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Coupled with the decline in public trust since the watershed election of 2011 and mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic, it remains to be seen if the PAP can weather this political storm, writes Ying-kit Chan (National University of Singapore).
...at least 10% of households in Singapore are low-income and thus in poverty. Here is how Singapore is eliminating poverty.
SINGAPORE — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday (Aug 2) said that in hindsight, after learning of an extramarital affair between former lawmakers Tan Chuan-Jin and Cheng Li Hui, he should have “forced the issue earlier” rather than place "perhaps too much" weight on protecting their families.
The People's Action Party (PAP) has "engaged in half-truths" on matters of significant public interest, Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh said in Parliament on Wednesday (July 2). His comments came after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's statement on the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau's (CPIB) probe involving S Iswaran, and the extramarital affair between former Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin...
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he should have "forced the issue sooner" when dealing with the extramarital affair between former Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and former Tampines MP Cheng Li Hui. PM Lee delivered a ministerial statement in Parliament on Wednesday (Aug 2), addressing why he did not take action against Tan and Cheng earlier, despite finding out...