[CONSOLIDATED] Singapore General Election 2025 Discussion Thread

[Shion]

Today got many news on those mosquito parties come out to make noise, distribute election flyers and beg for votes woh, what plans they have for resident beside complaining about PAP in the Parliament, at least WP and PSP is keeping their trump cards in their pocket to surprise PAP on nomination day. PAP is only giving these mosquito parties space on ST to entertain themselves and the voters one

ST need news
else later all blank space how...
haha

 

[TUV2008]

I am not PAP supporter

Many also think I am pappy supporter , the fact is I am not . I stand in middle and can be good or against anyone from any party I see liao beh song, one is LT and one is Josephine Teo and one is FairPrice Ng

 

[Shion]

vote for change !!!

 

[enigmastar]

Look like he got anger issue. He clench his fist while talking.

 

[peanut_pancake]

She can be tai tai already. Surprised she us back.

 

[eAtNeAt]

GE2025: Potential PAP candidate Gho Sze Kee spotted at Marine Parade SG60 event​

Potential PAP candidate Gho Sze Kee was seen interacting with residents at an SG60 event for the Marine Parade cluster on April 6.ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY

SINGAPORE – A potential PAP new face, shipping lawyer Gho Sze Kee, was seen at an SG60 event alongside incumbent MPs for the Marine Parade cluster on April 6, sporting a People’s Action Party polo T-shirt.

This is the first time she has been spotted at a Marine Parade cluster event.

Ms Gho has been photographed alongside Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan since August 2024, and has accompanied him to numerous events such as National Day celebrations with Thye Hua Kwan Active Ageing Centre and the Mountbatten Active Ageing Committee. She has also accompanied Mr Lim on house visits in Geylang, Katong and other areas in the single-seat ward.

The Marine Parade cluster consists of Braddell Heights, Geylang Serai, Joo Chiat, Kembangan-Chai Chee, Marine Parade, MacPherson and Mountbatten.

At the April 6 event, Ms Gho joined Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the cluster’s incumbent MPs onstage in launching two new Marine Parade initiatives.

The Caregiver Support Fund, providing up to $1,600 to support caregivers of family members living in the area, and the Industry Immersive Programme, which will provide young residents with internship opportunities, were launched at the event held at Kampong Ubi Community Centre.

Those present included Marine Parade GRC MPs Manpower Minister Tan See Leng (Marine Parade), Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong (Joo Chiat), Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng (Braddell Heights), mayor Fahmi Aliman (Geylang Serai), as well as MacPherson MP Tin Pei Ling and Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan.

Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan, Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng (Braddell Heights), Ms Gho Sze Kee, Minister Tan See Leng, Ms Diana Pang, Minister Edwin Tong, Dr Choo Pei Ling, MacPherson MP Tin Pei Ling, mayor Fahmi Aliman (Geylang Serai) addressing the media on April 6. ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY

Minister of State for Home Affairs as well as National Development Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, a Nee Soon GRC MP, was also present.

They were joined by two other potential PAP new faces, business development director Diana Pang and Dr Choo Pei Ling, second adviser to grassroots organisations in Kembangan-Chai Chee.

Ms Gho, 45, was seen interacting with residents at the event alongside Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan, but did not speak to the media.

On whether he hopes to continue serving as MP in Mountbatten SMC, Mr Lim said: “As the sitting MP, our stand is always that we stand in service of the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister asks us to continue, we will always do our best.”

Ms Gho is a long-term party volunteer who was among the speakers at the 2021 PAP party convention, where the then Bukit Timah branch secretary called for the inclusion of diverse voices across its ranks.

She received a Public Service Medal in 2023 as vice-chairwoman of the Bukit Timah Citizens Consultative Committee.

She is currently associate director at AsiaLegal, a boutique law firm that specialises in maritime law.

Before election pappies postures are all like bowing and smiling and appear humble.
Damn fast become hypocrite

 

[Shion]

GE2025: PSP to contest West Coast-Jurong West and Chua Chu Kang, says it will field fewer candidates​

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...d-and-butter-issues-calls-for-return-to-7-gst

The press conference was fronted by PSP chief Leong Mun Wai, the party’s first vice-chairperson Hazel Poa, and chairman Tan Cheng Bock. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

SINGAPORE – The opposition Progress Singapore Party (PSP) on April 6 said it will be contesting West Coast-Jurong West and Chua Chu Kang GRCs, and that it will be fielding fewer candidates this general election.

