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 Kirsten Han recently shared a screenshot of a post by The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), which introduced Huang as Ingkiriwang Shawn, the parade commander for NDP 2018.
It's been pointed out that Shawn Huang Wei Zhong used to be Shawn Ingkiriwang. It's not clear when exactly he changed his name, although it must have been after 2018. Our Class Notes also referred to him as Shawn Ingkiriwang in May: https://t.co/IuQxgCkAMupic.twitter.com/cBvLNOIxnj
SINGAPORE: Two F&B businesses along Amoy Street have been ordered to cease operations immediately after customers were allowed to consume alcohol on premises after 10.30pm.
Chico Loco and Moonstone bars were also each fined S$1,000, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said in a statement on Sunday (Jun 28).
F&B establishments were allowed to resume dine-in services on Jun 19, when Singapore entered Phase 2 of its reopening after the “circuit breaker” period. Dining-in is allowed, but F&B outlets are required to cease liquor sales and consumption by 10.30pm.
Diners must also be spaced 1m apart and up to five people are allowed to sit together.
Chico Loco was ordered to close for failing to stop the consumption of alcohol after 10.30pm. (Photo: Singapore Tourism Board)
Moonstone bar said in a Facebook post on Sunday morning that it has been ordered to close “indefinitely” and that F&B establishments should not “take the 10.30pm alcohol ban lightly”.
“There is no ‘grace period’ allowed for customers to finish up with their last drinks on hand even if the order was served before 10.30pm,” the post said.
“The rule states strictly, no consumption on premise after 10.30pm. This is a hard stop and no reasons are accepted by the enforcement officers. This was our mistake (on Saturday).”
It also asked customers to “make things easy” for F&B businesses.
“An extra 15 minutes might not be a long time to you as a customer, but it’s this same amount of time that will put the jobs and livelihoods of F&B workers on the line.”
Since the start of Phase 2, STB has issued 19 composition fines of S$300 each to individuals and four composition fines ranging from S$1,000 and $2,000 to businesses that fail to comply with COVID-19 safe management measures.
This includes Furama Riverfront Hotel, which was fined S$1,000 for failing to record visitors’ contact details upon entry, and Chennai Trading, which was fined S$2,000 for lack of crowd management.
The tourism board has also stepped up checks of tourism precincts and establishments since Jun 19.
“(STB) will continue to deploy additional enforcement officers and safe distancing ambassadors where required,” it said, adding that the vast majority of local businesses have adhered to the safe management measures.
“STB will continue to engage our industry partners and precinct associations, to help them implement these measures effectively.”
It said that the Government takes “a serious view” of non-compliance of safe management measures by businesses and individuals.
“While we encourage everyone to support our local businesses and enjoy what they have to offer, we urge customers to do so in a socially responsible way and to adhere to all prevailing safe management measures,” STB said.
“This will help to ensure the safety and health of everyone, while allowing businesses to remain open.”
SINGAPORE: The Workers’ Party (WP) on Sunday (Jun 28) unveiled its final batch of candidates for the 2020 General Election.
They include first-time candidate Abdul Shariff Bin Aboo Kassim, 54, and He Ting Ru who contested in the 2015 polls.
The other two are former Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMP) Gerald Giam and Leon Perera who were announced on Thursday as replacements for former party chief Low Thia Khiang and Mr Chen Show Mao in Aljunied GRC. Both Mr Low and Mr Chen will not be contesting in the Jul 10 elections.
At the party’s online press conference on Friday, party chief Pritam Singh said he will defend his seat in Aljunied – together with party chair Sylvia Lim and vice-chair Faisal Manap – in the Jul 10 election.
WP is eyeing 21 seats for the coming elections, namely in Aljunied, East Coast, Marine Parade and Sengkang GRCs, as well as Hougang and Punggol West SMCs.
Apart from Aljunied and Hougang, the party has yet to announce its line-up for the other constituencies. Mr Singh said on Saturday that the party will likely keep its “cards close to its chest until Nomination Day”.
The Workers’ Party has nine newcomers for the coming election, seven fewer than in 2015, when it had 16.
