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Marine Parade MPs want ESM Goh to stay

ESM Goh Chok Tong The Straits Times (ST) reported yesterday ('Marine Parade MPs hope ESM Goh stays', 3 Aug) that the PAP MPs in Marine Parade GRC want ESM Goh Chok Tong to stay and not leave them. It reported MP Tan Chuan-Jin as saying that ESM Goh is "still very healthy", and the GRC's MPs hope he will remain part of the team...

DPM Teo snipes at WP over AHPETC saga

At a community event on Sunday (2 Aug), DPM Teo Chee Hean told the media that PAP is looking for candidates with financial and legal backgrounds, and more importantly, "with integrity and the interests of residents at heart", to run in opposition-held Aljunied GRC. "We want a team that can look after the town council and make...

Lui suddenly announces fare reduction at year end

Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew With the general election looming, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced today (3 Aug) that there will be a fare reduction of up to 1.9% from December this year. He added that he would leave it to the Public Transport Council to work out the specific reductions, but expects "every commuter...