WP new faces hit the ground in the east; party may contest over 30 seats in GE2025: Observers
SINGAPORE – The Workers’ Party (WP) has been walking the ground in at least eight constituencies, including Tampines and ...
Who are the WP’s new faces ahead of GE2025?
Experts expect the party to field more candidates than before at the upcoming election. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Independent Singapore5d
In Parliament: Sylvia Lim on why WP does not support the Constitution Amendment Bill
She argued that the government, and not the President, should be responsible for maintaining racial harmony, law and order.
The Online Citizen6d
Shanmugam defends president’s role in racial harmony orders amid concerns over checks on government power
Minister K Shanmugam defended the role of the president in reviewing restraining orders issued under the Maintenance of ...
Business Insider19d
A global jobs crisis is looming — and here's how to tackle it, says Singapore's president
Singapore's president says a global job crisis is looming, and tackling it will require governments around the world to reimagine how they educate, train, and care for their workers. Tharman ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore6d
'An additional layer of check': Shanmugam, opposition MPs debate president's powers in new racial harmony Act
The president will have the authority to confirm, cancel, or vary a restraining order in cases where the Cabinet’s advice is ...
Asia One22d
WP engaged commercial parties to help in candidate screening for GE2025, says Pritam
SINGAPORE – The Workers’ Party (WP) election committee has engaged commercial parties to help in candidate screening and personality review, in preparation for the general election in 2025.
Channel NewsAsia Singapore4d
Daily Cuts - Explainer: What’s in the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act and why now?
Singapore’s parliament voted unanimously to pass the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act, after an hours-long debate. An accompanying constitutional amendment to update the president’s powers in ...
China Internet Information Center6d
Singapore passes law for maintaining racial harmony
SINGAPORE, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's parliament passed the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Bill and accompanying constitutional amendments on Tuesday.