Hungry after a GE2025 rally? A non-exhaustive list of supper spots near almost 50 rally sites

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These locations are open for election sessions during the fighting hours of 7 pm to 10 pm on weekdays and 10 am to 1 pm on weekends as well as on the Labour Day people vacation. May 1 is the last moment to campaign. &nbsp, &nbsp,

ANDERSON SERANGOON Rookie University

  • Qi Xiang Chicken Pot ( Seconds at 2 a.m. daily )

Address: 973 Upper Serangoon Rd, Singapore 534725

9 minutes ( 650 meters ) on foot

  • Minced Meat Noodles AMK Hainanese

Address: 969 Upper Serangoon Rd, Singapore 534723

Foot travel time: 9 minutes ( 700 meters ).

ANG MO KIO SECONDARY SCHOOL

  • Kimly Dim Sum&nbsp ,&nbsp,

Address: 232 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, Singapore 560232

Distance on foot: 11 minutes ( 800m ) &nbsp,

  • Family Mookata ( closes at 11 p.m. daily )

Address: 215 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1,# 01-877, Singapore 560215

Distance on foot: 2 minutes ( 160m ) &nbsp,

Lighthouse PRIMARY SCHOOL

  • Koo Kee Yong Tow Foo Mee 

Address: 259 Bukit Panjang Ring Road,# 01-36, Singapore 671259

Distance on foot: 14 minutes ( 1.1km )

  • McDonald’s Fajar

Address: 445 Fajar Rd,# 01-520, Singapore 670445

9 minutes ( 650 meters ) on foot

Mildred SECONDARY SCHOOL

  • Lee Kwang Kee Teochew Cuisine

Address: 212 Lor 8 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310212

Distance on foot: 15 minutes ( 1.1km ) &nbsp,

  • McDonald’s Toa Payoh Lorong 1

Address: Blk 109 Lor 1 Toa Payoh,# 01-318, Toa Payoh North Precinct, Singapore 310109

Distance on foot: 12 minutes ( 850m ) &nbsp,

BUKIT VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL

  • McDonald’s Bukit Batok ( closes daily at 2 a.m. )

Address: 632 Bukit Batok Central# 01-138, Bukit Batok Town Centre, Singapore 650632

Distance on foot: 10 minutes ( 750m ) &nbsp,

HIGH SCHOOL OF CATHOLIC SCHOOL

  • Ka Fei Dian, the owner of KPT Coffeeshop,

Address: 284 Bishan Street 22, Singapore 570284

Distance on foot: 10 minutes ( 750m ) &nbsp,

  • Eating property 24 hours a day,

Address: 514A Bishan St 13, Singapore 571514

Distance on foot: 15 minutes ( 1.1km ) &nbsp,

CHUA CHU KANG SECONDARY SCHOOL

  • Rasa Rasa@Teck Whye ( Closes daily at 1:00 a.m. )

Address: 160A Jln Teck Whye, Singapore 681160

Distance on foot: 7 minutes ( 550m ) &nbsp,

  • Texas Meat

Address: 1 Woodlands Rd,# 01-31, Junction 10, Singapore 677899

Distance on foot: 16 minutes ( 1.2km ) &nbsp,

Pine PRIMARY SCHOOL

  • Snek Ku Di Lorong Fatimah&nbsp,

Address: 676 Woodlands Drive 71,# 01-03, Kampung Admiralty Hawker Centre, Singapore 730676

Distance on foot: 17 minutes ( 1.2km ) &nbsp,

ERN GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

  • Restaurant Thohirah

Address: 258 Jln Kayu, Singapore 799487

Distance on foot: 17 minutes ( 1.2km ) &nbsp,

  • McDonald’s Sengkang Sports Complex

Address: 57 Anchorvale Rd,# 02-03, Singapore 544964

Distance on foot: 18 minutes ( 1.3km ) &nbsp,

GAN ENG SENG PRIMARY SCHOOL

  • Ye Lai Xiang Teochew Porridge ( Closs 4am )  

Address: 116 Bali Merah View,# 01-217, Singapore 151116

Distance on foot: 16 minutes ( 1.2km ) &nbsp,

MAYFLOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL

  • Texas Meat 

Address: 163 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4,# 01-444, Mayflower Shopping &amp, Food Centre, Singapore 560163

Distance on foot: 13 minutes ( 850m ) &nbsp,

  • Kimly Dim Sum&nbsp,

Address: 232 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, Singapore 560232

Foot travel time: 8 minutes ( 550m ).