Workers’ Party candidate for GE2020 Abdul Shariff Bin Aboo Kassim. (Photo: Workers’ Party)
Mr Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim, 54, said he started volunteering at WP’s Aljunied GRC in 2012, helping Mr Singh at his Meet-the-People (MPS) sessions.
The prospective candidate, who is married with two children, said he previously worked as a security guard, undertaker, dispatch rider, bus driver and taxi driver to put himself through university.
He last worked as a researcher and project coordinator but had to quit the job as the organisation has a “policy of non-partisanship”.
“But that is a small sacrifice because I’m passionate about this,” he said.
GERALD GIAM
Workers’ Party candidate for GE2020 Gerald Giam Yean Song. (Photo: Workers’ Party)
Mr Gerald Giam, 42, was part of WP’s East Coast team for the past two elections but will now stand in Aljunied GRC.
He was an NCMP from 2011 to 2015 after his East Coast GRC WP team lost, but did well enough to snag an NCMP post. He was also part of the four-member East Coast WP team in GE2015 which garnered 39.27 per cent of the vote.
If elected, Mr Giam said he would tap more on subject matter experts and “put (his) ears closer to the ground”.
“I’m prepared to reach across the aisle to come up with the best solutions to solve the challenges we face as a nation,” he said. “That’s what constructive politics should be about.”
Mr Giam is co-founder and chief technology officer at a technology start-up.
HE TING RU
Workers’ Party candidate for GE2020 He Ting Ru. (Photo: Workers’ Party)
Lawyer He Ting Ru will be running under the WP flag for a second time come Jul 10.
The 37-year-old began volunteering with WP after the 2011 General Elections and in 2015, was fielded as part of the opposition party’s slate of five candidates for Marine Parade GRC. The WP team garnered 35.9 per cent of votes cast and lost to the People’s Action Party.
Married with two children, she is currently head of legal and communications at a listed multinational company in Singapore.
LEON PERERA
Workers’ Party candidate for GE2020 Leon Perera. (Photo: Workers’ Party)
Mr Leon Perera, 49, CEO of Spire Research and Consulting, first ran under the WP ticket in 2015. He was also part of the four-member East Coast WP team in GE2015.
Along with team member Associate Professor Daniel Goh and Mr Dennis Tan, he served as a NCMP in the last Parliament.
He is to stand in Aljunied GRC in the coming election after it was announced that Mr Low and Mr Chen will not be defending their seats. Mr Perera said he has been working with Ms Lim in Aljunied’s Serangoon division since 2015.
Mr Perera said he has learnt “a great deal” from the experienced WP MPs in Aljunied and Hougang constituencies.
Contesting in elections again to contribute to the balance in politics, he said: “To emphasise that balance is not the enemy of unity and that our unity as a nation … cannot be based on just following one political party.”
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 joined by Non-Constituency MP Dennis Tan, 49, who the WP has said it will be fielding as its candidate for Hougang SMC in the July 10 polls.
In a video posted on Facebook by Mr Tan, the duo were seen greeting residents at a bus stop in Hougang.
Mr Low, 63, injured his head in a fall on April 30. He was admitted to the intensive care unit of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, and discharged after 21 days.
Mr Low, who won the Hougang single-member seat in 1991, became the first opposition leader to win a GRC after he led the WP team to victory in Aljunied GRC in 2011.
But on Thursday, current WP chief Pritam Singh said at a press conference that Mr Low, and fellow MPs Chen Show Mao and Png Eng Huat will not be standing as candidates in the general election, paving the way for the party’s younger members to take their place as the opposition party pushes ahead with renewal.
SINGAPORE: The Singapore People’s Party (SPP) launched its manifesto on Sunday (Jun 28), calling for the voting age to be reduced to 18 from 21, and for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to be held at the current 7 per cent.
“The current age of 21 is arbitrary and disenfranchises many young people. By most, if not all, definitions, an 18-year-old is an adult. 18-year-olds should have a say in policies and laws that affect them,” SPP said in its manifesto.
The party also questioned the necessity of raising the GST to 9 per cent, noting that the Government has had a “healthy budget surplus” and has “various other mechanisms to increase revenue”.
