Political Scientist
Political Scientist
Fellow Singaporeans, residents of Sembawang West and Sembawang GRC, I will come straight to the point. Instead of addressing the cost of living and healthcare costs that’s hurting Singaporeans, Ong Ye Kung – the PAP’s Health Minister and candidate in…
Screenshot from a video by CNA. To watch the full video, please visit CNA’s YouTube channel. Good evening. Fellow Singaporeans, we are at a crossroads. Our economy, our society, and the very way we live our daily lives are being tested.…
Officially authored by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), Singapore’s Master Plan is billed as a technocratic roadmap for the city’s development. In practice, however, it has become a political tool in the hands of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP).…
With the general election looming by 2025, the People’s Action Party (PAP) government has published the Forward SG to articulate a national vision on socio-economic issues. Structured under eight chapters, the report sets out a roadmap for the next phase…
With the Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) 6th April 2025 announcement of its Sembawang GRC slate (L-R: Damanhuri Abas, Dr. James Gomez, Bryan Lim Boon Heng, Surayah Akbar, and Alfred Tan), the outline of its “Northern Strategy” is complete. Both Sembawang…
In Southeast Asia, democracy is on the backfoot. Why is this so? Because elections are manipulated through fraud, coercion, or institutional bias that distorts outcomes to favour certain political actors. Put simply, the exercise of competitive multi-party elections is being…
While nuclear energy is not in the mix of election issues currently focused on the high cost of living, as Singapore goes to the polls, electing a multiparty parliament is important to oversight its consideration. But is nuclear energy even…
For the coming 2025 general election, collective voter support needs to surpass 40% for opposition parties to have a tangible impact on the political landscape of Singapore. Although the First Past The Post (FPTP ) system does not guarantee a…