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4 weeks ago | 
channelnewsasia.com | Justin Ong Guang-xi |Abigail Ng |Ang Hwee Min
SINGAPORE: The Progress Singapore Party’s (PSP) leadership change – returning the secretary-general post from Ms Hazel Poa to Mr Leong Mun Wai – is unlikely to affect its appeal to voters, said political analysts. The transition signals internal confidence in Mr Leong’s leadership as the party gears up for the next General Election, they added. Mr Leong, who previously held the position from April 2023 to February 2024, was re-elected on Wednesday evening (Mar 26), replacing Ms Poa.
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4 weeks ago | 
channelnewsasia.com | Justin Ong Guang-xi |Abigail Ng |Ang Hwee Min
SINGAPORE: Former Progress Singapore Party (PSP) chief Leong Mun Wai was re-elected to party's top position on Wednesday night (Mar 26), and will lead his team into the upcoming General Election. He takes over the secretary-general post from Ms Hazel Poa, who will be vice chairman of the party.
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1 month ago | 
channelnewsasia.com | Justin Ong Guang-xi |Abigail Ng
SINGAPORE: Passengers heading to London from Singapore are uncertain about their travel plans after the closure of Heathrow Airport, with some even cancelling their trips. Among those who were most affected by the disruptions to flights caused by the airport's closure were passengers on Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight SQ308, which was on its way from Singapore to Heathrow on Friday (Mar 21) but turned back to land at Changi Airport.
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1 month ago | 
channelnewsasia.com | Justin Ong Guang-xi |Ang Hwee Min
Singapore Of the 14 members of the previous CEC, 8 were not reelected, including former assistant secretary-general Ang Yong Guan. New: You can now listen to articles. 20 Mar 2025 11:42PM (Updated: 20 Mar 2025 11:50PM) SINGAPORE: Both Non-constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs), Mr Leong Mun Wai and Ms Hazel Poa, were reelected to the Progress Singapore Party’s (PSP) top decision-making body on Thursday (Mar 20).
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1 month ago | 
channelnewsasia.com | Justin Ong Guang-xi |Abigail Ng
SINGAPORE: Three finswimmers and their coaches said on Thursday (Mar 20) they would cooperate fully with police investigations and that they believe “the truth will prevail”, a day after it was revealed falsified results had been submitted as part of the 2023 SEA Games selection process.
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1 month ago | 
channelnewsasia.com | Justin Ong Guang-xi |Fabian Koh |Charmaine Jacob |Tang See Kit
SINGAPORE: As the next General Election approaches, political parties are ramping up their outreach efforts. The vote has to be held by Nov 23, and the formation of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee in January by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong was the first step in the route to the ballot box. In the third instalment of a running series, CNA spotlights some potential new candidates who have been seen engaging with constituents across the island.
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2 months ago | 
channelnewsasia.com | Fabian Koh |Justin Ong Guang-xi |Koh Wan Ting
SINGAPORE: New faces from various political parties here have started walking the ground as the drums of this year’s General Election start beating louder. The next contest has to be held by Nov 23, and the formation of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) last month by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong was the first step in the country’s route to the ballot box.
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2 months ago | 
channelnewsasia.com | Justin Ong Guang-xi |Ang Hwee Min
SINGAPORE: Former Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament Leon Perera will be moving to the United States after taking up a new work role, dousing speculation that he could stand under the Progress Singapore Party's (PSP) banner in the upcoming General Election. In a statement on LinkedIn on Tuesday (Jan 28), the 54-year-old wrote that he had taken up a new role as executive director at Yamada Consulting Group (YCG) USA.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Justin Ong Guang-xi
SINGAPORE: The private jet market in Singapore has taken off, outstripping levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, with industry insiders citing the country's business hub status as a key driver of such growth. Demand for private jet travel in Singapore, as measured by business jet departures from Changi and Seletar airports in total, is up about 30 per cent from pre-COVID levels, according to non-public data that New York-based Alton Aviation Consultancy shared with CNA.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
channelnewsasia.com | Matthew Mohan |Justin Ong Guang-xi
SINGAPORE: A major upcoming sports and community project in Singapore's central Toa Payoh residential town will supplement the country's main Kallang Alive sporting precinct, according to sports administrators and urban planning experts. But they stressed that authorities must find ways to ensure that the Toa Payoh Integrated Development (TPID) is well-utilised by the general public.