Party chief Leong Mun Wai did not provide details on how many candidates the party will put forward this election season. The party fielded 24 candidates in GE2020.

Asked about the reason for this, Mr Leong said that contesting a general election was a “very complicated affair”, citing problems like having dedicated manpower to canvass the ground. “Our conclusion from the last election is that we need to focus a bit more,” he added.

He also said that PSP is still working out plans to contest other constituencies.

Mr Leong made this announcement at the launch event for PSP’s manifesto, which focuses on bread-and-butter issues such as cost of living and jobs.

The press conference was fronted by Mr Leong, the party’s first vice chairperson Hazel Poa, and party chairman Tan Cheng Bock.

PSP chairman Dr Tan Cheng Bock presenting the party’s manifesto and campaign slogan at PSP headquarters on April 6.ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

The launch event makes PSP one of the first political parties to launch a manifesto ahead of the 2025 General Election.

The manifesto sets out over 60 policy ideas centred on several themes: the cost of living, housing, jobs and wages, social safety nets, education and governance.

Mr Leong said: “Most of the policies have already been proposed in Parliament. Among the new policies, many are aimed at strengthening protections for workers to secure livelihoods and improve work-life balance for workers.

Mr Leong and Hazel Poa are non-constituency MPs who have raised some of these issues in Parliament, including the need to reduce statutory working hours to 40 hours a week, down from the current 44 hours, and increasing annual leave entitlement from 12 to 14 days.

New policies being proposed in the manifesto include expanding non-academic pathways to university admission, mandating environmental impact assessments before major development works, and having MPs declare their public assets, Mr Leong added.

Ultimately, the most pressing issue the manifesto wanted to address is cost of living issues, Mr Leong said.

He added that the party had collected feedback from the public in formulating these policy suggestions. He also hopes the manifesto will demonstrate to the public that the party is capable of offering constructive alternative solutions to enable every Singaporean to benefit from the country’s progress.

“We will work hard to earn the trust of Singaporeans at the ballot box, so that we can champion these ideas in the next Parliament,” he said.

The manifesto’s executive summary outlined four areas that the party stands for: building a fair society, living with dignity, more pathways to success in education and strengthening democracy and political institutions.

It then detailed its proposals, organised by theme.

On cost of living, the manifesto said that there has been a “major escalation in the cost of living” in Singapore since the last General Election in 2020.

The increase in GST from seven per cent to nine per cent, as well as rising prices in housing and transport added to the burden of Singaporeans, it said. But wages have “barely kept pace”, it added.

To combat this, the party proposed lowering GST to back to seven per cent and exempting basic essential goods from GST.

The manifesto also tackled housing policy, proposing that Singaporeans aged 28 and above be allowed to purchase 2- and 3-room BTO flats, and resale flats of all types, in all estates. Currently, singles can only purchase resale flats and 2-room Flexi BTO flats at the age of 35.

It also made other recommendations which it said would make housing more affordable, including a reiteration of its Affordable Housing Scheme previously presented as a motion in Parliament in 2023.

This entails exempting Singaporeans from the cost of the land their flats are built on, unless they later sell their flats.

On jobs and wages, the manifesto proposed a minimum living wage of $2,250 per month for all resident Singaporean workers,

PSP also proposed that on social policies, more support be given for mental health services, among others.

The party also proposed a series of policies aimed at the education system, including introducing a 10-year through-train programme where taking PSLE is optional, as well as reduced class sizes.

On governance, the party proposed cutting ministerial salaries, and a review of the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act, Singapore’s fake news law.

This is the party’s second manifesto following its maiden electoral outing in GE2020.

Its 2020 manifesto, which spanned 13 pages, had broadly outlined the party’s ideas for Singapore’s economic, social and political development, and was largely focused on helping the Republic emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. Its campaign slogan then was ‘You Deserve Better’.

