Tham Yuen-C

5 days ago | straitstimes.com | Tham Yuen-C

SINGAPORE - There was surprise, anger and a lot of disappointment. Such was the despondent mood in the opposition camp on May 3 when the results of the 2025 General Election were released and the PAP romped home with a victory of 65.57 per cent of votes. That the smaller opposition players did not gain any ground is as much a given as the PAP forming the Government.

5 days ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Tham Yuen-C

When it comes to voting for the opposition, Singaporeans want it slow and steady, and not suddenlyA total of 27 candidates from (clockwise, top left) the National Solidarity Party, People’s Alliance for Reform, Singapore People’s Party, Singapore United Party and People’s Power Party polled below 12.5 per cent and lost $364,500 collectively in election deposits. SINGAPORE - There was surprise, anger and a lot of disappointment.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Tham Yuen-C |Wong Pei Ting

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - An air of disappointment hung over Serangoon Stadium, where WP supporters and members had gathered late on May 3 to await the results of the general election. Many had turned up with flags bearing the party’s hammer logo, as well as inflatable hammers. But as sample counts trickled in and it became apparent that WP had failed to win any new constituency, dejected supporters started leaving the stadium grounds.

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Tham Yuen-C

SINGAPORE - April 23, 2025, will go down as one of the most dramatic nomination days in recent memory, with both the PAP and the WP unveiling unexpected last-minute moves. Leading up to the day, the PAP had introduced its slates in most constituencies, save for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights, East Coast and Punggol GRCs, while the WP had unveiled 14 political hopefuls, declining to say where most of them would be fielded and even which constituencies it would contest.

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Tham Yuen-C

SINGAPORE - When Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh unveiled his party’s new faces for the upcoming election, he had described them as “a broad range of individuals from different walks of life, different age groups, different backgrounds and different experiences”. Looking at the WP’s slate of 14 new candidates, some will certainly take the same view.