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Chiam See Tong on his Facebook said: “I ask myself today, what is my dream? I can humbly say, my dream, at 75 years of age, is to be able to fly the flag for the opposition in Singapore by Fighting a Good Fight, to win a GRC in the coming elections. Some people say to me, “Why do you still want to fight the next... 

What has been touted as a bountiful budget is, strictly speaking, actually an election budget. Barring anything unforseen, this year will be an election year. What has prevented the PM from naming a date so far, according to observers, is the uncertainty of the ground situation where there is an undercurrent of dissatisfaction... 

The SDP will be in the newly created Whampoa SMC this Sunday to do its walkabout. We will be visiting residents there as part of our ground campaign in preparation for the coming elections. The Party will assemble at the Whampoa Food Centre, Blk 92 Whampoa Drive and begin our activity at 9am. We have been in the area selling... 

Old dictator Lee thinks he is S’pore’s king, To power he still wants to stubbornly cling, Praises of him he wants us to sing, Brought his son to the succession string, But to us misery and hardship he has bring, All this is actually due to our own doing, Repeatedly we voted for the PAP and got sting, So it’s time... 

Jordanians are preparing to hold their largest pro-democracy protest since January, when the wave of revolutions and uprisings began to spread across the Arab world. The Islamic Action Front (IAF) has announced that about 10,000 of its members and supporters of 19 other political parties will take to the central streets... 

Several thousands of Jordanians have taken to the streets of the capital city, Amman, calling for immediate political and economic reforms. The protest rally organized by the Islamic Action Front (IAF), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, and 19 other political parties is believed to be the largest pro-democracy... 

Budget 2011 is one that accurately reflects the needs and concerns on the ground. I watched Minister Tharman as he presented the Budget to Parliament, and as he spoke of the various aspects which the Budget covered. One could literally tick the items off a checklist. √Battling inflation, check. √Placing workers first,... 

The Reform Party (RP) has been dealt another blow with the resignation of its chairman Mr Tan Tee Seng today. In a matter of days, the party has seen the resignation of at least 20 members, including key CEC appointment holders and potential candidates. Mr Tan is a businessman and former ex-ISA detainee arrested by the... 

Abdul Malik The police case against Abdul Malik for allegedly “inciting violence” has been officially closed and “no further actions” will be taken against him. The 27-year-old Project Executive was arrested last year for his comments online which “incited violence” against the ruling... 

Massive pro-democracy protests persist in Yemen, as the public continue to demand the ouster of age-old regime of despotic President Ali Abdullah Saleh. On Thursday, dozens of black-clad women joined demonstrators that have been staying in a tent city outside Sana’a University in the capital for the past five days...