Vanessa Paige Chelvan

1 month ago | thestar.com.my | Vanessa Paige Chelvan |Azril Annuar |Jonathan Pearlman

SINGAPORE: It has been six months since giving birth to her second child in November 2024, but Saw Rong still cannot carry the baby girl. She fractured her back a year ago when extreme air turbulence hit a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight she and her husband were taking from London to Singapore. Saw, who is in her 30s, was two months pregnant then.

1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Anjali Raguraman |Vanessa Paige Chelvan

SINGAPORE - The PAP’s resounding victory at the 2025 general election reflects the people’s trust in the ability of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his party to steer the country through the brewing global turmoil, political analysts said. The PAP’s landslide victory of 65.57 per cent of the vote share, which won it 87 of 97 seats, was an overall flight to safety, informed by the Government’s track record over the past five years, including its handling of the Covid-19 crisis, they added.

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | Gabrielle Chan |Vanessa Paige Chelvan

and SINGAPORE - Lawyer Alex Yeo will contest Potong Pasir SMC under the PAP banner, taking over from incumbent MP Sitoh Yih Pin, who will retire from politics. In a press briefing on April 16, Mr Yeo paid tribute to Mr Sitoh. “He’s a dear mentor of mine, and I’ve learned many lessons in community leadership and service for him,” he said. He added that he started volunteering in Potong Pasir in 2013. Mr Yeo said he is returning to Potong Pasir after serving in Aljunied.

2 months ago | asianews.network | Vanessa Paige Chelvan |Gabrielle Chan

April 16, 2025SINGAPORE – A new law banning fake or digitally altered online material that misrepresents candidates will be in place for the first time this general election, said the Elections Department (ELD) on April 15. Announcing campaign guidelines on April 15, ELD said the rules related to online campaigning would protect prospective candidates who have paid their election deposit and consented to their candidature being made public.

2 months ago | straitstimes.com | Vanessa Paige Chelvan |Gabrielle Chan

Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - A new law banning fake or digitally altered online material that misrepresents candidates will be in place for the first time this general election, said the Elections Department on April 15. Announcing campaign guidelines on April 15, ELD said that the rules related to online campaigning would protect prospective candidates who have paid their election deposit and consented for their candidature to be made public.