SECONDS SCHOOL IN MERIDIAN

  • Bistro At The Park ( closes at 11 p.m. daily, with exception of Friday and Saturday at 12 a.m. )

Address: 96 Pasir Ris Central, Singapore 519638

Distance on foot: 12 minutes ( 850m ) &nbsp,

National Junior College

  • Sixth Avenue is closed regularly at 12am, except on Sundays at 1am, Saturdays at 2am, and Sunday at 11pm.

Address: 2 Sixth Ave, Singapore 276470

Distance on foot: 21 minutes ( 1.5km ) &nbsp,

NORTHLIGHT SCHOOL

  • Restaurant Adam’s Corner offers fresh shrimp.

Address: 324 Lavender St., Singapore 338822

Distance on foot: 16 minutes ( 1.2km )

NORTH VISTA SECONDARY SCHOOL

  • Yi Hong Wok

Address: 70 Compassvale Bow,# 02-K46, Buangkok Hawker Centre, Singapore 544692

Distance on foot: 20 minutes ( 1.5km ) &nbsp,

  • McDonald’s Rivervale Plaza

Address: 118 Rivervale Dr,# 01-32, Rivervale Plaza, Singapore 540118

Distance on foot: 17 minutes ( 1.3km ) &nbsp,

SECONDS HIGH School in Queensway

  • McDonald’s Queensway 

Address: Ridout Drink Garden, Singapore, adresse: 580 Queensway, 149066

Foot travel time: 8 minutes ( 550m ). 

SINGAPORE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

There are no restaurants within a 20-minute strolling distance of this rally blog that are available after 10pm. &nbsp,

ST. ANDREW’S Sophomore COLLEGE

  • Safa Indian Food & Cuisine Master Briyani,

Address: 9 Toa Payoh Industrial Park,# 01-1209, Singapore 319061

TAMPINES MERIDIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE

  • Mr. K. Prata@Kopitiam Corner

Address: 735 Pasir Ris Street 72,# 01-364, West Plaza, Singapore 510735

Distance on foot: 11 minutes ( 800m ) &nbsp,

TEMASEK Rookie School

  • Restaurant Alsalam

Address: 472 Tampines Street 44,# 01-49, N4 Neighbourhood Centre, Singapore 520472

Distance on foot: 7 minutes ( 550m ) &nbsp,

  • Srisun Express Tampines

Address: 474 Tampines Street 43,# 01-118, N4 Neighbourhood Centre, Singapore 520474

Foot travel time: 9 minutes ( 700 meters ). 

VICTORIA Rookie University

There are no restaurants within a 20-minute strolling distance of this rally blog that are available after 10pm. &nbsp,

YUSOF ISHAK SECONDARY SCHOOL

  • Shi Fu Eating House

Address: 261 Punggol Way,# 01-01, Singapore 820261

4 minutes ( 260 meters ) on foot

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Food poisonings cast shadow over Indonesia’s free school meals

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Hanna Samosir and Koh Ewe

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Reporting fromSingapore and Jakarta
Getty Images Students in brown uniform eating their meals at their desks. The focus is on a female student chewing with a spoon lifted to her mouth. She is wearing a tudung.Getty Images

Indonesia is making an ambitious effort to provide free lunches to 80 million schoolchildren, but things haven’t simply gone according to plan.

After eating the foods this year, almost 80 students from two Cianjur high colleges in the south of the capital, Jakarta, became ill. The majority of those who were admitted to hospitals have since been discharged.

