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SPP's Sin hopes to seal an Opposition partnership if elected
He was at the same nomination centre as the National Solidarity Party (NSP). And if both are elected, in Hong Kah Single Member Constituency and Chua Chu Kang Group Representation Constituency respectively, Mr Sin Kek Tong hopes to seal an........
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The drama on nomination day ...
If this morning's events were anything to go by, plenty of thrills and spills are in store over the next 10 days as the General Election goes into full swing on an unprecedented scale. There were missing assentors; an Independent........
Spotlight set to fall on Aljunied GRC again
In a General Election with the most contests ever, with more political parties in the ring than ever before, the brightest spotlight looks set to fall once again on Aljunied Group Representation Constituency. This time, though, the........
Move out of Hougang decided 'quite long ago': Low
Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang said his "calculated decision" to move out of Hougang SMC had been made "quite long ago" because he felt that the Opposition as a whole had not progressed in the time that he has been an elected member......
Reform Party pulls together team to take on PAP in Ang Mo Kio
After a last-minute scramble, Reform Party (RP) has pulled together a team to contest Ang Mo Kio GRC at the 11th hour. The team comprises financial consultant Alex Tan, human resources supervisor Osman Sulaiman, pre-school teacher........
Chiam faces Wong Kan Seng in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC
The long-anticipated battle between the People's Action Party (PAP) and the Singapore People's Party (SPP) in Bishan-Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC) is finally official, in a constituency that has not been contested since its........
Local issues the focus for NSP
When it comes to "hardware infrastructure", no political party can match the resources of the People's Action Party (PAP). But the PAP's Zaqy Mohamed stressed today that the party also engages the ground to resolve the problems of........
Lim Swee Say's team faces WP in East Coast
The Workers' Party (WP) team in East Coast GRC is hoping that a good balance of experienced and younger candidates will give them a boost in their chances the second time round. Private equity fund manager Eric Tan, 55, is leading........
SDA fields slate of first-timers
The six-member Pasir-Ris Punggol Group Representation Constituency (GRC) will see a straight fight between the People Action's Party (PAP) and the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA). And in a last-minute switch, the SDA, citing........
WP vs PAP: 'A decisive contest'
A "decisive contest" - not just for the 143,148 voters in Aljunied GRC but also for the rest of Singapore - was how the constituency's incumbent MP George Yeo described the upcoming battle with the Workers' Party (WP). Addressing........
Give PAP chance to unlock Potong Pasir's potential: Sitoh
The People's Action Party's (PAP) man in Potong Pasir, Mr Sitoh Yih Pin, has urged supporters to give him the chance to serve the Opposition-controlled ward and noted he has come for the third time to ask for the residents' votes......
Three-cornered fight in Punggol East
Punggol East will be the only constituency that will see a three-cornered fight come Polling Day, with the Workers' Party (WP) and the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) challenging the People's Action Party (PAP) incumbent Michael Palmer......
Lui Tuck Yew gets the contest which he has been wishing for
Having enjoyed a walkover in the last General Election in 2006, Minister of Information, Communication and the Arts (Mica) Lui Tuck Yew had openly expressed his wish for a contest last Saturday. And this morning, the Minister had........
PAP, WP teams exchange compliments in Nee Soon
The teams contesting the newly-created Nee Soon GRC exchanged compliments as they head into the hustings. The People's Action Party team is helmed by Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam, who described his Workers' Party (WP)........
PAP's Cedric Foo to face NSP's Steve Chia in Pioneer
The two men fighting for the hearts of Pioneer Single Member Constituency residents are the People's Action Party's (PAP) Cedric Foo and the National Solidarity Party's Steve Chia, a former Non-Constituency Member of Parliament......
Drama at nomination centre as Mountbatten hopefuls file papers
In the end, what was left at the Mounbatten Single Member Constituency (SMC) ward is a straight fight between People's Action Party's Lim Biow Chuan and the National Solidarity Party's Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss. But not before some drama at the........
No surprises for Jurong
Save for a heart-stopping moment when it was realised that the National Solidarity Party (NSP) nomination form was missing an address, there were no surprises at the Jurong Junior College Nomination Centre today. Just after the........
NSP 'leaving things to Nicole Seah'
After 19 years, residents of Marine Parade will finally see a contest. At Tao Nan School this morning, the People's Action Party (PAP) team helmed by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and the five-member National Solidarity Party's........
NSP's Ken Sun seeks divine help before filing papers
The much-anticipated contest between Mr Heng Chee How of the People's Action Party (PAP) and Mr Ken Sun of the National Solidarity Party (NSP) for the Whampoa single-member constituency (SMC) is on. Mr Heng, who is a Minister of........
Women to battle it out in Yuhua
Yuhua Single Member Constituency will see a straight fight between two women, incumbent Grace Fu from the People's Action Party (PAP) and Ms Teoh Soh Lung from the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). Ms Teoh, a 61-year-old retired........
PAP veteran faces WP candidate who grew up in Joo Chiat SMC
Workers' Party candidate for Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency Yee Jenn Jong was the first candidate to arrive at the Tao Nan School nomination at around this morning. Mr Yee, an entrepreneur, will face People's Action Party........
