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Popular young politician Nicole Seah has praised pro-Singaporean candidate Tan Jee Say as being the right man with the ‘heart’ for the presidency. Nicole was accompanying Jee Say on a visit to a soup kitchen Willing Hearts High Point in Geylang that provides meals for the needy on Saturday. “He’s... 

The PAP is an expert in the art of ‘astroturfing’ to generate fake public ’support’ for its leaders and it seems that it is replicating its unique ’skill’ on social media as well. In the last one week, the number of ‘likes’ on Tony Tan’s Facebook has increased by almost... 

There is much discussion and debate in the papers and social media lately on the roles and duties performed by the Elected President as circumscribed under the Constitution. With the non-PAP candidates putting Tony Tan on a defensive by emphasizing their ‘independence’ from the government, the PAP and the media... 

Mr Tan Jee Say with his wife Presidential candidate Tan Jee Say believes the Elected President does not play a role as powerless as what many would think. Speaking on the sideline of his walkabout outreach in Chinatown on Thursday evening, Mr Tan said that in addition to holding veto power in five key areas, “it is... 

Presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian has proposed the idea of a pension for elderly Singaporeans to help complement their CPF savings in their golden years. Speaking to the state media on the sidelines of a visit to a welfare home for the aged on Saturday morning, Mr Tan said: “I’m in favour of a pension for... 

I AGREE with Mr N. Nagesh (‘Illegal pay pact’; Tuesday) on the need for serious enforcement against illegal pay pacts between employers and Employment Pass (EP) holders. One company I worked for over-declared the salaries of its EP-holders to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and the Inland Revenue Authority of... 

Pro-Singaporean presidential candidate Tan Jee Say has promised to accept a salary of ‘only’ $500,000 a year if elected. The amount is a far cry below the $4.2 million dollar annual salary of the Elected President, which is nearly 10 times that of U.S. President Barack Obama. Mr Tan Jee Say’s supporters... 

Workers’ Party MP Chen Show Mao has been banned from attending Seventh Month dinners in his Paya Lebar division of Aljunied GRC by the Paya Lebar CCC (Citizens’ Consultative Committee is under the People’s Association)! The Seventh Month dinners are organized yearly in Singapore during the Seventh month... 

Nominated Member of Parliament Viswa Sadasivan has rebuked Shanmugam for warning Singaporeans not to be ‘xenophobic’ over the ‘currygate’ saga which has caught the attention of the international media as well. The public outcry arises over the shocking decision made by the Community Mediation Center... 

The will of the people, freedom of speech, independent judiciary and property rights are the cornerstones of democracy. George Washington took great care to ensure that these principles of democracy were never compromised as the first president of the United States of America. He retired soon after winning the war against...