[GE2025] Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact

[jericho75]

Got lar WP, PSP and SDP .
Most hardworking is WP follow by PSP.

i am saying some like red dot, simi lim tern, gms all those.

 

[jericho75]

maybe putucherry loses can send him to serve ns?

 

[AndroidComa]

Wayang max. Even the Malay candidate also never songkok he go wear.

ask him go sunat and dun eat pork lah

 

[mryang]

i am saying some like red dot, simi lim tern, gms all those.

Yup totally agree with you on this

 

[mryang]

WP most regularly engaged with the people follow by PSP .
SDP is not that regular but will appear

By the way the shadows slap how liao from PSP

 

[AndreFLo]

Like that i know already whos the victor.

Waiting for WP to throw in their hat into the fight for Tampines

 

[yperic]

GE2025: Director at Transport Ministry resigns; second senior civil servant known to step down so far​

Mr Foo Cexiang currently oversees private and future mobility at the Transport Ministry.PHOTO: FOO CEXIANG/LINKEDIN

SINGAPORE – A director in the Transport Ministry (MOT) has resigned and is set to run in the upcoming general election.

Mr Foo Cexiang’s last day is April 1, The Straits Times has learnt.

The senior public servant currently oversees private and future mobility at MOT, including electric vehicle policy, and has been in the service for more than a decade.

Previously, he was MOT’s director of futures and transformation.

He spoke at the 2022 climate change conference (COP27) about Singapore’s push to encourage public transport and drive to move towards an electric ecosystem.

Mr Foo, 40, started his career at JTC Corporation and has also had stints at the Ministry of Education looking at pre-school education and after-school care, as well as with the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Trade and Industry.

ST has contacted him for comment.

This follows the resignation of another civil servant – deputy secretary (policy) Jasmin Lau from the Ministry of Health.

Ms Lau had resigned from the role and retired from the administrative service, with her last day also on April 1.

She served in MOH from 2013 to 2019, looking at healthcare finance and overseeing the development and regulation of medical and long-term care insurance in Singapore.

She returned to the ministry in November 2021 after a stint at the Economic Development Board (EDB).

Ms Lau oversees manpower, financing and regulatory measures in the healthcare system.

Mr Foo and Ms Lau are among the first of several resignations expected from the public service ahead of the general election, which is widely expected by mid-year after the release of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee’s report on March 11.

The PAP has traditionally tapped public service leaders when sourcing for candidates. Those who are chosen to stand often resign in the lead-up to the election, as they are not allowed to participate in political activities while in office.

In the past, public servants have quit their roles close to the start of the hustings.

In the 2020 General Election, East Coast GRC MP Tan Kiat How, who was then chief executive of the Infocomm Media Development Authority, stepped down from his post on June 20. His resignation was publicly announced five days earlier.

The writ of election was issued on June 23, with July 10 set as Polling Day.

Mr Tan, who is now Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information as well as National Development, was one of the last resignations from the public service that year.

Mr Desmond Tan, who used to be chief executive of the People’s Association, left the public service slightly less than a month before Polling Day.

• Ng Wei Kai is a journalist at The Straits Times, where he covers politics. He writes Unpacked, a weekly newsletter on Singapore politics and policy.
• Goh Yan Han is political correspondent at The Straits Times. She writes Unpacked, a weekly newsletter on Singapore politics and policy.

 

[mryang]

GE2025: Director at Transport Ministry resigns; second senior civil servant known to step down so far​

Mr Foo Cexiang currently oversees private and future mobility at the Transport Ministry.PHOTO: FOO CEXIANG/LINKEDIN

SINGAPORE – A director in the Transport Ministry (MOT) has resigned and is set to run in the upcoming general election.

Mr Foo Cexiang’s last day is April 1, The Straits Times has learnt.

The senior public servant currently oversees private and future mobility at MOT, including electric vehicle policy, and has been in the service for more than a decade.

Previously, he was MOT’s director of futures and transformation.

He spoke at the 2022 climate change conference (COP27) about Singapore’s push to encourage public transport and drive to move towards an electric ecosystem.

Mr Foo, 40, started his career at JTC Corporation and has also had stints at the Ministry of Education looking at pre-school education and after-school care, as well as with the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Trade and Industry.

ST has contacted him for comment.

This follows the resignation of another civil servant – deputy secretary (policy) Jasmin Lau from the Ministry of Health.

Ms Lau had resigned from the role and retired from the administrative service, with her last day also on April 1.

She served in MOH from 2013 to 2019, looking at healthcare finance and overseeing the development and regulation of medical and long-term care insurance in Singapore.

She returned to the ministry in November 2021 after a stint at the Economic Development Board (EDB).

Ms Lau oversees manpower, financing and regulatory measures in the healthcare system.

Mr Foo and Ms Lau are among the first of several resignations expected from the public service ahead of the general election, which is widely expected by mid-year after the release of the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee’s report on March 11.

The PAP has traditionally tapped public service leaders when sourcing for candidates. Those who are chosen to stand often resign in the lead-up to the election, as they are not allowed to participate in political activities while in office.

In the past, public servants have quit their roles close to the start of the hustings.

In the 2020 General Election, East Coast GRC MP Tan Kiat How, who was then chief executive of the Infocomm Media Development Authority, stepped down from his post on June 20. His resignation was publicly announced five days earlier.

The writ of election was issued on June 23, with July 10 set as Polling Day.

Mr Tan, who is now Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information as well as National Development, was one of the last resignations from the public service that year.

Mr Desmond Tan, who used to be chief executive of the People’s Association, left the public service slightly less than a month before Polling Day.

• Ng Wei Kai is a journalist at The Straits Times, where he covers politics. He writes Unpacked, a weekly newsletter on Singapore politics and policy.
• Goh Yan Han is political correspondent at The Straits Times. She writes Unpacked, a weekly newsletter on Singapore politics and policy.

Which GRC and SMC he going

 

[mryang]

So many jlb cs resign...

 

[mryang]

Goh Meng Seng: PPP will withdraw from Nee Soon GRC if no LGBTQ+ candidate is fielded

During a Facebook livestream on 16 March, People’s Power Party chief Goh Meng Seng stated that his party would withdraw from contesting Nee Soon GRC in the upcoming General Election if PAP’s K Shanmugam announces no LGBTQ+ activist will be fielded. While acknowledging his team’s disappointment, he said he would step aside and allow Red Dot United (RDU) to contest if his demand is met.

https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/20...ee-soon-grc-if-no-lgbtq-candidate-is-fielded/

 

[yobyella]

really don't understand why these Oppies cannot come into an agreement and not contest against each other

ego issues

One of them could be a mole.

 

[yobyella]

No worries there will a surprise that party might contest over there

But frankly. Fm my circle of friends the feedback i got was quite positive. Lets watch..

 

[yobyella]

Waiting for WP to throw in their hat into the fight for Tampines

Hope theres no 3 corner fight

 

[yperic]

 

[rizhal]

Good and balance analysis on EBRC report !

 

[hoolala]

 

[Medicated Oil]

Who is this person to criticize the Great Eugene ?

 

[dambio]

Ah gong ah mah Oni knows cdc medisave topups plus cash give outs la. Say tis things they dun understand 1.

 

[focus1974]

They saw recession coming to USA so better get mandate first

actually.. if you see a recession coming, you will rather wait for it to happen...

that's when most people dont want to rock the boat.

 

[alvincy]

Red Dot United this name sounds funny more like a football club but they actually doing quite ok. Talk sense and published some papers on their alternative views.