SG Politics

By: Kumaran Pillai Campaigning on liberal left leaning policies to a conservative affluent society in Singapore is hard enough. It has turned out, in this by-election, the PAP has completely has taken a different tack, they have skirted policy issues...

By Howard Lee If studies by the Institute of Policy Studies are anything to go by, half of the voters in Bukit Batok would have already decided on who to vote for in the coming by-election. My views would have...

By Ghui Now that The Online Citizen (TOC) has been publicly named and shamed by Minister Shanmugam over the Benjamin Lim tragedy, some have gone on to speculate as to why the government has not engaged with TOC. PN Balji in...

The Constitutional Commission to Review Specific Aspects of the Elected Presidency has issued a media release last week to call for public feedback on proposed changes to the Elected Presidency. The proposed changes are expected to tighten the qualifying criteria for...

By Howard Lee While there might have been a noticeable trend in increased social media usage during the 2015 General Elections in Singapore, this does not necessarily mean that it has a significant impact on how voters voted, shared researchers...

Republished from Mr Yoong Siew Wah's blog. -- The passing of a Titan The passing of Francis Seow in Boston, USA, came as a bit of a staggering news to Singaporeans, especially those who knew him well. As is to be expected,...

The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) held their third rally on 5 September for the much anticipated 2015 General Election. Held between 7 pm to 10 pm, the rally was held adjacent to Commonwealth MRT station for Holland-Bukit Timah Group...

The Workers’ Party (WP) held their second rally yesterday at Jalan Besar for the 2015 General Election campaign. Held between 7 pm to 9:45 pm right in front of Blk 4,Boon Keng Road, adjacent to Boon Keng station, there was...

The Workers’ Party held its first rally on the night of Wednesday and used this opportunity to defend their management at the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC), an issue that has resurfaced in the last few days.   Party Chairman Sylvia...

Article written by: Tan Bah Bah Whose face could have been the most recognisable on the ballot paper come Polling Day? That of Lee Kuan Yew, who has passed away but whose presence would still be felt. There will indeed be...