Osmond Chia

2 days ago | straitstimes.com | Osmond Chia

SINGAPORE - Singaporean property tycoon Robert Ng Chee Siong and three of his children have been designated as “politically significant persons” under the nation’s foreign interference law designed to guard against the risks of foreign influence in domestic politics.

5 days ago | straitstimes.com | Osmond Chia

SINGAPORE - Having spent almost three years advocating for manufacturing enterprises of all sizes in Singapore, PSP new face Lawrence Pek now wants to put his skills in engaging with the Government to draw attention to what Chua Chu Kang GRC residents need. This includes being their voice for municipal issues – such as pushing for more transport links to Tengah, one of the constituency’s newest estates – to national concerns about cost-of-living and jobs.

5 days ago | straitstimes.com | Osmond Chia

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - The opposition PSP on April 19 unveiled its line-up of candidates for Chua Chu Kang GRC, which includes the former secretary-general for the Singapore Manufacturing Federation Lawrence Pek. The four-member PSP team also includes three candidates with political experience. Technology lawyer Wendy Low, 48, and PSP second vice-chairperson and business consultant A’bas Kasmani, 71, had contested Tanjong Pagar GRC in the 2020 general election.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Osmond Chia

SINGAPORE - Lawyer Raj Joshua Thomas, who resigned as Nominated MP in February and joined the PAP, said he will not be standing in the coming the general elections. Writing on social media platforms LinkedIn and Facebook, he said much has been said since he stepped down as an NMP, and he has listened to these views. Mr Thomas said: “I acknowledge that many of them are fair, even if I do not agree with all of them. “I will not be running in the upcoming general elections.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Osmond Chia

SINGAPORE - Former senior civil servant Jeffrey Siow and neuroscientist Choo Pei Lingwill join the four-member team contesting Chua Chu Kang GRC in the coming election. Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong will lead the PAP team contesting the GRC, together with lawyer and incumbent Keat Hong MP Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim, 44, and the two new faces.