charleslee1989
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Vote for me better! hahahaha
[GE2025] Extensive changes to electoral boundaries due to population shifts; only 5 GRCs, 4 SMCs left intact
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Lol CDC Voucher is per household, not even per person. My family including grandparent(s) is like 6 person in total, on average each person is only like $100.
The Rise in day-to-day expenses due to lack of rental controls/Utilities Bill/Town Council-related charges/GST/Medisave premiums increase + rise in other healthcare related costs such as yearly insurance/Transportation fare increase, etc. will offset it in mere 1-2 weeks or even lesser lol.
Not even withstanding the current job market due to trade deals signed/COE/BTO and other factors at play. Really is give chicken wing and take the entire chicken from you.
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If their idea is to help families (esp big families) cope with COL... Giving vouchers per household is the stupidest thing to do... the bigger your household... the less u get...
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Most places becum 3 way 4 wat fight. PAP sure win. 70% vote white. 10% for each of the other parties.
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Post here boh yong. Communicate with your vote. It's the only language they understand.
Yup that's precisely the idea.
Fortunately it doesn't work on WP or PSP, since both WP and PSP's TCB possess the know-how of TC/estate management.
But it'll be quite difficult for other opposition parties to win because of that..
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puppy likes to jiak jelly mandarin.
wa jin cute
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Both Tampines WP sure go.
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Lianhe Zaobao video depicts GE2025 as epic 'Romance of the 3 Kingdoms'-style battlefield
Super cool.
General and military theorist Carl von Clausewitz once wrote that war is the continuation of politics by other means.
Perhaps the talented animators and video editors of Lianhe Zaobao had that in mind when creating their latest political video: "GE2025: How Singapore's political battlegrounds are changing."
Using beautiful imagery and transitions that appear inspired by ancient Chinese history, Zaobao brings the "battle of 2025" to life. Here are some of our favourite moments from the video.
The opening
Political leaders are displayed on cards, first displaying their party logos before flipping around to reveal their names and faces.
The East
With the help of a spinning compass, it then transitions to the "Eastern region", focusing on the "battle-hardy Workers' Party (WP)".
After discussing the WP's existing gains in Aljunied, Hougang and Sengkang, Zaobao speculates that the party will make a move into Tampines, citing "reliable sources", with a description more akin to an army on maneuvers.
The video then shows WP chief Pritam Singh at the head of an "army" of 30 candidates, contesting areas like Tampines and the new Punggol GRC.
The South
Here, Zaobao points out that the South is a mix of new and old estates, and discussing the PAP's need to juggle the demands of both old and new voters.They touch upon Potong Pasir, the SMC once held by Chiam See Tong of the Singapore People's Party, but has since been won by the PAP.
The North
Zaobao describes this as a PAP "stronghold", with both current and former prime ministers Lawrence Wong and Lee Hsien Loong positioned in Marsiling-Yew Tee and Ang Mo Kio respectively.
The West
Looking to the West, one of the most "hotly-contested" areas of the election, Zaobao describes Tan Cheng Bock's former history with the PAP, before joining the Progress Singapore Party (PSP).Tan contested West Coast GRC in 2020, losing by a narrow margin.
Zaobao then mentions former West Coast MP and minister S Iswaran's resignation due to his conviction, depicted by what looks like an ink blot spreading over his battle standard.
Pic from Zaobao.
Zaobao points out that National Development Minister Desmond Lee remains to do battle with Tan in West Coast.
"This showdown is about to start."
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Other contests
Zaobao mentions the recent Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) report, which changed certain constituency boundaries and increased the number of seats from 93 to 97.
It examines possible match-ups, such as a potential three-cornered contest between the PAP, the Singapore Democratic Party and the National Solidarity Party in Sembawang...
...the People's Alliance for Reform targeting the newly-created SMC of Queenstown...
...and the Singapore Democratic Alliance once more contesting Pasir Ris, in the newly-created Pasir Ris-Changi GRC.
The creativity and artistry on display in the video could excite even those not interested in politics.
You can watch it in full (with English subtitles) below:
Top image from Zaobao.