The program, which is President Prabowo Subianto’s personal plan, has recently been linked to the most recent in a line of food poisonings.

Authorities who are looking into the situation claim that the suspected culprit is careless meal planning. Authorities say they have interrogated everyone handling the food, from chef to packing to delivery people, and samples from students ‘ vomit have been sent for laboratory tests.

A 16-year-old pupil reported to local media that the dinner contained chopped meat with an “unpleasant odour.” He said,” I felt nauseated, nauseated, and vomiting.”

Programs that provide free meals to pupils have proven to be successful in promoting health, academic achievement, and presence all over the world.

However, Indonesia’s$ 28 billion ( £21 billion ) version, which is shaping up to be the most expensive of its kind, has become the target of heated anti-government protests and food safety concerns.

In February, thousands of people took to the streets to rally the steep cost of Prabowo’s free school meals:” Kids eat for free, families are laid off,” read one of their opposition symptoms.

A plan claim ends in failure

The free foods program, which was the centerpiece of Prabowo’s national campaign last year, was intended to combat malnutrition, which is a condition that affects a fifth of children in Indonesia.

Our children may become taller and develop into leaders through this program, Prabowo said in 2023.

This program, along with other populist laws like new homes and free health check-ups, has earned him political points since he took office in October. After his first 100 days in power, his approval rating was 80 %.

550, 000 individuals in 26 regions received free school meals in the first step, which first started in January.

While the program is “well-intentioned,” Maria Monica Wihardja, a visiting fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, claimed there is” no information” of “widespread intensity” for free school meals.

Less than 1 % of Indonesia’s families went at least one day without any dishes in the previous year, according to a national survey conducted in 2024.

Getty Images Prabowo Subianto wearing a light blue button-up shirt and a traditional Malay hat. He rests his hand on the shoulder of his aide. Behind him is a sea of supporters.Getty Images

A number of food illnesses have made people concerned about the free lunches since January.

Michelle, a student in East Nusa Tenggara province’s secondary school, was one of the many students at her school who died from suspected food poison in February. She claimed at the time that the food was “bland and moldy” and that it had caused her a chest sensation.

Some kids started making homemade meals for their kids after the tragedy, according to a school official, who spoke to BBC Indonesian.

Officials have promised to improve food safety procedures this week following the food poison in Cianjur.

When the students were visiting the doctor, National Nutrition Agency head Dadan Hindayana said,” We must improve high-quality.”

Eliza Mardian, a scientist at the Center of Reform on Economics Indonesia, told the BBC,” One obvious factor is the lack of adult and in-depth organizing before this program was launched.”

The eagerness ultimately ends up sacrificing quality and efficiency, which only serves to worsen the government’s perception of this program.

The$ 10 billion bill

The cost of the program has hardly improved things.

This year, Indonesia has set aside more than$ 10 billion for free school meals.

In contrast, India spends$ 1.5 billion annually to serve 120 million babies through its largest program ever. Prices about the same as in Brazil and is accessible to about 40 million learners.

Jokowi has urged Indonesia’s tycoons to assist and accepted a cash offer from China in order to foot the steep bill there.

Additionally, he even mandated$ 19 billion in funding cuts, as well as other populist schemes, which created a special controversy.

Some ministries, including knowledge, saw their budgets cut in half. Beneficiaucrats who were not unemployed allege they were forced to compromise by restricting access to air conditioning, lifts, and also printers.

As word of the cancellation of scholarships and class problems began to spread, university students were angry.

According to student activist in Bandung, Muhammad Ramadan,” the worst thing happens when the stomach is full, but the mind is never filled,” according to Prabowo’s college meals plan.

Getty Images Protesters wearing black seated on the ground. They are raising signs, including some with President Prabowo and his vice president's faces.Getty Images

After Indonesia’s anti-graft ministry in March reported a “real chance” of fraud, there may be more difficulties away, such as claims of finances mismanagement.

A meal service provider in southern Jakarta, who has not been paid since her kitchen opened its doors to students in February, was the subject of an investigation that the police launched this month.