It also focused on the cost-of-living as the top issue for voters, and criticised the government’s response to the pandemic’s economic fallout.

The latest manifesto, which was 78 pages, represents the “voices of the people”, said Mr Leong, adding that it was a work in progress.

“Compared to 2020, we have further enhanced our interaction with residents and we have gathered more feedback from them,” he added.

 

[Shion]

GE2025: Potential PAP candidate Gho Sze Kee spotted at Marine Parade SG60 event​

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...o-sze-kee-spotted-at-marine-parade-sg60-event

Potential PAP candidate Gho Sze Kee was seen interacting with residents at an SG60 event for the Marine Parade cluster on April 6.ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY

SINGAPORE – A potential PAP new face, shipping lawyer Gho Sze Kee, was seen at an SG60 event alongside incumbent MPs for the Marine Parade cluster on April 6, sporting a People’s Action Party polo T-shirt.

This is the first time she has been spotted at a Marine Parade cluster event.

Ms Gho has been photographed alongside Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan since August 2024, and has accompanied him to numerous events such as National Day celebrations with Thye Hua Kwan Active Ageing Centre and the Mountbatten Active Ageing Committee. She has also accompanied Mr Lim on house visits in Geylang, Katong and other areas in the single-seat ward.

The Marine Parade cluster consists of Braddell Heights, Geylang Serai, Joo Chiat, Kembangan-Chai Chee, Marine Parade, MacPherson and Mountbatten.

At the April 6 event, Ms Gho joined Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the cluster’s incumbent MPs onstage in launching two new Marine Parade initiatives.

The Caregiver Support Fund, providing up to $1,600 to support caregivers of family members living in the area, and the Industry Immersive Programme, which will provide young residents with internship opportunities, were launched at the event held at Kampong Ubi Community Centre.

Those present included Marine Parade GRC MPs Manpower Minister Tan See Leng (Marine Parade), Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong (Joo Chiat), Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng (Braddell Heights), mayor Fahmi Aliman (Geylang Serai), as well as MacPherson MP Tin Pei Ling and Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan.

Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan, Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng (Braddell Heights), Ms Gho Sze Kee, Minister Tan See Leng, Ms Diana Pang, Minister Edwin Tong, Dr Choo Pei Ling, MacPherson MP Tin Pei Ling, mayor Fahmi Aliman (Geylang Serai) addressing the media on April 6.ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY

Minister of State for Home Affairs as well as National Development Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, a Nee Soon GRC MP, was also present.

They were joined by two other potential PAP new faces, business development director Diana Pang and Dr Choo Pei Ling, second adviser to grassroots organisations in Kembangan-Chai Chee.

Ms Gho, 45, was seen interacting with residents at the event alongside Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan, but did not speak to the media.

On whether he hopes to continue serving as MP in Mountbatten SMC, Mr Lim said: “As the sitting MP, our stand is always that we stand in service of the Prime Minister. If the Prime Minister asks us to continue, we will always do our best.”

Ms Gho is a long-term party volunteer who was among the speakers at the 2021 PAP party convention, where the then Bukit Timah branch secretary called for the inclusion of diverse voices across its ranks.

She received a Public Service Medal in 2023 as vice-chairwoman of the Bukit Timah Citizens Consultative Committee.

She is currently associate director at AsiaLegal, a boutique law firm that specialises in maritime law.

 

[Shion]

前进党公布竞选宣言 主张包括把消费税调低至7％​

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/realtime/singapore/story20250406-6125974

前进党在设于武吉知马的总部召开记者会，宣布竞选宣言。 （吴先邦摄）

新加坡前进党星期天（4月6日）下午公布竞选宣言，以“携手前进”（Progress For All）为竞选口号，要在来届国会选举中取得佳绩，继续为人民发声。

前进党的竞选宣言提出60个政策思路，涵盖生活费、住房、就业与工资、社会安全网、教育，以及国家治理六个方面。

整体而言，前进党的竞选宣言建立在四大主张之上。首先，新加坡须建设平等社会，在制定公共政策时不能只以经济考量为依据，也须考虑社会目标，把经济增长带来的好处公平分配给人民。