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Does the stupid writer even know what it means by 三国鼎立？in simple terms, no one dared to attack first out of fear that the other two would join forces against the attacker, and ended up fighting two fronts. The primary consideration is that the military might of two nations combined would exceed that of the attacker.Lianhe Zaobao video depicts GE2025 as epic 'Romance of the 3 Kingdoms'-style battlefield
Super cool.
General and military theorist Carl von Clausewitz once wrote that war is the continuation of politics by other means.
Perhaps the talented animators and video editors of Lianhe Zaobao had that in mind when creating their latest political video: "GE2025: How Singapore's political battlegrounds are changing."
Using beautiful imagery and transitions that appear inspired by ancient Chinese history, Zaobao brings the "battle of 2025" to life. Here are some of our favourite moments from the video.
The opening
Political leaders are displayed on cards, first displaying their party logos before flipping around to reveal their names and faces.
Pic from Zaobao.
The East
With the help of a spinning compass, it then transitions to the "Eastern region", focusing on the "battle-hardy Workers' Party (WP)".
Pic from Zaobao.
After discussing the WP's existing gains in Aljunied, Hougang and Sengkang, Zaobao speculates that the party will make a move into Tampines, citing "reliable sources", with a description more akin to an army on maneuvers.
Pic from Zaobao.
The video then shows WP chief Pritam Singh at the head of an "army" of 30 candidates, contesting areas like Tampines and the new Punggol GRC.
Pic from Zaobao.
The South
Here, Zaobao points out that the South is a mix of new and old estates, and discussing the PAP's need to juggle the demands of both old and new voters.
They touch upon Potong Pasir, the SMC once held by Chiam See Tong of the Singapore People's Party, but has since been won by the PAP.
Pic from Zaobao.
The North
Zaobao describes this as a PAP "stronghold", with both current and former prime ministers Lawrence Wong and Lee Hsien Loong positioned in Marsiling-Yew Tee and Ang Mo Kio respectively.
Pic from Zaobao.
The West
Looking to the West, one of the most "hotly-contested" areas of the election, Zaobao describes Tan Cheng Bock's former history with the PAP, before joining the Progress Singapore Party (PSP).
Tan contested West Coast GRC in 2020, losing by a narrow margin.
Zaobao then mentions former West Coast MP and minister S Iswaran's resignation due to his conviction, depicted by what looks like an ink blot spreading over his battle standard.
Pic from Zaobao.
Zaobao points out that National Development Minister Desmond Lee remains to do battle with Tan in West Coast.
"This showdown is about to start."
Pic from Zaobao.
Our two opposition parties do not have 1/4 of resources available to PAP in the first place.
This is simply trying to dramatize a fabricated war of cards.
Other contests
Zaobao mentions the recent Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) report, which changed certain constituency boundaries and increased the number of seats from 93 to 97.
Pic from Zaobao.
It examines possible match-ups, such as a potential three-cornered contest between the PAP, the Singapore Democratic Party and the National Solidarity Party in Sembawang...
Pic from Zaobao.
...the People's Alliance for Reform targeting the newly-created SMC of Queenstown...
Pic from Zaobao.
...and the Singapore Democratic Alliance once more contesting Pasir Ris, in the newly-created Pasir Ris-Changi GRC.
Pic from Zaobao.
The creativity and artistry on display in the video could excite even those not interested in politics.
You can watch it in full (with English subtitles) below:
Top image from Zaobao.
Later kena checkmate both sides
Who knows ...
1) PSP decided to contest 3 SMCs .. and
2) PAP decided to put Desmond in Bukit Batok-Jurong East. LOL..
End up no fierce competition in West Coast Jurong West.
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Really very good video
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Opposition Progress Singapore Party set for hotly contested leadership election ahead of GE2025
(From left) Progress Singapore Party NCMP Leong Mun Wai, party chairman Tan Cheng Bock and NCMP Hazel Poa greeting residents during their party’s walkabout in Clementi Central on Feb 23.PHOTO: ST FILE
SINGAPORE – The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) will vote in its top leadership body on March 20, with 24 candidates set to vie for 12 elected seats on the central executive committee (CEC).