Unless the Government can prove that it has exhausted other options to raise revenue, the planned GST increase is “unjustifiable”, said the SPP.
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat had said during his Budget 2018 speech that the GST would be increased from 7 per cent currently to 9 per cent sometime between 2021 and 2025.
The exact timing would depend several factors, including the state of the economy.
The Singapore People’s Party’s (SPP) manifesto is titled “A Better Tomorrow”. (Facebook/Singapore People’s Party)
The party launched their manifesto, titled A Better Tomorrow, at a press conference held over video-conferencing platform Zoom.
The manifesto is based on its three “guiding principles” of accountability, commitment and empathy, said SPP. The ideas were broken down into 10 sections, such as youth, cost of living, climate change, housing and mental health.
Abolishing the ethnic quota for Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats, which can be “prohibitive” to minority owners looking to sell their flats.
Abolishing the retirement age to allow seniors who wish to continue to work to do so
Mandatory unemployment insurance for all Singaporean workers and codifying retrenchment guidelines into law
Introducing a national minimum wage, pegged to the amount a person would need to meet their basic needs in Singapore
Increasing Medisave withdrawal limits for mental health services
Introducing a Freedom of Information Act, which will serve as a “potent antidote against the spread of fake news” and help people debate public policy
Enacting a Fixed Terms of Parliament Act, which will “remove the Prime Minister’s discretion in relation to the timing of elections”
Allowing partial CPF withdrawals on compassionate grounds
“This is simply the start of a conversation,” said the SPP in its manifesto. “In Singapore, it is essential that we have a contest of ideas, a multitude of narratives, and credible alternatives so that the best results for Singaporeans can be produced.”
It added that its policies were designed to tackle short-term issues posed or exacerbated by COVID-19, but also a “fundamental rethink” of certain positions instead of “mere cosmetic change”.
The party will field two teams in the upcoming General Election.
Chairman Jose Raymond will run in Potong Pasir SMC, while secretary-general Steven Chia will lead a team comprising Mr Williamson Lee, Mr Osman Sulaiman and Mr Melvyn Chiu in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.
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 who ran for Marine Parade GRC in GE2015.
3. Gerald Giam, a former Non-Constituency Member of Parliament. This is his third general election.
4. Leon Perera, a former Non-Constituency Member of Parliament. This is his second general election.
Giam and Perera will be replacing Low Thia Khiang and Chen Show Mao in Aljunied GRC, but WP’s final line-up will only be revealed on Nomination Day (June 30), secretary-general Pritam Singh said.
The party is fielding 21 candidates in six constituencies — Hougang and Punggol West SMCs, and Marine Parade, Sengkang, East Coast and Aljunied GRCs.
Several residents recognised him from his walks with Mr Goh. He also spoke briefly to the team of safe distancing ambassadors deployed at the hawker centre, and thanked them for their work in Marine Parade.
Accompanied by a team of Marine Parade volunteers, Dr Tan then visited a nearby HDB block in Marine Crescent to give out mosquito repellent, bamboo pole holder covers and hand sanitiser. The area has been designated by the National Environment Agency as a red alert dengue cluster.
The People’s Action Party’s Tan See Leng on a walkabout at Marine Parade Central Market and Food Centre on Jun 28, 2020. (Photo: Try Sutrisno Foo)
Speaking to CNA during the walkabout, Dr Tan said walking the ground in Marine Parade is “a homecoming of sorts”.
Mr Goh announced on Thursday that he would not run in the upcoming General Election, and recommended that Dr Tan take over from him in Marine Parade.
The 55-year-old former CEO of IHH Healthcare has been understudying Mr Goh for about two years and helped out at Meet-the-People sessions in Marine Parade and other projects in the constituency.
“I’ve always loved this area, and the residents as you can see they’re all very friendly, very polite and also generally very warm, and this is the true spirit of a Marine Parader, the shopkeepers and so on,” said Dr Tan.
“So many of the residents, or the people eating at the hawker centre today, they all come from different parts of Singapore coming here enjoying the food and enjoying the fresh air.”
HANY SOH TO BE FIELDED IN MARSILING-YEW TEE
PAP new face Hany Soh was introduced as a potential candidate for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC during a walkabout in the constituency on Sunday.