让努力勤奋的人民有尊严地生活，也是前进党强调的一点。它认为，国家的社会安全网须更加牢固，更好地保护人民。未来社会将珍视机器所无法复制的创意与社交技能，因此新加坡须拥抱多元教育理念，让人民为未来做好准备。

此外，前进党认为人民须有讨论及辩论个别观点的自由，把新加坡打造成更美好的家园。它还强调有必要在政治体制中建立强有力的制衡机制，防范滥用权力的情况发生，和确保人民在国家建设的过程中，继续扮演重要的角色。

前进党秘书长梁文辉说，竞选宣言中列出的多数政策，都由他和第一副主席潘群勤在国会中提出过，并引起激烈辩论。“因此，政府指反对党没有提出替代政策的说法是不公平的。”

前进党星期天在设于武吉知马的总部召开记者会，宣布竞选宣言。出席记者会的还有主席陈清木医生，和第一副主席潘群勤等人。

前进党于2020年全国大选中角逐西海岸集选区，虽然落败，但得票率是所有落选反对党团队中最高的，团队中的梁文辉和潘群勤过后受委为非选区议员。

竞选宣言列出的具体政策主张包括把消费税调低至7％、基本民生必需品免除消费税、把熟食小贩摊位的租金定为500元或总收入的3％、政府为所有公民支付终身健保（MediShield Life）和终身护保计划（CareShield Life）的保费、实行每月2250元的最低生活工资制度、实行法定裁员福利等。

在住房议题方面，前进党也建议允许满28岁的单身者，向建屋发展局购买三房式预购组屋，以及推行千禧一代住屋计划（Millennial Apartments Scheme），为年轻人提供位于中央商业区的租赁房屋等。

 

[elevate]

How much nsp paying her luls

 

[charleslee1989]

It looks quite interesting siol! 78 pages somemore!

 

[elevate]

PSP #1!
WP #2!
PAP jiaksai

 

[tyjtht]

In before populist comment

 

[vbhelper]

wow impressive, take my vote pap!

 

[glarerder]

In 1st page

 

[yperic]

GE2025: NSP plans to meet SDP to avoid three-cornered fight in Sembawang GRC​

Singapore Democratic Party chairman Paul Tambyah (far left) and National Solidarity Party secretary-general Spencer Ng (right), seen with their party members and volunteers at Kampung Admiralty on April 6.ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

SINGAPORE - The opposition National Solidarity Party (NSP) intends to meet the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) to avoid a three-cornered fight in Sembawang GRC, said NSP secretary-general Spencer Ng, who also introduced a new candidate on April 6.

The incumbents in Sembawang are a PAP team comprising Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, Dr Lim Wee Kiak , Mr Vikram Nair, Ms Mariam Jaafar and Ms Poh Li San.

Speaking during a resident outreach event at Kampung Admiralty, Mr Ng, 45, said he will be leading NSP’s Sembawang GRC team.

He introduced a new face, swimming coach and private-hire driver Raiyian Chia, 46, to residents, saying he will be part of NSP’s Sembawang slate.

Asked about the rest of NSP’s slate for Sembawang GRC, Mr Ng said the party will announce the candidates in due course.

Mr Chia joined the party two to three years ago, and he has been engaging Sembawang residents at walkabouts since August 2024 or so, NSP’s social media pages show.

Another potential new face, Ms Verina Ong, has also been spotted at walkabouts in Sembawang, although she was not present at the April 6 event.

“NSP has given a chance for… people like us, the everyday Singaporean, to step up to serve. The residents’ concerns are all pretty much (on) the rising cost of living, sustainability and job security,” said Mr Chia, adding that he met Mr Ng at a party outreach event a few years ago.



During the walkabout, NSP party members encountered members of the SDP at the Kampung Admiralty atrium. Members of both parties exchanged greetings, and appeared cordial.

Mr Ng was also seen warmly greeting SDP’s deputy head of ground operations Abdul Salim Harun with a hug.

Both parties had previously indicated their intention to contest Sembawang GRC and the newly carved out Sembawang West SMC. Sembawang West is one of six new single seats in the 2025 General Election.

