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GRC minority representation: Obsolete or still relevant?

(31 Aug) - Parliament was dissolved on Tuesday (25 August) and polling day is set for September 11. With over 2 million Singaporeans set to go to the polls, one controversial electoral rule introduced in 1988 could come under the spotlight yet again: Minority representation in Parliament under the Group Representation Constituency...

Aljunied GRC resident: WP has done a decent job

(31 Aug) - Four years after votes were counted for Aljunied Group Representation Constituency on election night in 2011, I have yet to see the post-apocalyptic nightmare some had said my estate would soon be in. As the first GRC to have 'fallen' to an opposition party, the Workers’ Party-run Aljunied was seen as the first...

Chiam See Tong won’t run in GE2015

GE2015: SPP's Chiam See Tong won't run in GE SPP candidates for GE2015 and the Chiams The Singapore People's Party (SPP) Secretary-General Chiam See Tong, one of the most prominent opposition figures in Singapore’s political history, won’t be running in next month's General Election (GE) for the first time since he campaigned...