Next Friday, Angela Lee will be fighting in the biggest bout of her life – the inaugural ONE Championship women’s atomweight title match at the Indoor Stadium.
This is the first time a women’s title is up for grabs in the…
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I will always put Bukit Batok before own interests, says PAP’s Murali Pillai
The People’s Action Party’s candidate speaks at a rally of how his trade unionist father and Hwa Chong friendships shaped his approach to politics as a “sacred duty”.
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Constituency upgrading plans will go ahead ‘no matter who wins’
SINGAPORE – If Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan is elected, Bukit Batok residents need not worry about proposed upgrading plans being scuppered as the opposition party will carry them out, SDP central executive committee member Paul…
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Grace Fu questions SDP’s ability to deliver on campaign promises
SINGAPORE – She began with an apology to Bukit Batok residents for the resignation of its former Member of Parliament (MP) David Ong, saying the People’s Action Party (PAP) was “deeply sorry to have (brought) this on you”.
Then, Culture, Community and Youth…
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Murali ‘driven by sacred duty to serve residents’
SINGAPORE – Calling politics not a “career” but a “sacred duty”, Mr Murali Pillai, the People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate for the Bukit Batok by-election, kicked off his first rally of the election on a personal note, paying homage to the three “giants”…
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Higher payouts being sought over TEL land acquisition
SINGAPORE – After months of hesitation, all six owners of a nine-unit walk-up apartment along Tanjong Katong Road, which needs to make way for the upcoming Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL), collected cheques for the full compensation award yesterday.
Despite…
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I’ll be full-time MP and a voice in Parliament, says Chee
SINGAPORE – Pledging to effectively manage a town council and to be a voice to raise hard questions in Parliament should he get elected, Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan said Bukit Batok residents can have the best of both worlds if they…
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Bukit Batok by-election: Chee wants to ‘surpass’ PAP-run town councils
“We want to set new standards of transparency and accountability in town councils,” says Singapore Democratic Party’s Chee Soon Juan, who vows to make Bukit Batok his full-time priority.
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PAP’s Grace Fu questions SDP’s readiness to run a Town Council
“I worry that SDP does not fully understand the complexity of the task,” says Minister Grace Fu, citing the party’s dearth of experienced hands, and Chee Soon Juan’s lack of a steady job in years.
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The Big Read: On a familiar battleground — Bukit Batok — a decades-long fight resumes
SINGAPORE – In seven days, Bukit Batok residents will head to the ballot box and choose, once again, between the People’s Action Party (PAP) and the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) – marking a fresh chapter in a battle that stretches back more than two…
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