Prabowo, who has continued to support the program, stated this week that his administration would “handle” the claims and” guard every penny of public money.”

But, researchers claim that the issue is much more complicated.

Large-scale interpersonal assistance programs in Indonesia have generally been plagued by corruption, according to Muhammad Rafi Bakri, a research scientist at Indonesia’s assessment table, to the BBC.

He claimed that this software is a goldmine for corrupt officials because of the budget’s large size.

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Deep Dive GE2025 Podcast: WP’s Ong Lue Ping on stepping down from senior leadership at work to join the opposition

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She is aware of my deep concern for Singapore and its citizens, and I sincerely wanted to do that.

Steven:
You did state that she resisted letting you join opposition politicians. Would she have been if you had been joining the PAP, then?

Lue Ping:
As long as it’s political, I believe it may remain the same. You’ll expose your true self to attention in the government. Having said that, perhaps joining PAP might also put you under a lot of attention. So I doesn’t say that it’s just opposition politicians.

Steven:
Do you believe that joining a unique party besides the PAP presents a little more of a challenge? &nbsp,
 
Lue Ping:
In terms of funding, it will undoubtedly be a unique problem. Actually, the Workers ‘ Party is driven by volunteers. The recent ruling party doesn’t have many resources, which is unfortunate. There are so many items you have to be arms on and so on. So that’s the area that’s unique. But it also has a distinct political theory, which is true. That’s not what I believe to be right or wrong. Actually, it’s which a you’re more committed to. &nbsp,

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Who will win the race to develop a humanoid robot?

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Images courtesy of Getty Unitree's G1 robot shakes the hand of an attendee at the Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, on 5 March, 2025. Images courtesy of Getty

I’m on my way to satisfy a machine in Hanover, Germany, on a beautiful spring day.

At the Hannover Messe, one of the largest professional trade shows in the world, I was invited to see the humanoid robot G1, which was created by Chinese company Unitree.

G1, which measures around 4’3″ ( 130cm ), is smaller and more affordable than other humanoid robots on the market and has such a wildly flexible range of motion and dexterity that videos of it performing dance numbers and martial arts have gone viral.

Pedro Zheng, the Unitree selling director, is currently in charge of the G1.

He states that users may configure each G1 to perform independent functions.

Passers-by quit and earnestly try to interact with the G1, which is incomparable to a lot of the different machines being demonstrated in the cramped conference room.

They slam G1 in the face or wave it in the backwards, make quick moves to see if it will answer, and apologize if they bump into it. Amazing as it may be, its human shape has a certain something about it that makes people feel at ease.

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One of the dozens of companies creating computers with a mortal form is Unite, which is just one of many.

The upside is enormous: it promises a workplace that doesn’t need vacations or raises.

It might be the best piece of home equipment as well. After all, who wouldn’t want a microwave that can load and do the housework?

However, some technical issues remain. Although portable computers and robotic arms have been around for a long time, there are still safe working conditions at those locations.

Many more challenging is the case with introducing a human machine to a less predictable setting, such as a household or restaurant.

Humanoid robots would need to be strong to be beneficial, but that also means that falling over at the wrong time could be harmful.

There is a lot of work to be done on the artificial cleverness that do operate such a system.

A Unitree spokesman tells the BBC,” The Artificial simply has not yet reached a milestone time.”

They said today’s robot AI presents a challenge for understanding and carrying out difficult tasks in a reasonable manner.

Their G1 is currently being promoted to research institutions and software companies that can use Unitree’s open source software for growth.

Companies are currently concentrating their efforts on creating human-like computers for factories and warehouses.

Elon Musk is one of those with the highest page. Tesla, his vehicle firm, is working on a human machine called Optimus. He predicted that” some thousand” of Tesla factories will be constructed this year and that they will be performing “useful stuff” in January.

