Sengkang GRC
Three new faces have been unveiled as the new branch chairs of Sengkang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) earlier today (27 Mar). They are NUS Assoc Prof Elmie Nekmat; Ms. Theodora Lai Xi Yi, chief strategy officer of food website Burpple; and Mr. Ling Weihong, a lawyer, replacing Mr. Ng Chee Meng, Mr. Amrin Amin, and […]
A poisonous shrimp. Lee Kuan Yew: “We are what we are because we can stand for ourselves. If we can’t, we’ve had it.”
“Big fish eat small fish. Small fish eat shrimps.” From time memorial, this has been the order of nature, said Mr Lee Kuan Yew in a speech on big and small fishes in Asian waters. But shrimps have developed defence mechanisms to stay alive. Some shrimps are poisonous. They sting. If you eat them, you […]
WP Sylvia Lim satisfied with Shanmugam’s reply, says no need for forensic examination of her phone
The anticipated drama did not happen after all and Singapore is spared being dragged through the mud of another political game. Workers’ Party MP Sylvia Lim met the Police on 23 February 2022 at the Police’s request regarding a notification that appears similar to what Apple had sent to various Apple phone users, the Police […]
On Pritam Singh, playing victim and absence of shame in the Raeesah saga
You know what’s the saddest thing about this whole saga of ‘lies upon lies’? It is the total absence of shame. Up till now, there is a complete lack of admission of wrongdoing by the three WP MPs and leaders, Mr Pritam Singh, Ms Sylvia Lim and Mr Faisal Manap. There is absolutely no contrition. […]
PM Lee’s speech at COP debate: quality of a country’s democracy hinges on people’s values
In Parliament today, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered a 40-min long speech during the debate on the Committee of Privileges’ report on the Raeesah Khan saga. He talks about integrity as the linchpin of democracy, that the quality of a country’s democracy hinges on its people’s values: what they judge to be right or […]
WP’s motion for Gender Equality passed in Parliament with support from the PAP
A motion on gender equality tabled by the Workers’ Party was passed in Parliament on August 3 2021, albeit with an amendment from PAP Vikram Nair. This shows that, contrary to popular claim, an opposition party does not need a sizeable presence to have its motion passed in Parliament. The determining factor is whether it […]
The episode surrounding Raeesah Khan’s lie has evolved into a Taiwanese drama
I had prevented myself from commenting about the hearing at the Committee of Privileges as it was, like the Honorable Leader of the Opposition said, to be finally resolved within the Parliament. However, as the various people presented their evidence to the committee, the whole episode surrounding Raeesah Khan’s lie has evolved into a Taiwanese […]
Raeesah Khan mentally fit and sound to make the statements that she did: psychiatrist Christopher Cheok
Psychiatrist Dr Christopher Cheok said that former MP Raeesah Khan was of sound mind, and was mentally fit and present to make the statements that she did. What she said, both in Parliament and at the COP, was done out of her own will and she knew what she was doing. Dr Cheok’s professional assessment […]
In 2006, WP candidate James Gomez staged a wayang in front of TV crew to discredit the PAP and ELD
Back in 2006, Mr James Gomez, a Workers’ Party candidate, displayed ‘blatant dishonesty’ in his conduct over his minority certificate application. It was GE2006. On April 24 2006, Mr Gomez went twice to the Election Department (ELD) with Ms Sylvia Lim. The first time, they collected some political donation forms. The second time, after they […]