People's Action Party

Ch’ng Jit Koon, former Senior Minister of State who pioneered ministerial walkabouts, dies aged 90

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SINGAPORE: Mr Ch’ng Jit Koon, who served in politics for 28 years as a Member of Parliament and Senior Minister of State, died on Friday (Mar 1) at the age of 90. Mr Ch’ng began his political career in 1968 when he was elected to Singapore’s second parliament as MP for Tiong Bahru. He served there … Read more

Analysis: Iswaran case unlikely to delay PAP leadership handover or GE, but contest for West Coast GRC will heat up

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SINGAPORE: The charging of former Transport Minister S Iswaran will likely have little impact on the plans for the People’s Action Party (PAP) leadership handover and the next General Election (GE), political analysts said. This is because Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong would likely have factored in the possibility of the case going to trial. Even if the trial … Read more