The current committee was elected in 2023, and comprises secretary-general Hazel Poa, former party chief Leong Mun Wai, chairman Tan Cheng Bock and 11 others.
The Straits Times has learnt that most of them, other than assistant secretary-general Ang Yong Guan, will seek re-election, alongside a mix of long-time volunteers and new faces.
Dr Ang said earlier in 2025 that he would not stand in the CEC or general election following a three-year suspension of his medical licence.
The new CEC will later decide the party’s secretary-general – its leader.
Observers said the only two serious candidates for the post are its Non-Constituency MPs – Ms Poa and Mr Leong.
As the party gears up for the 2025 General Election, it would be surprising if its cadres chose anyone else for the top job, Singapore Management University law don Eugene Tan said.
He added: “With the original leaders from five years ago less prominent, Mr Leong and Ms Poa are most visible.”
The party’s roughly 100 cadres – its inner circle – will vote for 12 members of the new CEC on March 20. The CEC will then co-opt two more cadres to form a 14-member body, and later decide who will take up party leadership positions within it.
Mr Leong had stepped down as secretary-general in February 2024, to take responsibility for a correction direction he received under Singapore’s fake news law for a social media post.
He is expected by some in the party to make a bid to retake the post from Ms Poa after the party’s top decision-making body has been voted in.
When approached by ST, Mr Leong did not comment on the CEC election, saying only that the results would be released after its conclusion.
Ms Poa did not respond when asked for comment.
If Mr Leong takes back the reins, it will be the fifth time the party has changed its leader since its founding in 2019.
Ms Poa is the PSP’s fourth secretary-general, and was the party vice-chairman prior to that.
Mr Leong, who currently does not hold any post on the CEC, first became secretary-general in April 2023.
Mr Francis Yuen vacated the position the month before, after spending two years in the seat.
The PSP’s founder and current chairman, Dr Tan, was its first secretary-general.
Together with Dr Tan, Mr Leong and Ms Poa were on the PSP’s West Coast GRC slate that lost to a PAP team led by former transport minister S. Iswaran in the 2020 General Election.
It was the narrowest loss that year – which allowed the party to send Mr Leong and Ms Poa into Parliament as NCMPs.
The PSP is expected to contest several constituencies in the upcoming general election, including the newly redrawn West Coast-Jurong West GRC, and the neighbouring Chua Chu Kang GRC.
Its slates in these wards have not been confirmed.
Political observer Gillian Koh said the PSP – a newcomer in GE2020 – managed to maintain its profile through the work of its two NCMPs in Parliament.
However, the party has had several switches at the secretary-general level, noted Dr Koh, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies. This could be due to its youth, she said.
SMU’s Associate Professor Tan said the new CEC will be the team that will lead the party into its second general election, adding that its performance there will determine the party’s trajectory for the coming decade.
Prof Tan noted that the PSP now has to chart its own way in an increasingly crowded and fragmented opposition political space.
He said: “The main challenge is whether it can maintain its place as the second leading opposition party after the Workers’ Party.
“Minimally, it will need to secure two NCMP seats in GE2025. Even better, if it can win outright elected seats.”
Prof Tan added that it may well be Dr Tan’s last electoral outing, so the party will have to demonstrate that it now has a separate and distinctive identity.
Dr Tan will turn 85 in April.
Prof Tan said: “Now that we are on the cusp of a GE, the party is desirous to show it is not the alter ego of Dr Tan.
“Will it be able to step out of Dr Tan’s shadow and show that it has political relevance beyond him?”
(From left) Progress Singapore Party NCMP Leong Mun Wai, party chairman Tan Cheng Bock and NCMP Hazel Poa greeting residents during their party’s walkabout in Clementi Central on Feb 23.PHOTO: ST FILE
SINGAPORE – The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) will vote in its top leadership body on March 20, with 24 candidates set to vie for 12 elected seats on the central executive committee (CEC).
