Aqil Hamzah

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Aqil Hamzah |David Sun

SINGAPORE - The opposition WP team in Tampines will work to ensure that ongoing projects in the town will carry on, should it be voted into Parliament, the party’s vice-chair Faisal Manap said on April 30. The party’s Tampines candidates also sought to assure voters on the penultimate day of the election campaign that they will draw on their experiences to take care of residents’ needs and town council matters.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Aqil Hamzah

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - Although race and religion has gotten mixed up with politics recently, this is not the way in Singapore, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Referring to social media posts that had called for voters to select candidates along racial and religious lines, the 73-year-old stressed that political parties here are not structured along such lines, unlike the case in Malaysia.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Kok Yufeng |Aqil Hamzah

SINGAPORE - Voters in Punggol GRC who choose the WP at the ballot box will be doing so to the benefit of all Singaporeans who want a more balanced Parliament, and a fair and accountable electoral boundary review process, said WP chief Pritam Singh.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Aqil Hamzah

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE – The five political parties fielding the most number of candidates in the general election participated in a televised roundtable discussion on April 27. They discussed, in turn, issues surrounding geopolitics and the economy, immigration and jobs, and the cost of living. All parties were asked a common question on these topics before being asked different follow-up questions by academics.

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Aqil Hamzah

SINGAPORE - The rising cost of living is a key concern for Singaporeans both young and old, said Workers’ Party candidates at the party’s second election rally, as they blamed government policies for exacerbating the problem. Speaking to a packed field at Temasek Junior College on April 26, they urged voters to send more of them into Parliament, adding that it would make the WP a more effective check on the Government.