Anjali Raguraman

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Anjali Raguraman |Vanessa Paige Chelvan

SINGAPORE - The PAP’s resounding victory at the 2025 general election reflects the people’s trust in the ability of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his party to steer the country through the brewing global turmoil, political analysts said. The PAP’s landslide victory of 65.57 per cent of the vote share, which won it 87 of 97 seats, was an overall flight to safety, informed by the Government’s track record over the past five years, including its handling of the Covid-19 crisis, they added.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Anjali Raguraman

SINGAPORE - On of the final day of this General Election campaign, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong asked voters to cast aside any doubts about whether his age and portfolio of roles would affect his ability to serve Punggol GRC residents, and said looking after these people would be his most important task. “Let me say this, I’ve been in politics for almost 25 years. Since I began in 2001, my first priority has always been my residents. I am a minister only because I’m an MP.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Anjali Raguraman

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - The PAP has in the past criticised the Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) policy proposals, only to adopt several of them later, said SDP chief Chee Soon Juan. “During elections, the PAP will slam the opposition for its alternative proposals, and after elections, it will adopt our ideas - but it won’t give (us) any credit,” Dr Chee told the party’s supporters on April 30.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Anjali Raguraman

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - The goods and services tax (GST) hike was a necessary move to address rising healthcare expenses and an ageing population, said Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam on April 29. Speaking at a PAP rally for Nee Soon GRC at Yishun Stadium, Mr Shanmugam pointed out that by 2030, those aged 65 and older would make up a third of the population. He said: “Healthcare costs are going up. Who is going to pay for them?

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Anjali Raguraman

SINGAPORE - Amid the flurry of rallies and ripostes, new faces and new arguments, expect things to heat up even more as we head into the last third of the hustings. As the Republic races towards the May 3 general election with a nine-day campaign that kicked off on April 23, observers say voters will likely see more scrutiny of parties’ proposed policies and their past shortcomings, and to anticipate future slip ups.