Yaw Shin Leong takes over as WP candidate at Hougang SMC
By mid-morning, word was already out that Workers' Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang was moving out of his stronghold Hougang SMC to contest in Aljunied GRC. The question at Dunman Secondary School nomination centre then was: Who........
Kenneth Jeyaratnam leads RP team in West Coast GRC
West Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC) saw no changes to the candidates on the slates of both the People's Action Party (PAP) and the Reform Party (RP). The PAP team of Mr Lim Hng Khiang, Mr S Iswaran, Mr Arthur Fong,........
Baey Yam Keng joins PAP's Tampines team at last minute
Mr Steve Tan has gone into Singapore's electoral history as the first candidate who dropped a last minute bombshell that he would not be contesting as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate. The Young NTUC executive secretary........
MM Lee's team returned unopposed
It was a morning of twists and turns, as the People's Action Party (PAP) team led by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew in Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) was returned to office after an Opposition team was disqualified for........
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Straight fight in Sengkang West
The single-seat ward of Sengkang West will see a straight fight between the People's Action Party's (PAP) Dr Lam Pin Min and the Workers' Party's (WP) Koh Choong Yong (right). Independent candidate Ooi Boon Ewe, 70, could not........
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Four-corner fight doesn't materialise
After all the talk of a four-corner contest come May 7, Radin Mas will now see a straight fight at the polls, where incumbent Sam Tan of the People's Action Party (PAP) will take on the National Solidarity Party's (NSP) Yip Yew Weng......
GE: Punggol East SMC sees 3-way fight
Punggol East will be the only constituency that will see a three-cornered fight come polling day, with the Workers' Party (WP) and the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) challenging the People's Action Party (PAP) incumbent Michael Palmer......
GE: "Decisive contest" with WP, says George Yeo
A "decisive contest" - not just for the 143,148 voters in Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) but also for the rest of Singapore - was how the constituency's incumbent MP George Yeo described the upcoming battle with the Worker.....
GE: SDA's Goh Kim Seng to take more strategic role in party
The Singapore Democratic Alliance's (SDA) Goh Kim Seng has explained why he was not fielded as part of the team to contest Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC......
It's good PAP is being contested strongly: PM Lee
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is also the PAP Secretary-General, says it's good that the People's Action Party is being contested strongly......
Wage growth "very moderate": Lim Boon Heng
Retiring minister Lim Boon Heng has said that the pace at which wages has been rising has been "very moderate", even as he pointed out that wage hikes should still lag productivity growth......
Walkover in Tanjong Pagar GRC
Will they, or won't they?.....
14 of 15 GRCs contested on Nomination Day
All Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) except Tanjong Pagar will be contested in the coming polls......
Public Service Division confirms that PAP candidate Sim Ann is no longer a civil servant
Singapore: The Public Service Division has confirmed that Ms Sim Ann is no longer in the civil service......
GE: Straight fights in 11 of 12 single-seat wards
Eleven of the 12 contested single-member constituencies (SMCs) will see straight fights between the PAP and the opposition parties in the May 7 General Election......
GE: NSP versus PAP in Jurong GRC
The People's Action Party (PAP) team will face off the National Solidarity Party (NSP) team in the battle for Jurong GRC in the May 7 General Election......
GE: SDP team raises objection against PAP's Sim Ann
There was some drama at Greenridge Secondary School on Wednesday after candidates for this year's General Election arrived at the nomination centre to file their nomination papers......
GE: Give me a chance, says PAP's Sitoh Yih Pin
The People's Action Party's (PAP) man in Potong Pasir Sitoh Yih Pin has urged supporters to give him the chance to serve the Opposition-controlled ward and noted he has come for the third time to ask for the residents' votes......
Minister Mah rebuts NSP's public housing proposal
Minister of National Development Mah Bow Tan has rebutted the National Solidarity Party's view on public housing......
WP's Low Thia Khiang contesting in Aljunied GRC
Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang is contesting in the five-member Aljunied GRC......
GE: Rally sites announced
The lunch time rally site will be at Boat Quay next to UOB Plaza during the hustings period......
"I will look after you for the next 5 years", says MM Lee
Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was re-elected to Parliament on Wednesday without any contest as the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) faced a stiff challenge from the opposition for the May 7 election......
82 of 87 seats contested in Singapore GE
The ruling PAP in Singapore was not returned to government on Nomination Day on Wednesday......
Punggol East SMC likely to see 3-way fight
Punggol East SMC is likely to see three-cornered fight......
Nomination Day for Singapore GE
Candidates for the May 7 General Election in Singapore are in the process of filing their nomination papers......
GE: WP's Low Thia Khiang arrives at Deyi Sec
The Workers' Party Secretary General Low Thia Khiang has been seen arriving at Deyi Secondary School......
GE: PAP's Steve Tan pulls out as candidate
It is believed Dr Chia Shi Lu is the new candidate in the PAP team for Tanjong Pagar GRC......
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