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Refer to the link below. Also to the strait times paper dated 12 sep 2015, page A6 bottom right.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/election-fever-grips-singaporeans-in-china
It was reported that Saishreyas Sundarajoo is studying medicine in wuhan China and travelled to Beijing to cast vote.
Do a google search on his name (Saishreyas Sundarajoo) and you will find that he is a new citizen who did his studies in India. The good thing is has done his national service in singapore. So who do you think he will vote for? Also I wonder the basis of the grant of his singapore citizenship...
I do not know to attach photo or link. I apologize.
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Election fever grips Singaporeans in China
Mr Spencer Hsu and his wife Shane Yan, 29, an entrepreneur, were among the earliest to vote at the Singapore Embassy in Beijing. ST PHOTOS: TEO CHENG WEE
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Teo Cheng WeeChina Correspondent
To cast his vote in Singapore's general election, undergraduate Saishreyas Sundarajoo took a six-hour train ride from Wuhan in central Hubei to Beijing.
Yet the Marine Parade constituent showed little sign of fatigue from the long trip, telling The Straits Times that he was determined to travel to China's capital because it is important to exercise his vote. "I want to have a say in who represents me in Parliament," said Mr Sundarajoo, 23, who is studying medicine.
He was among the first Singaporeans to vote at the Singapore Embassy in Beijing yesterday. Some queued up before voting opened at 8am.
Mr Spencer Hsu, 33, who works at the Monetary Authority of Singapore in Beijing, was the second person in line. Like other voters interviewed by ST, he said he was gripped by election fever despite being away from home. He was planning to play host to some friends and watch the results together.
A Pioneer constituent who is voting overseas for the first time, Mr Hsu said he keeps up with election goings-on through social media and WhatsApp chat groups.
Following the hustings in China requires effort, though - watching an election rally on YouTube requires logging onto a VPN network, as the video-sharing website is blocked in China.
But few are complaining.
"Elections are getting more exciting in Singapore," said Hougang constituent and Nestle China research and development head Rebecca Lian, 59.
"There are more candidates with interesting backgrounds now."
Besides Beijing, Singaporeans could also vote at the Singapore Consulate-General in Shanghai.
While overseas votes make up only a small portion of the overall ballots, Mr Sundarajoo feels that the exercise "bonds us all as Singaporeans". "When everyone can see the importance of voting, then Singapore will be stronger."
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 12, 2015, with the headline 'Election fever grips Singaporeans in China'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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Refer to the link below. Also to the strait times paper dated 12 sep 2015, page A6 bottom right.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/election-fever-grips-singaporeans-in-china
It was reported that Saishreyas Sundarajoo is studying medicine in wuhan China and travelled to Beijing to cast vote.
Do a google search on his name (Saishreyas Sundarajoo) and you will find that he is a new citizen who did his studies in India. The good thing is has done his national service in singapore. So who do you think he will vote for? Also I wonder the basis of the grant of his singapore citizenship...
I do not know to attach photo or link. I apologize.
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Election fever grips Singaporeans in China
Mr Spencer Hsu and his wife Shane Yan, 29, an entrepreneur, were among the earliest to vote at the Singapore Embassy in Beijing. ST PHOTOS: TEO CHENG WEE
PUBLISHED5 HOURS AGO
0 0 0 0
Teo Cheng WeeChina Correspondent
To cast his vote in Singapore's general election, undergraduate Saishreyas Sundarajoo took a six-hour train ride from Wuhan in central Hubei to Beijing.
Yet the Marine Parade constituent showed little sign of fatigue from the long trip, telling The Straits Times that he was determined to travel to China's capital because it is important to exercise his vote. "I want to have a say in who represents me in Parliament," said Mr Sundarajoo, 23, who is studying medicine.
He was among the first Singaporeans to vote at the Singapore Embassy in Beijing yesterday. Some queued up before voting opened at 8am.
Mr Spencer Hsu, 33, who works at the Monetary Authority of Singapore in Beijing, was the second person in line. Like other voters interviewed by ST, he said he was gripped by election fever despite being away from home. He was planning to play host to some friends and watch the results together.
A Pioneer constituent who is voting overseas for the first time, Mr Hsu said he keeps up with election goings-on through social media and WhatsApp chat groups.
Following the hustings in China requires effort, though - watching an election rally on YouTube requires logging onto a VPN network, as the video-sharing website is blocked in China.
But few are complaining.
"Elections are getting more exciting in Singapore," said Hougang constituent and Nestle China research and development head Rebecca Lian, 59.
"There are more candidates with interesting backgrounds now."
Besides Beijing, Singaporeans could also vote at the Singapore Consulate-General in Shanghai.
While overseas votes make up only a small portion of the overall ballots, Mr Sundarajoo feels that the exercise "bonds us all as Singaporeans". "When everyone can see the importance of voting, then Singapore will be stronger."
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 12, 2015, with the headline 'Election fever grips Singaporeans in China'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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