Tag: Calvin Cheng

Both the Workers’ Party’s (WP) Yee Jenn Jong, and former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Calvin Cheng cautioned Singaporeans about the “storm ahead”. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (Aug 11), Mr Cheng wrote that “Singapore, like the rest of the world, has entered its...

In a now-deleted Facebook post, former Nominated Member of Parliament Calvin Cheng questioned why Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong did not get the same recognition Pritam Singh did for donating his salary increase. In his Facebook post on Tuesday (Jul 28), Mr Cheng wrote: “In...

Singapore—The allowance to be given to the Workers’ Party leader Pritam Singh as the official Leader of the Opposition has caused a stir online these past few days, along with, of course, the announcement that Mr Pritam will be donating "50 percent of the LO salary,...

Singapore—He’s back. And with renewed (self-)righteous zeal, it appears. Polish blogger Michael Petraeus, whose page “Critical Spectator” was removed from Facebook on July 8, started posting again on Facebook on Wednesday, July 29. In one day he has posted no less than seven times, which...

Singapore—Former Nominated Member of Parliament Calvin Cheng, who is known to be a staunch supporter of the ruling party PAP administration, unexpectedly praised an article from the Workers’ Party’s Gerald Giam concerning the country’s TraceTogether device. Mr Giam had served as Non-Constituency Member of Parliament ...

Singapore – Former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Calvin Cheng took to Facebook to highlight the differences between overcoming Covid-19, which New Zealand recently did, and staying safe amid the pandemic, something Singapore is excelling in, based on a Forbes report. As someone who frequently...

Singapore—Former Nominated Member of Parliament Calvin Cheng wrote a Facebook post on May 30 presenting arguments as to why the ‘Singapore - China Travel Bubble’ is good for the country at this time, which did not go over well with Polish blogger Michael Petraeus,...

Singapore—Former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Calvin Cheng, who frequently airs his views on social media, weighed in on the issue of whether or not Singapore needs to ends its reliance on foreign workers. He labels most of those who make the call to...

Singapore -- Former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Calvin Cheng has defended the expenditure on this year's National Day Parade (NDP) funpack, although many people are petitioning against receiving it. Those against the funpack call it a "waste of money and resources", with a petition...

Singapore — In response to the new law on Tuesday (April 7) banning social gatherings of any size, former Nominated Member of Parliament Calvin Cheng initially called it "very draconian", then softened the tone later. Mr Cheng attached a link from todayonline.com about the law, which...