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1 week 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.
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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.
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1 week 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.
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2 weeks ago | 
straitstimes.com | Zaihan Mohamed Yusof |Wong Pei Ting |Vanessa Paige Chelvan |Syarafana Shafeeq
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Vanessa Paige Chelvan
If the trade-to-GDP ratio begins to fall, there will be serious economic and strategic implications, he says. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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2 months ago | 
straitstimes.com | Christine Tan |Vanessa Paige Chelvan
SINGAPORE – Workers’ Party (WP) leaders knew former WP MP Raeesah Khan had lied in Parliament in August 2021, but they kept this from party members for months. Deputy Principal District Judge Luke Tan, who on Feb 17 found WP chief Pritam Singh guilty of lying to the Committee of Privileges, said that Singh and WP chair Sylvia Lim also kept this knowledge from Mr Low Thia Khiang, the former secretary general of the party and current central executive committee (CEC) member.
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2 months ago | 
straitstimes.com | Vanessa Paige Chelvan
SINGAPORE – From mid-2026, six driverless buses will ply routes around Marina Bay and Shenton Way, as well as the one-north business park, as part of a pilot by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to test autonomous public bus services. On Jan 27, LTA launched a tender seeking proposals for plans on operating autonomous public buses. This will help it assess the technical feasibility and operational requirements for deploying such buses at the service and fleet levels, LTA said in a Facebook post.
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2 months ago | 
straitstimes.com | Vanessa Paige Chelvan
SINGAPORE – A group of ballerinas moves across the stage on pointe, their bejewelled headpieces glinting in the light. Over their white leotards, the dancers wear costumes with a Mandarin collar. They are performing Dancing On The Clouds, a classical ballet routine with a Chinese twist inspired by the Yi people, an ethnic group in Yunnan, China.
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2 months ago | 
straitstimes.com | Vanessa Paige Chelvan
SINGAPORE – Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat, an MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, said he “very much” hopes to remain in the constituency at the next general election (GE) due by November. Mr Chee was first elected as Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC MP in 2015, and was re-elected in 2020. “I’ve been here for (nearly) 10 years. I hope I can continue to serve the community and the residents here,” said Mr Chee, who is also Second Finance Minister.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
straitstimes.com | Vanessa Paige Chelvan
SINGAPORE – Hume MRT station in Bukit Timah, which is on the Downtown Line (DTL), will open for passenger service ahead of schedule on Feb 28, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said on Jan 24. The station between the DTL’s Hillview and Beauty World stops is the last on the second stage of the line that has yet to open. DTL Stage 2 started operations in December 2015. Hume station, which will open at 3pm on Feb 28, was slated to start operations in the second quarter of 2025.