Another automakers are making equivalent mistakes. Humanoid drones were just introduced in a US manufacturer by BMW. Hyundai, a North Korean manufacturer of automobiles, has also placed an order for tens of thousands of computers from Boston Dynamics, the 2021 acquisition.

Thomas Andersson, the leader of the research firm STIQ, tracks 49 businesses that are creating human-like robots that have two arms and legs. He looks at more than 100 companies if you broaden the definition to computers with two wings who can move themselves on tires.

According to Mr. Andersson, Taiwanese businesses are likely to have a business monopoly.

The supply chain and the whole robotics ecosystem are very large in China, and it’s very simple to run developments and conduct R&D. He claims that D is “research and creation.”

Unitree emphasizes that advantage, noting that its G1 is inexpensive ( for a robot ) and has an advertised$ 16,000 ( £12,500 ).

Additionally, according to Mr. Andersson, the funding benefits Asian countries.

In a new report, STIQ points out that about 60 % of all cash for human-robots has been raised in Asia, with the US accounting for the majority of the rest.

Foreign businesses also benefit from the support of the local and federal governments.

For instance, in Shanghai, dozens of human robots are undergoing teaching at a state-backed coaching facility to complete tasks.

Images courtesy of Getty Six humanoid robots walk at a trade fair in China, on March 26, 2025.Images courtesy of Getty

How then can American and European machine manufacturers compete with that?

Bren Pierce, a native of Bristol, has founded three automation businesses, with Kinisi the most recent one, the KR1 machine.

The machine was created and manufactured in the UK, but it will also get produced in Asia.

You have to purchase all these sub-components from China in the first place, which is the issue you have as an American or European organization.

When you could simply put them all together at the cause, which is in Asia, it becomes terrible to buy your motors, capacitors, and circuits halfway around the world to put them up. “

Mr. Pierce keeps expenses down by not opting for the whole human variety, along with making his drones in Asia.

The KR1 is made for businesses and stores, but it lacks legs.

” All of these sites have flat floors,” they say. Why would you want to pay more for a pretty sophisticated design? when could it be simply installed on a portable center? “” he inquires.

His KR1’s tires are the same as those on an electric scooter, with the exception of the mass-produced parts.

Get as many things off the table as you can, according to my philosophy. Therefore, he claims that all of our vehicles, chargers, computers, cameras, and other mass-produced pieces are commercially available.

Mr. Pierce claims that the true” key sauce” is the software that enables the machine to interact with people, like his rivals at Unitree.

Many businesses release quite high-tech computers, but after that, you have to have a PhD in automation to actually install and use them.

Your typical warehouse or factory worker does really pick up the machine in a couple of hours, according to Mr. Pierce.

He claims that a man has performed a work on the KR1 after performing it 20 or 30 days.

This time, aircraft customers will receive the KR1.

Kinisi Bren Pierce with the KR1 robotKinisi

Will computers always enter homes from factories? Yet Mr. Pierce, who is positive, claims that things are still far away.

” For the past 20 years, my long-awaited desire has been to create the entire machine. This is what I was doing my PhD in, and I do believe that is the end aim, but it’s a very challenging job, says Mr. Pierce.

Although I also believe they did exist someday, I believe that will take at least ten to fifteen years. “

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Where to find halal Chinese food in Singapore: 12 spots for dim sum, hotpot or zi char

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The Buffet Restaurant at M Hotel on Anson Road offers two different banquet activities in one place. The area is transformed into a cuisine shelter thanks to the in-house cooking group, and visitors can enjoy an all-you-can-eat Nasi Padang Buffet by time. The Tom Yum Mama Hotpot Buffet will be available at the cafe until May 31. Customers can choose from a variety of dish foundations, including Mala, Chicken Collagen, and more.

Hotpot favorites include shoe lobster, oysters, and blue swimmer crab, as well as fresh seafood in the menu. A life grill station with cuttlefish and lion prawns paired with a spicy clean chilli vinegar dip is available as well. There is also a noodle station with fish noodles.