Ms Soh has been volunteering with grassroots members in Bukit Panjang since 2011 under her mentor North West Community Development Council mayor Teo Ho Pin.
The group, comprising National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, Minister of State for Manpower and National Development Zaqy Mohamad, Mr Alex Yam, Mr Ong Teng Koon and Ms Soh, visited several coffee shops in Woodlands, waving and posing for photographs with residents and handing out flyers.
Speaking to the media during the walkabout, Ms Soh thanked Mr Ong, who became an MP in 2011, and expressed her appreciation for his work in the constituency’s Woodgrove ward over the past few years. As a North West CDC councillor, she said she has seen for herself how Woodgrove has developed over the years.
The People’s Action Party’s prospective candidate Hany Soh Hui Bin speaking in Woodlands on Jun 28, 2020. (Photo: Jeremy Long)
“It is my heartfelt appreciation for him that this wouldn’t have happened if not for his efforts and contributions towards the Woodgrove community for the past 10 years,” she said, adding that she is looking forward to meeting residents and sharing with them what she learnt in her time in Bukit Panjang.
Mr Wong also responded to questions from the media about former PAP prospective candidate Ivan Lim, who said he would not stand in the upcoming election following online criticism about his conduct during his time in National Service, among other accusations.
Mr Lim, a general manager with Keppel Offshore and Marine, on Saturday said he will not stand in the election as the controversy over his candidacy had “eclipsed the core issues of what this election should be about”.
Lawrence Wong, Zaqy Mohamad and Alex Yam from the People’s Action Party in Woodlands on Jun 28, 2020. (Photo: Jeremy Long)
“I think that gives us the chance now to move forward and focus on the serious issues at stake,” Mr Wong said. “Indeed, character is a serious issue and the individual standing for election will have to be scrutinised.
“PAP candidates, opposition candidates … everyone will be scrutinised. Our programmes, platforms and policies will be scrutinised. And rightly so.”
“Secretary-general Mr Lee Hsien Loong has already made his stance clear; you can see the exchange of letters (between the two),” said Mr Heng, who is also PAP’s first assistant secretary-general, on Sunday (Jun 28).
The important thing for PAP is to focus on the key issues facing Singapore as set out in the party’s manifesto, he said.
“We are facing enormous challenges and let us keep our minds very focused on this issue, bring everyone together and deal with this decisively and effectively.”
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in Sengkang on Jun 28, 2020. (Photo: Hanidah Amin)
Mr Lim, 42, announced on Saturday night that he had decided not to contest in the General Election, after online criticism about his conduct during his time in National Service, among other accusations.
In a PAP statement on the same day, Mr Lee said he accepted Mr Lim’s decision to withdraw.
Criticism surfaced online after Mr Lim, a general manager with Keppel Offshore and Marine, was introduced on Wednesday as one of the PAP’s 27 new potential candidates. He was the first batch of new faces unveiled by the party for the 2020 General Election.
When asked on Sunday whether the PAP would conduct a thorough investigation into the allegations against Mr Lim, and whether he had quit the party entirely, Mr Heng replied: “As the PM has said, there is no time for that.
“We will deal with those issues like we always do after the General Election, (when we can) do a review,” he said during a walkabout at a Compassvale food court in the new Sengkang GRC.
National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who was on a walkabout in Woodlands on Sunday, said Mr Lim has “done the responsible thing” by withdrawing.
“We don’t know whether the allegations are founded or not,” he said. Referencing Mr Lee’s letter, Mr Wong said there is “no time to do a proper and full investigation”, and that they “really do not have any reason to believe that these allegations are true.”
“FIERCE COMPETITION” EXPECTED IN SENGKANG
With Mr Heng on Sunday were labour chief Ng Chee Meng, Senior Minister of State for Health and Transport Lam Pin Min, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs Amrin Amin and new candidate lawyer Raymond Lye.
(From left) The People’s Action Party’s Ng Chee Meng, Amrin Amin, Raymond Lye, Lam Pin Min and Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in Sengkang on Jun 28, 2020. (Photo: Hanidah Amin)
The four are all but confirmed to stand for the PAP in Sengkang, which is expected to see a tough contest with the Workers’ Party (WP).
