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Malaysia Star, 9 Apr 2011Of the 18 newly recruited PAP candidates announced, only five hailed from the private sector – an assistant professor, two lawyers and two bankers, one of whom is an executive in the government-controlled DBS Bank.The remaining 13 – or 72% – were top people who had served and resigned from public office to contest under the PAP banner.They were from the civil service, the

Yahoo! Singapore News, 6 Apr 2011Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's open admission that PAP wards are favoured for HDB upgrading exercises has touched a raw nerve among netizens.His admission came as a reply to a university student living in the Hougang Single-Member Constituency (SMC) ward who asked if he could pay less tax since the opposition-held ward does not enjoy upgrading programmes.Since

CNNGo.com, 6 Apr 2011Apparently, the local grassroots supporters, in their enthusiasm to clear the path for the ruling party candidate to do their house-to-house visits, took away her large collection of potted plants along the common corridor of her flat.It seems they thought it unsightly.Her subsequent comments under that Facebook status were also in caps. This coming from someone who says she

Malaysia Star, 5 Apr 2011As the republic prepares for its 14th general election, there’s a subtle shift in the city state’s mood. For a start, Singaporeans are more questioning.At the same time, they also have the means to question — namely the ubiquitous social media, the same engine that recently transformed Middle Eastern politics.Moreover, the government’s much-lauded investment in

Malaysia Star, 26 Mar 2011FOR the first time in years, Singapore’s opposition is seeing a little light in a dark tunnel, at least in recruiting the highly-educated.An impressive number of top scholars and professionals, including a dozen with Masters and Doctorates (PhD), will likely emerge to challenge the People’s Action Party in the elections expected in May.It is something Minister Mentor Lee

Gov Monitor, 24 Feb 2011The Electoral Boundaries Review Committee committee has recommended that Singapore be carved out into 27 electoral divisions.There will be 12 single member constituencies and 15 GRCs.The Government has accepted the electoral boundary changes recommended by the report.For the upcoming General Election, we will have 12 SMCs and 15 GRCs making a total of 27 constituencies and

Malaysia Star, 15 Jan 2011The continuing flow of new migrants may soon leave its mark on local politics, becoming a force capable of changing governments and dictating policies in the not too distant future.IN the next few months, Singapore will likely witness the largest number of new citizens voting for the first time in a general election.This is only an early step of a long-term immigration

Gov Monitor, 13 Jan 2011The revised Registers of Electors for all 23 Constituencies (14 Group Representation Constituencies and 9 Single Member Constituencies) have been completed and will be open for public inspection from 14 January 2011 to 27 January 2011 at the Elections Department, the Inspection Centres for the respective Constituencies and the nine Overseas Registration Centres. Full story

TMCnet.com, 4 Jan 2011SINGAPORE, Jan 03, 2011 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has ordered an update of the register of electors by Feb. 28, which some analysts said is sign that the general election is closer.The revised register will have the names of all Singapore citizens qualified to vote as of Jan. 1, 2011, local media reported Tuesday. Full story