We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Labour MP shared an interview with Maxine Peake on Thursday which contained at anti-Semitic conspiracy theory – and resulted in Ms Long-Bailey losing her job. In the retweet of the article, […]
SINGAPORE – With the Covid-19 pandemic far from over, and much more uncertainty in the road ahead, the time for change is now, said the Workers’ Party (WP) in its first online talk show on Wednesday (July 1). “In these uncertain and worrying times brought about by the Covid-19 crisis worldwide, and given the uncertain […]
SINGAPORE – Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Tuesday (June 30) said he decided to move to East Coast GRC, as the constituency cannot afford a “succession gap” in such uncertain times. In one of the biggest surprises on Nomination Day, Mr Heng left his Tampines stronghold – where he has been MP for […]
SINGAPORE – This year’s general election served up a few surprises on Nomination Day, with changes made to some parties’ line-ups just before papers were submitted at nomination centres on Tuesday (June 30). The ruling People’s Action Party’s slates for East Coast and West Coast GRCs were beefed up, with 4G ministers moving to strengthen the […]
SINGAPORE – Heng Swee Keat will be leading a five-man People’s Action Party team into the battle for East Coast GRC, which is being contested for the fourth time in electoral history. He and his team will be up against the Workers’ Party (WP) team comprising Mr Dylan Ng, Mr Kenneth Foo, Mr Terence Tan, […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Sir Mark announced he will be standing down from his position with David Frost, the Prime Minister’s chief Brexit negotiator, taking over as National Security Advisor in September. The departing Cabinet Secretary […]
SINGAPORE – The upcoming general election is not about family disputes, but about Singapore being at a very grave moment in its history, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday (June 29). Responding to a reporter’s question on his brother, Mr Lee Hsien Yang, joining the opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP), PM Lee said […]
SINGAPORE – Facebook has taken down the Fabrications About the PAP (FAP) page, after it discovered that the page had violated its policies. In response to queries from The Straits Times on Sunday (June 28), Facebook said that the page’s removal was part of a broader effort to address problematic accounts. “We’ve taken action on […]
SINGAPORE – The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday (June 27) announced it will drop out of the general election and not contest Bishan Toa-Payoh GRC as well as Marymount and Kebun Baru SMCs, constituencies it had earlier indicated it was eyeing. With the dissolution of the Singapore First (SingFirst) party, this means there are […]
SINGAPORE – As he unveiled the final batch of the ruling People Action Party’s (PAP) new faces contesting in the upcoming general election, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing pinpointed a key ingredient in Singapore’s success. Each new batch of leaders works with its predecessors so that the PAP Government can plan long-term and […]