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4 weeks ago | 
sg.news.yahoo.com | Lee Ying |Wong Pei Ting |David Sun |Kok Yufeng |Ng Wei Kai
SDP candidate Chee Soon Juan having a team talk with the SDP team soon after arriving at MOE (Evans) Stadium on May 4. SINGAPORE – Fiery speeches and calls for change galvanised crowds at election rallies during the hustings, with opposition parties and their supporters eager for a breakthrough in the 2025 General Election. But as rain fell in the pre-dawn hours after Polling Day on May 3, those flames were dampened by a swing in votes to the PAP.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Aqil Hamzah |Wong Pei Ting
SINGAPORE - In an initial assessment of his party’s electoral performance, Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh attributed the swing against the opposition to people giving Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a strong mandate amid a difficult international environment. In this context, the WP had done “very commendably”, consolidating its hold over Aljunied GRC, Sengkang GRC and Hougang SMC, he said.
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1 month ago | 
sg.news.yahoo.com | Aqil Hamzah |Wong Pei Ting
SINGAPORE - In an initial assessment of his party’s electoral performance, Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh attributed the swing against the opposition to people giving Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a strong mandate amid a difficult international environment. In this context, the WP had done “very commendably”, consolidating its hold over Aljunied GRC, Sengkang GRC and Hougang SMC, he said.
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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.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Wong Pei Ting |Joyce Lim |David Sun
Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE – WP chief Pritam Singh has rejected Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s statement that the opposition party engages in “negative politics”, saying it was the PAP that had done so for years. Speaking at a rally on April 29, he listed as examples the PAP’s initial treatment of residents in the opposition wards, and the lack of access for opposition MPs to People’s Association resources.
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1 month ago | 
sg.news.yahoo.com | Wong Pei Ting |Joyce Lim |David Sun
WP chief Pritam Singh speaking during the party's rally at the Bedok Stadium, on April 29. SINGAPORE – WP chief Pritam Singh has rejected Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s statement that the opposition party engages in “negative politics”, saying it was the PAP that had done so for years. Speaking at a rally on April 29, he listed as examples the PAP’s initial treatment of residents in opposition wards, and the lack of access for opposition MPs to People’s Association resources.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Joyce Lim |Wong Pei Ting
Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - One day after Nomination Day, both PAP and WP candidates in East Coast GRC were out in full force as they sought to win residents’ support over the nine days of campaigning. Their efforts on April 24 took them to MRT stations, food centres, coffee shops and HDB blocks in various parts of the constituency, including Bedok, Siglap and Changi-Simei.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Kenneth Cheng |Wong Pei Ting
SINGAPORE – As the hustings kick off for the general election, the opposition WP has sent some of its strongest new candidates to Punggol and Tampines GRCs. After months of speculation on where it would field them for the polls, all was revealed on Nomination Day on April 23. Senior counsel Harpreet Singh and three other new faces were confirmed on the WP ticket for Punggol GRC.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Aqil Hamzah |Wong Pei Ting
Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - Growing up around his father, who was a Design and Technology teacher, meant that Mr Andre Low was taught to be “hands-on” from a young age. The pair bonded through doing things such as fixing lightbulbs and splicing wires to extend power cords. When the 33-year-old and his wife moved into their resale flat in Punggol three years ago, Mr Low did most of the home renovations himself, including the installation of ceiling fans and some of the plumbing.
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1 month ago | 
straitstimes.com | Wong Pei Ting |Tham Yuen-C
SINGAPORE – The opposition Workers’ Party launched its election manifesto and introduced its first batch of four candidates on April 17, with party chief Pritam Singh saying that the party has firmed up its slate. But he stopped short of addressing questions about the total number of constituencies WP will contest, saying: “You will know what they are in good time.”He also kept mum about the number of candidates WP will field when Singapore goes to the polls on May 3.