NSP Sembawang GRC new face Raiyian Chia (right) with NSP secretary-general Spencer Ng at Kampung Admiralty on April 6. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

NSP is planning to meet with SDP on either April 9 or 10 to find out what SDP’s intentions are, said Mr Ng.

“We do respect SDP’s choice on where they want to send their candidates for the election, but for NSP, we believe in meaningful ground-up community work and building trust with residents,” Mr Ng said, adding that NSP has been active in Sembawang since 2011.

“So we would really like to understand why SDP would like to come in, when they have a lot of other GRCs… And to abandon certain SMCs to come into another brand new SMC, I’m not too sure why,” he added.

“We’ll be meeting for talks, for more in depth understanding. NSP is always in for opposition unity. We would like to avoid a three-corner fight or multi-corner fight as much as possible.”

He was referring to SDP chief Chee Soon Juan’s announcement in March that he will be contesting Sembawang West SMC, after the Bukit Batok SMC where Dr Chee had been active in was redrawn into the new Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC.



In the 2020 General Election, the PAP won Sembawang GRC with 67.29 per cent of the vote, beating the NSP, which garnered 32.71 per cent.

Back then, NSP fielded Mr Ng, assistant treasurer Ivan Yeo, executive council members Sebastian Teo and Yadzeth Hairis, as well as Mr Sathin Ravindran.

SDP last contested in the GRC in 2006 and 2011.

NSP’s Ms Kevryn Lim (right) with secretary-general Spencer Ng at Kampung Admiralty on April 6, 2025. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Among more than 20 NSP members at the Kampung Admiralty walkabout was Ms Kevryn Lim, who last contested in the 2015 elections when she was 26. She was a former model and project director at events management and digital marketing firm EM.DM.

At the 2015 polls, she was part of the team contesting Sembawang. When asked if she will be fielded in the constituency in the coming elections, Ms Lim said: “We are still finalising the team… it’s hard to say.”

Addressing the media, Mr Ng said: “When my central executive council is ready to reveal the candidates, we will update everyone on what Kevryn’s role will be in this GE.”



At the national level, Mr Ng said NSP will be fielding at least three new candidates at GE2025, with 30 to 35 members ready to contest the elections. He added that the rest of the new candidates will be announced later.

Apart from Sembawang, another priority constituency for the party is Tampines GRC and the newly formed Tampines Changkat SMC.

In mid-March, potential NSP candidates for Tampines GRC were spotted at a walkabout. NSP’s president Reno Fong, 54, and vice-president Mohd Ridzwan Mohammad, 63, had confirmed their intentions to run in the GRC during a walkabout at Our Tampines Hub and outside Masjid Darul Ghufran.

The other NSP members touted as potential candidates in Tampines GRC are Mr Lim Rui Xian, 36, an operations manager; Ms Nur Farahiyah Mahfoot, 39, a safety officer; and Mr Thamilselvan Karuppaya, 57, who is self-employed.

Mr Fong had previously also said the party intends to contest Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, Jalan Besar GRC, Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC, Tampines Changkat SMC and Sembawang West SMC.

Madam Lim Siew Choo, 70, who lives in a studio apartment at Kampung Admiralty, said in Mandarin: “What’s important is the elected MP does a good job in the end.”

 

[letonzy]

how we going to fund it

 

[Medicated Oil]

Come on,
then who pay for :
- Kopi.
- Ice cream.
- Trolley.
- Goodie bag.
- Teddy bag.
- $1 rice.
- $1 oil.
- $1 egg.

How to afford to pay for the rental at some 2 colored GCB ?
(Imagine not being able to hold your xmas party for your whole clan ? While the residents cannot even house a few more relatives visiting them at their new BTO during CNY ?)

 

[chaiscool]

Back to 7% won't help to reduce price one.

Also, they support DEI ah? If hiring prioritize sinkie means hire not based on experience and skills but on diversity. So much for meritocracy.

Bto house already so cheap till ppl can flip for 3-4x profit. How much cheaper want to be sia.

Single why need wait till 28, earlier cannot meh

no gst for essentials means rich also earn leh, better to collect gst and give back to needy via gst cash.

 

[ThinkMe]

Increase income taxes?