While former Sembawang Member of Parliament (MP) Mr Amrin said he expected “fierce competition”, he said what is important is prioritising the community.
“We need to assess the programmes, suggestions and manifesto by all political parties, and think of how we can fulfil and execute our promise,” he said. “We have track record and capability to fulfil it.”
Sengkang GRC has a younger demographic, the candidates said, with key concerns involving jobs and the “sandwich generation” of residents in their 40s and 50s who might need to care for both children and elderly parents.
Former Pasir-Ris Punggol MP Mr Ng said his team will organise job fairs on Jul 2 and 3 and eventually set up a satellite job centre in the constituency.
“What we want to do in Sengkang is to move these government policies onto the ground, so residents can access these possibilities that the Government has provided, including what NTUC has done,” he said.
“We’ll be bringing in job fairs to match displaced workers to new jobs. The community centre and different agencies will help to bring government initiatives to the ground to help residents.”
Mr Ng also said he wanted to create better living conditions in Sengkang. This includes building an aquatic playground in Sengkang West and two new community centres for family activities.
It is important that Sengkang isn’t just ”an advanced cosmopolitan town”, Mr Ng said, but one that has “the friendships and neighbourliness to take care of each other, especially in a crisis like this”.
The People’s Action Party’s Ng Chee Meng at a walkabout in Sengkang on Jun 28, 2020. (Photo: Hanidah Amin)
WP CONTEST
Mr Ng said regardless of what happens on Nomination Day, the PAP will field a “strong team” in Sengkang with candidates who listen to residents.
Mr Amrin said he is sad to be leaving Sembawang, but pledged to bring the same dedication to serving residents in Sengkang.
“Sengkang and Woodlands are slightly different,” he said. “Sengkang is a relatively newer town with more younger families who are very affected by this crisis.”
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 and distract us from the serious nature and the serious issues that we have to confront during this election and during this crisis,” Mr Wong added.
“It is a very difficult and painful decision for him, but it is a responsible thing that he did.”
Mr Lim’s decision to withdraw, he said, will allow voters to focus on how candidates plan to help Singapore deal with the wide-ranging fallout caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Wong, who helms the People’s Action Party team for Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, was speaking to reporters during a walkabout in his constituency.
Mr Lim, 42, has drawn growing criticism online after he was introduced as a PAP candidate on Wednesday, with allegations about his past conduct and behaviour surfacing from various quarters. Party activists grew concerned that the issue would cast a cloud the ruling party’s campaign for the July 10 election.
SINGAPORE: Opposition parties were out and about on Sunday (Jun 28) in the lead-up to Nomination Day for the upcoming General Election.
Prospective candidates from the Worker’s Party’s (WP) Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) team held a walkabout for a second consecutive day to meet with residents.
WP chief Pritam Singh, chairman Sylvia Lim, vice-chairman Faisal Manap, Leon Perera and Gerald Giam, were seen giving out fliers and interacting with patrons and stall owners at Serangoon Garden Market & Food Centre this morning.
They were greeted by residents at the wet market and hawker centre located in the GRC’s Serangoon division, with some heard wishing the candidates “all the best” and requesting photographs. The walkabout lasted for about 30 minutes.
Pritam Singh from the Workers’ Party (WP) giving a fist bump at Serangoon Market and Food Centre on Jun 28, 2020. (Photo: Marcus Ramos)
On Saturday morning, the five prospective candidates also visited two food centres in Bedok North and Eunos.
During the party’s online press conference on Friday, Mr Singh had said he will be defending his seat in Aljunied – together with Ms Lim and Mr Faisal – in the Jul 10 election.
They will be joined by former Non-Constituency Members of Parliament Mr Giam and Mr Perera, who are replacing former party chief Low Thia Khiang and Mr Chen Show Mao.
Over in WP stronghold Hougang, prospective candidate Dennis Tan went on a walkabout with Mr Png Eng Huat and Mr Low Thia Khiang, according to a video posted on his Facebook page.
Mr Png is the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang, while Mr Low served as MP for the Single Member Constituency (SMC) from 1991 till 2011 before leaving to lead the GRC team in Aljunied. Both will not be contesting in this elections.
