Hot on the heels of its impressive showing at last week's General Elections, the Workers' Party (WP) has hit a speed bump over its Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) decision.
Mrs Lina Chiam, 62, will front her husband Chiam See Tong’s Singapore People's Party (SPP) in Parliament as a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP).
Many were hurt by MM Lee's remarks about Malay-Muslim integration in his book Hard Truths. But the Malay-Muslim community has "grown used to the discussions, said the outgoing Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zainul Abidin Rasheed.
The Workers' Party made history when they broke into a Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for the first time since the system was introduced in 1988.
On April 29, The New Paper alerted the Elections Department that it had upload scanned forms containing the personal information of several candidates contesting in this year's elections.
Despite leaving Potong Pasir for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC and coming up empty handed, Mr Chiam See Tong had around 300 supporters huddled at a coffee shop at Block 136 Potong Pasir Avenue 3 to greet their "Chiampion" in the wee hours of yesterday morning.
In the wee hours of yesterday morning, Ms Tin Pei Ling, 27, became an MP-elect, the youngest candidate from People's Action Party in GE 2011. But already, there have been pages sprouting up on Facebook calling for her to step down.