81 Anson Road, Singapore 079908

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GE2025: WP has been ‘stress tested’ when Singapore is in crisis, says Pritam Singh

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The WP is not here to “tear down what works,” but rather the group will “build on it,” according to Mr. Harpreet Singh, who likewise addressed the crowd in Teochew.

He therefore made a number of recommendations, including advocating for better&nbsp, Central Provident Fund profits, smaller class size in schools, and for families to choose a through-train program to help their children skip the primary school Leaving Examinations. &nbsp,

A nation is more than just its GDP ( Gross Domestic Product ) or its horizon. A nation is its people and how they live, he said, noting that a ballot for the WP will give it a chance for a more just, equitable, and sensible Singapore.

Andre Low, a candidate for Jalan Kayu SMC, brought up the idea of smaller class sizes to attract more interest from the school.

Additionally, Mr. Low advocated for education measures to reduce exam anxiety, allowing one people to access accommodation choices at a younger years, and reducing the waiting period for housing “back to what they were a decade ago.”

In addition to the items he advocated for in his talk, he also mentioned the exemption from the goods and services tax for essential items, tiered pricing for resources for lower-income organizations, and free public transportation for seniors during off-peak hrs.

Mr. Low, who is up against PAP candidate and NTUC director general Ng Chee Meng, even brought up the NTUC-Allianz story and demanded more accountability.

European employer Allianz had made an effort to acquire a majority interest in Income Insurance, but the Singapore government earlier last October blocked the deal.

The NTUC officially supported the offer just two months prior, saying,” The position was so severe that we had to pass emergency legislation to stop the deal.” And he claimed that despite their adjacent ties to the PAP,.

” We need powerful opposition voices in Parliament because of this.” Because these kinds of decisions are made behind closed doors without appropriate checks and balances, without appropriate supervision, and without those who are willing to issue those in power.

We were so fortunate that the NTUC offer was blocked. We might not be so fortunate once more.

The soon-to-be-father said that as he was transitioning from the WP to the prospect, he was considering how he could still be the best father to his infant while giving everything to Singapore.

Low Thia Khiang and JB&nbsp, Jeyaretnam, two former WP officials and opposition MPs who influenced him, he added. &nbsp,

They “had the metal in them,” they claimed. I have the metal in me. They gave me the confidence to move up, and that is why I’m here now, “replied Mr. Low.

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GE2025: SDP leaders urge voters to ‘send a message’ to PM Wong about GST hikes, cost of living pressures

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On Thursday evening, five celebration rallies took place all over Singapore for the first time in about ten years.

Despite the “financial pain that Singaporeans had to undergo during the COVID-19 time,” Doc “insisted” on increasing the GST.

Alternatively of ensuring that Singaporeans emerge stronger and healthier in 2021 and 2022, the state piled on new forces for the people, he said. &nbsp,

He described how, among others, the government went forward and raised the GST. He also explained how the prices of utilities, public transportation, and gasoline have increased.

The Founders ‘ Memorial, which is estimated to cost S$ 335 million ( US$ 256 million ), was also cited as “one of those nice things, but one that benefits the people very little,” according to the SDP chief.

He questioned the cost of such an initiative by holding up a timeline that was “beautifully produced” with pages filled with” snazzy photos of your favorite Doc MPs.”

After there was uproar over the change to the SimplyGo payment system, he questioned the government’s request for an additional$ 40 million to support the continued usage of EZ-Link and NETS FlashPay accounts.

Because we’ll be here until tomorrow night and then we’ll have to get everyone breakfast, he said,” I can’t list all the cases of useless investing.” &nbsp,

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GE2025: 4G PAP ‘has lost its way’, say PSP’s top leaders Leong Mun Wai and Tan Cheng Bock

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RULING PARTY’S DOMINANCE

The “enduring dominance” of the PAP has compromised fair political competition, Ms Poa said at the rally. 

While the PAP only clinched 61.24 per cent of the votes in GE2020, it took 83 seats in parliament out of an available 93, she noted, adding that the dominance is likely to continue for some time to come.

