50,000 public servants to be appointed as election officials, training to begin in April: ELD
ABOUT 50,000 public servants are being appointed as election officials, the Elections Department (ELD) said on Mar 8.
A potential end-of-term Budget with something for everyone
IN THE run-up to any given general election (GE) – Singapore’s next one is due by November 2025 – almost every Budget...
Singapore has not yet convened Electoral Boundaries Review Committee for next election
THE Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) – which determines the electoral boundaries for future general elections – has not been convened yet...
Iswaran’s alleged graft case: a timeline of events
FORMER transport minister S Iswaran is the first political officeholder in Singapore to be charged with corruption in close to five decades.
Iswaran resigns; Chee Hong Tat, Grace Fu take over his portfolios
CHEE Hong Tat, who was acting transport minister during former transport minister S Iswaran’s leave of absence, has been appointed minister for...
Iswaran’s corruption probe has had ‘big impact’ on West Coast GRC: Desmond Lee
THE corruption probe into Transport Minister S Iswaran is a “very worrying development” and has had a big impact on West Coast...
Will the political revelations of 2023 shape Singapore’s next election?
IN 2023, a flurry of revelations shook Singapore politics. The question is whether their ripples will extend far enough to affect the...
Year in review: Major headline-grabbing events of 2023
BANK busts, crime busts and war. The year 2023 may go down in history as a record-breaking one for global financial markets...
Parliament passes law allowing President Tharman to accept international appointments in ‘private capacity’
SINGAPORE’S presidents will be able to accept appointments at international organisations in a “private capacity” – allowing them to act and express...
Elected officials serving in international bodies help Singapore to punch above its weight
AFTER his election as president in September, Tharman Shanmugaratnam said he would review his various international appointments now that he had become...