President Tony Tan Keng Yam will complete his distinguished service to Singapore as the 7th President of the Republic come 31 August 2017. And the next election to choose the 8th President of Singapore has already been set into motion. One thing is for sure, Singapore’s next President will come from the Malay community […]
Well, the nomination papers have been filed and the candidacy of the People’s Action Party’s Murali Pillai and the Singapore Democratic Party’s Chee Soon Juan have been accepted by the Returning Officer as candidates for the upcoming Bukit Batok By-Election on 7 May 2016. Frankly, there is really nothing much for the voters of Bukit […]
General Elections 2015 Singapore On the same day as the Nomination proceedings for the General Elections, Secretary General of the ruling People’s Action Party and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong held a Press conference at the PAP Headquarters to speak with the media. He likened Singapore to a unicorn, which he said “is a special […]
Singapore’s Parliament has been dissolved by President Tony Tan Keng Yam with a gazette notification. The Elections Department has declared that 1 September 2015 shall be Nomination Day where candidates contesting the general election shall file their nomination papers at the various nomination centres designated for the constituency. Polling Day will be on 11 September 2015 and […]
Guess work on when Singapore’s next General Elections (GE) would be held will now intensify amongst grassroots leaders, party activists, politicians, would-be candidates and the man-in-the street, now that the first salvo has been fired by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Mr Lee announced in Parliament on Monday, 13 July 2015 that the Electoral Boundaries […]
So, finally the news is out confirming the rumours that have been going around as to where Minister Lim Swee Say would be heading to when he relinquishes his NTUC Secretary-General post, earlier than expected on 4 May 2015. Several social media commentators suggested other Ministries Minister Lim could be posted to. One even proposed […]
It is the time of the year when Singapore’s Parliament sets into motion the annual Budget debate. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivered the Budget speech on 23 February 2015 outlining the priorities for the nation in the coming years as Singapore celebrates its Golden Jubilee in 2015. And beginning […]