“On a positive side, it ensures continuity in our policies and fosters stability,” she added. “On a negative side, it allows the ruling party to put and keep in place rules that create an unlevel playing field and hinder fair political competition.”

While meritocracy has been central to Singapore’s social compact, Ms Poa said it “can only exist where there is fair competition”. 

She added: “Only when competition is fair can the best person win, rather than the person who has the best connections or the person who has the most money or any other advantage not related to ability.”

She highlighted recent changes to Singapore’s electoral boundaries, noting that some opposition politicians who have laboured for years in an SMC have seen their efforts gone to waste when the ward is absorbed into a GRC. 

All 13 PSP candidates, who will stand in West Coast-Jurong West and Chua Chu Kang GRCs, as well as Bukit Gombak, Pioneer, Kebun Baru and Marymount SMCs, spoke on Thursday.

Echoing Mr Leong, Dr Tan reminded supporters that he started the PSP “because I honestly feel the PAP has lost its way”.

“It sounds strange that I should leave a party that I helped for 26 years. But I feel that the PAP has definitely lost its way,” said Dr Tan, the last to speak at the rally.

The PAP is not the same as when he was an MP, said Dr Tan, who will turn 85 in a few days.

Dr Tan entered politics during the 1980 election under the PAP’s banner, becoming the MP for Ayer Rajah SMC. He held that seat until 2006, when he stepped down from politics and his ward was absorbed into the former West Coast GRC. He later resigned from the party in 2011 to run for president.

“We challenged the government of the day then, although we were in the PAP,” said Dr Tan, recalling how he voted against the Nominated MP scheme and argued with Singapore’s first Education Minister Goh Keng Swee about the education system. 

“That is what I always believe that Members of Parliament who go into Parliament must do that, and not just toe the line.”

PAP representatives used to come from all walks of life, including “ordinary men”, he said. Now, they come from the civil service and the army, he added. 

“This is dangerous. There will be groupthinking. To me, it is inbreeding. And when there’s inbreeding, there is no way you can change policies within that system,” said Dr Tan.

Throughout their time debating in Parliament, Mr Leong and Ms Poa contributed their NCMP salaries to party funds and “didn’t take a cent”, said PSP’s chairman. 

“One of the reasons why I left the PAP is when I find that everything we talk about is money. I think that is not correct,” said Dr Tan. 

If PSP members win seats in this election, parliament will be different, he stressed, adding that his party will join forces with WP and others who are elected to ensure issues that concern Singaporeans “will get the attention” of the government.

“Why? Because we hear you. I don’t know whether they hear you or not.” 

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GE2025: Goh Meng Seng tells Pritam Singh to ‘be humble’, accuses Workers’ Party of ‘abandoning’ voters

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Heng Zheng Dao, 24, the group’s youngest candidate, discussed how artificial intelligence and immigration policy could have an impact on work and livelihoods.

In the next five years, he said,” We are looking at AI, self-driving cars, which may take out the rice bowl of Grab vehicles and food supply vehicles in the next five years.”

” Samuel can make you laugh all the way.” That’s how he expresses the anguish he feels in his heart.

Samuel Lee, a other PPP member, was the subject of a conversation that became well-known on Tuesday when he sang about job security issues at a party press conference.

The opposition party, according to Mr. Vere Nathan, who is a member of PPP’s Tampines GRC stone, has shown that talking” about concerns no one else is willing to do” is a sign that the group is here to serve. &nbsp,

” We are willing to put our lives in danger,” the statement read. People said,” We might lose our loan, but it was because we are fighting for truth,” the 26-year-old said.

Mr. Goh and his rivals in the Tampines GRC had a conversation at the conclusion of the almost three-hour-long protest.

” It is only appropriate for all citizens in Tampines to hear what we stand for,” he said. &nbsp,

“I’ll make a payment for this,” I’ll ask Mr. Masagos, Mr. Faisal Manap, and Mr. Reno Fong to join me for a discussion about our laws with the other three party leaders, who are also called “leaders.”

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