The current committee was elected in 2023, and comprises secretary-general Hazel Poa, former party chief Leong Mun Wai, chairman Tan Cheng Bock and 11 others.
The Straits Times has learnt that most of them, other than assistant secretary-general Ang Yong Guan, will seek re-election, alongside a mix of long-time volunteers and new faces.
Dr Ang said earlier in 2025 that he would not stand in the CEC or general election following a three-year suspension of his medical licence.
The new CEC will later decide the party’s secretary-general – its leader.
Observers said the only two serious candidates for the post are its Non-Constituency MPs – Ms Poa and Mr Leong.
As the party gears up for the 2025 General Election, it would be surprising if its cadres chose anyone else for the top job, Singapore Management University law don Eugene Tan said.
He added: “With the original leaders from five years ago less prominent, Mr Leong and Ms Poa are most visible.”
The party’s roughly 100 cadres – its inner circle – will vote for 12 members of the new CEC on March 20. The CEC will then co-opt two more cadres to form a 14-member body, and later decide who will take up party leadership positions within it.
Mr Leong had stepped down as secretary-general in February 2024, to take responsibility for a correction direction he received under Singapore’s fake news law for a social media post.
He is expected by some in the party to make a bid to retake the post from Ms Poa after the party’s top decision-making body has been voted in.
When approached by ST, Mr Leong did not comment on the CEC election, saying only that the results would be released after its conclusion.
Ms Poa did not respond when asked for comment.
If Mr Leong takes back the reins, it will be the fifth time the party has changed its leader since its founding in 2019.
Ms Poa is the PSP’s fourth secretary-general, and was the party vice-chairman prior to that.
Mr Leong, who currently does not hold any post on the CEC, first became secretary-general in April 2023.
Mr Francis Yuen vacated the position the month before, after spending two years in the seat.
The PSP’s founder and current chairman, Dr Tan, was its first secretary-general.
Together with Dr Tan, Mr Leong and Ms Poa were on the PSP’s West Coast GRC slate that lost to a PAP team led by former transport minister S. Iswaran in the 2020 General Election.
It was the narrowest loss that year – which allowed the party to send Mr Leong and Ms Poa into Parliament as NCMPs.
The PSP is expected to contest several constituencies in the upcoming general election, including the newly redrawn West Coast-Jurong West GRC, and the neighbouring Chua Chu Kang GRC.
Its slates in these wards have not been confirmed.
Political observer Gillian Koh said the PSP – a newcomer in GE2020 – managed to maintain its profile through the work of its two NCMPs in Parliament.
However, the party has had several switches at the secretary-general level, noted Dr Koh, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies. This could be due to its youth, she said.
SMU’s Associate Professor Tan said the new CEC will be the team that will lead the party into its second general election, adding that its performance there will determine the party’s trajectory for the coming decade.
Prof Tan noted that the PSP now has to chart its own way in an increasingly crowded and fragmented opposition political space.
He said: “The main challenge is whether it can maintain its place as the second leading opposition party after the Workers’ Party.
“Minimally, it will need to secure two NCMP seats in GE2025. Even better, if it can win outright elected seats.”
Prof Tan added that it may well be Dr Tan’s last electoral outing, so the party will have to demonstrate that it now has a separate and distinctive identity.
Dr Tan will turn 85 in April.
Prof Tan said: “Now that we are on the cusp of a GE, the party is desirous to show it is not the alter ego of Dr Tan.
“Will it be able to step out of Dr Tan’s shadow and show that it has political relevance beyond him?”
- 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.
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End up shu(PSP) first to go (lose).
Traditionally in medieval China its the north side would eventually prevail so the north (pap) would clean sweep this election except hougang and usher a period of peace and prosperity for the kingdom of cecapore.
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GE2025: Workers' Party eyes new Punggol and Tampines constituencies as part of 'eastern expansion'
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sin...=internal_sharetool_androidphone_20032025_cna
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sin...=internal_sharetool_androidphone_20032025_cna
Got eyes dun mean they know how or what to see.Yet majority 70% sinkies still voted for them. Really scratch big head...
Got brain dun means they know how to use also.
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