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Netizens upset that appeals from grassroots advisers carry more weight than NCMPs

Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap Speaking at the Committee of Supply debate for the Ministry of Home Affairs, WP MP and Vice-Chair Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap asked why an appeal to the Singapore Police Force from a PAP Branch Chairman was acknowledged but a similar appeal by a NCMP was not. MP Faisal said: “My NCMP colleague...

Grassroots leader involved in unprovoked assault on elderly man

Mr. Joseph Wee and his Belgian shepherd The mainstream media reported (3 Mar) that a grassroots leader is under investigations and currently out on bail after an unprovoked assault at Telok Kurau Park. Last December, an elderly Mr. Joseph Wee and his muzzled Belgian shepherd Nero were walking home when a black chow chow appeared...

No conflict of Interest for Auditor-General to be Minister’s Wife

Speaking in Parliament on Thursday (28 Feb), Minister-in-Charge of the Civil Service Chan Chun Sing said there was no conflict of interest if the spouse of a minister were to be appointed as the Auditor General. The Minister was responding to an earlier Parliamentary question filled by Worker’s Party MP Sylvia Lim at the Committee...