Tham Yuen-C

Senior Political Correspondent at The Straits Times

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First tranche of GE2025 candidate expenses published, with highest spending being over $100,000

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

A total of 35 candidates who contested the May 3 General Election have declared their election expenses so far, with their combined spending coming up to $884,978. On May 28, their election returns were made available on the Elections Department’s (ELD) website. Election candidates here are required under the law to declare how much they spent and what the money was used for, to ensure accountability and transparency of campaign finances.
First tranche of GE2025 candidate expenses published, with highest spending being over $100,000

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

SINGAPORE – A total of 35 candidates who contested the May 3 General Election have declared their election expenses so far, with their combined spending coming up to $884,978. On May 28, their election returns were made available on the Elections Department’s (ELD) website. Election candidates here are required under the law to declare how much they spent and what the money was used for, to ensure accountability and transparency of campaign finances.
First tranche of GE2025 candidate expenses published, with highest spending being over $100,000

3 weeks ago | sg.news.yahoo.com | Tham Yuen-C

First tranche of GE2025 candidate expenses published, with highest spending being over $100,000Election candidates in Singapore are required under the law to declare how much they spent and what the money was used for. SINGAPORE – A total of 35 candidates who contested the May 3 General Election have declared their election expenses so far, with their combined spending coming up to $884,978. On May 28, their election returns were made available on the Elections Department’s (ELD) website.
First tranche of GE2025 candidate expenses published, with highest spending being over $100,000

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

First tranche of GE2025 candidate expenses published, with highest spending being over $100,000SINGAPORE – A total of 35 candidates who contested the May 3 General Election have declared their election expenses so far, with their combined …
When it comes to voting for the opposition, Singaporeans want it slow and steady, and not suddenly

1 month 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.
When it comes to voting for the opposition, Singaporeans want it slow and steady, and not suddenly

1 month 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.
GE2025: WP holds its place amid national swing against opposition

1 month 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.
GE2025: Twists and turns on nomination day set stage for high-stakes election

1 month 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.
WP’s slate of new candidates similar in terms of qualifications, diverse in experiences

1 month 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.
WP manifesto charts what it means to be working for Singapore

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | Tham Yuen-C

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - In the 122 pages of the Workers’ Party manifesto, launched on April 17, some ten pages early on are perhaps most interesting. The party has typically set out its views, intentions and proposals in the document, but this time around, it has also included a section to highlight its impact on public policy.

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First tranche of GE2025 candidate expenses published, with highest spending being over $100,000

First tranche of GE2025 candidate expenses published, with highest spending being over $100,000

First tranche of GE2025 candidate expenses published, with highest spending being over $100,000

First tranche of GE2025 candidate expenses published, with highest spending being over $100,000

When it comes to voting for the opposition, Singaporeans want it slow and steady, and not suddenly

When it comes to voting for the opposition, Singaporeans want it slow and steady, and not suddenly

GE2025: WP holds its place amid national swing against opposition

GE2025: Twists and turns on nomination day set stage for high-stakes election

WP’s slate of new candidates similar in terms of qualifications, diverse in experiences

WP manifesto charts what it means to be working for Singapore

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Low De Wei

Ernest Luis

Ong Sor Fern

Shabana Begum

Chandreyee Ray

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