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Bankrupt completely of ideas to take Singapore forward, PAP leaders have resorted to the usual fear-mongering tactics to frighten voters from supporting the opposition. At least five PAP (caretaker) ministers warn that they are now seeing ‘dark clouds’ ahead and that a ’strong’ and ’stable’... 

Reform Party broadcast, 28 April 2011 IN A few days’ time, you will be casting your votes in the 2011 General Election. For many of you, this will be the first time you have voted in decades – if at all. Do not be afraid. Seize this as an exciting opportunity. By voting for The Reform Party, you will build a... 

Straits Times, 29 April 2011 THE People’s Action Party (PAP) ministers came under heavy fire from Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidates in the opposition party’s first rally of the election campaign period. All of the SDP’s 11 candidates, who are running in two group representation constituencies... 

Speaking at the PAP’s first rally at Buangkok this evening, PAP Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean claimed that the PAP regime ‘understands’ Singaporeans’ concerns about rising cost of living and it will do all it can to ‘ease’ their burden. He added that the country will need a ‘stable’ government to continue... 

真是父子同心啊！星期六晚，内阁资政李光耀提醒选民，要他们做出明确的决定。星期日，李显龙总理，就跟着回应，提醒选民要明智的做出抉择。 4月24日早报： 内阁资政李光耀提醒选民，新加坡能取得今天的成就，是因为他们在过去一届又一届的国会选举中，投选优秀的人才组成政府。因此，他希望国人在这次大选中继续作出明智的决定，选出优秀的候选人来打造未来的新加坡。 4月25日早报： 李显龙总理强调来临的大选是“许多大选之中的一次非常重要的大选”。因为它不只影响下来五年至十年的政策，更关乎国家以后十年至二十年的领导层。他为此也提醒选民这次大选将决定“谁将领导新加坡？谁会负起这个责任把新加坡带向一个更灿烂的未来？”，因此千万别忘了慎重考虑，为自己做个明智的抉择。 父... 

It may be the first day of the election rallies, but there were massive turnouts at the opposition rallies as Singaporeans prepared for a hectic 9 day campaign period leading to the 14th general election on 7 May. Below are some photos taken by netizens: SDP’s rally at Commonwealth: [Source: http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/] WP’s... 

Embattled PAP Youth Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan is now calling for a ‘truce’ following a massive public backlash over clumsy attempts to cast aspersions on the political motivations of his opponent Dr Vincent Wijeysingha. Dr Vivian has earlier issued a public statement calling on SDP to clarify if Dr Vincent... 

NSP star candidate Nicole Seah lambasted the PAP’s policies and questioned its performance in the last five years during her maiden election speech today. Taking a pot shot at the PAP for changing its candidates in Tampines in the last minute, Nicole asked Singaporeans to vote her team into parliament to speak up... 

The Singapore Democratic Party unveiled a comprehensive election manifesto today which touches on a variety of issues from the economy, housing and social ones such as national service and women’s rights. In it, the SDP proposes reducing GST from seven to three per cent and remove GST for essentials such as rice, oil... 

If the PM’s promise to make Zainul Abidin the next parliamentary speaker was meant to get the Malays in Aljunied GRC to vote for the PAP, it may backfire. If Zainul, a candidate in Aljunied, gets re-elected and is then made speaker, then the Malays are likely to reason it is likely that the next president will not be...