As online chatter continues over former PAP electoral candidate Ivan Lim, who stirred controversy over negative reports on his behaviour, yet another PAP candidate has slowly gained traction on social media. Unlike Lim, however, 50-year-old Desmond Tan Kok Ming has been on the receiving end of some...
Pandemic or not, home-based learning (HBL) is set to become routine, with schools setting aside several days every month for online learning. Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung, in his video address to school leaders at the Annual Workplan...
With the Covid-19 situation going on, there won't be any physical rallies during this general election. Instead, each candidate will be given three minutes of airtime on national television and radio. They will also be reaching out through the...
The speed with which the Ivan Lim affair played out shows how even People's Action Party (PAP) politics is not a safe route to fame and fortune. There are three milestones in Lim's torturous journey that show that you enter...
"Make Your Vote Count" will be the Workers' Party's (WP) slogan for the general election. WP secretary-general Pritam Singh unveiled the party's slogan and manifesto on Sunday (June 28), saying the party wanted to call on focus the overwhelming...
Following People's Action Party (PAP) newcomer Ivan Lim's sudden withdrawal from GE2020 last night (June 27) — mere hours after he had pledged to "stay the course" — some opposition leaders have also spoken up to urge the public to...
Following the uproar over People's Action Party (PAP) ex-candidate Ivan Lim, Shawn Huang is the next PAP candidate to bear the brunt of netizens' criticisms, with allegations made against him for "changing his surname" in order to contest for the upcoming general election. Activist...
Former Workers' Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang on Sunday (June 28) returned to his old stomping ground in Hougang to meet residents, in his first public appearance since he suffered a bad fall in April. Mr Low was...
The Workers' Party (WP) unveiled its 2020 general election manifesto and final candidates in a virtual press conference on Sunday (June 28). Party chairwoman Sylvia Lim introduced the following candidates: 1. Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim, a researcher. 2. He Ting Ru, a lawyer...
SINGAPORE - Mr Ivan Lim did the responsible thing by withdrawing his PAP candidacy for the general election, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong on Sunday (June 28). "He recognised the controversy around his candidacy was threatening to eclipse...