Over at Boon Lay Place Food Village, the Progress Singapore Party’s (PSP) secretary-general Tan Cheng Bock and party member Lee Hsien Yang were seen interacting with residents and stall owners at the hawker centre.
They were accompanied by the party’s assistant secretary-general Leong Mun Wai and fellow party member Michael Chua.
The market is located in West Coast GRC, a constituency which PSP had said it plans to contest in the upcoming General Election.
Residents also approached Mr Lee, who is the brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, to greet him with some requesting a photograph.
Progress Singapore Party (PSP) member Lee Hsien Yang at Boon Lay Place Market and Food Village on Jun 28, 2020. (Photo: Gaya Chandramohan)
PSP announced last Wednesday that Mr Lee had joined the party as a member but his name was not among the full line-up of 24 potential candidates.
Dr Tan said that PSP will contest four GRCs and five SMCs – West Coast, Nee Soon, Tanjong Pagar and Chua Chu Kang GRCs, as well as Hong Kah North, Pioneer, Yio Chu Kang, Kebun Baru and Marymount SMCs.
Dr Tan is likely to be part of a five-member team contesting West Coast GRC, together with Mr Leong, Mr Jeffrey Khoo, Ms Hazel Poa and Mr Nadarajah Loganathan.
Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) secretary-general Chee Soon Juan on Sunday did what he called an “extended walkabout”in Bukit Batok – which lasted more than three hours.
His walk, which started at about 8.30am, took him through coffee shops, a hawker centre and a market.
Secretary General of the Singapore Democratic Party Chee Soon Juan on a walkabout at Bukit Batok on Jun 28, 2020. (Photo: Ruth Smalley)
He was accompanied by more than 10 volunteers, who were carrying baskets holding SDP flags, keychains, books written by Dr Chee and other merchandise.
Dr Chee is a familiar face in the ward since 2016, when he contested and lost a by-election there. Some residents offered donations while others offered words of support and encouragement.
While he has confirmed that he will be contesting in Bukit Batok SMC, details on the rest of the party’s candidate slate will only be revealed on Nomination Day, he said.
Dr Chee said that the party looks at “quality, not quantity” in its candidate selection.
“You can put up a 100 candidates, and if they cannot perform, they’re not dedicated to the issues in their town council, in the estate, in Parliament, then there’s no use,” he said.
SDA HOPES TO AVOID THREE-CORNERED FIGHT
Meanwhile, prospective candidates from the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) were seen greeting residents in Pasir Ris.
Party chairman Desmond Lim, chief media officer Harminder Pal Singh, Kuswadi Atnawi and Abu Mohamed first met and took pictures with about 20 elderly residents at the void deck of Block 614 Elias Road.
They later split into groups to continue their walkabouts at Elias Mall and the HDB flats along Elias Road.
Harminder Pal Singh and Desmond Lim from the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) at Elias Road on Jun 28, 2020. (Photo: Anne-Marie Lim)
The four men are part of SDA’s lineup to contest in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC at the upcoming General Election. Kelvin Ong, the fifth member of the team, was seen in Punggol.
On the possibility of a three-cornered fight, as Peoples Voice (PV) has also expressed interest in contesting there against the incumbent People’s Action Party (PAP), Mr Singh said that he is “humbly” asking PV’s chief Lim Tean to give SDA a chance for a one-on-one challenge with the PAP “and not divide the woods that the alternative parties are going to get”.
National Solidarity Party (NSP) Secretary-General Spencer Ng led a team of about 10 people on a walkabout at Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre on Sunday morning.
Among them were party members Kevryn Lim and Yadzeth Haris – both of whom last contested in Sembawang GRC in 2015 – and Sebastian Teo.
Sebastian Teo, Yadzeth Haris and secretary-general Spencer Ng of the National Solidarity Party on a walkabout in Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre on Jun 28, 2020. (Photo: Christy Yip)
Mr Ng declined to reveal the full line-up of candidates, but confirmed that there are three new candidates and the party will be contesting only in Sembawang GRC and Tampines GRC.
The party members handed out leaflets to residents in the hawker centre.
