The Online Citizen strikes again – spreading falsehood about Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong!
Recently, the National Trades Union Congress held its annual May Day Rally to celebrate workers in Singapore. Present at the event were union leaders and political office holders – the likes of Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. DPM Wong gave a speech at May Day Rally 2023, addressing the […]
WP clarifies their position on regressive GST upon being probed, says it does not oppose GST
Since the GST was introduced on 1 April 1994, the WP had opposed it as a ‘regressive’ tax. At every stage also when the GST was hiked – 4% in 2003, 5% in 2004 and then 7% in 2007 – the WP had opposed it. Had it not been for the recent exchange in Parliament […]
Did the PAP mischaracterise the WP’s working paper on lease decay? An English test will answer this question.
Before COVID-19 in 2020, HDB resale prices had been going down, down and down. In fact, prices had fallen for six consecutive years. Analysts at that time were divided over whether prices would continue to fall in 2019. You can watch the video here: Against this backdrop, the Workers’ Party published their Working Paper […]
Lawrence Wong cautions PSP and WP against pricing Singapore out of competition
One year ago during the budget debate in 2022, the WP suggested that corporate tax be raised in lieu of the GST hike. In particular, WP MP Louis Chua suggested that raising the corporate tax rate to the proposed global minimum effective tax rate of 15 per cent, under Pillar Two of BEPS 2.0, could […]
Pritam Singh warns of ‘Two Singapores’, then proceeds to create ‘Two Singapores’ with the English language divide
Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh warned in Parliament of the possibility of Two Singapores emerging. Ironically, he made divisive suggestions leading to the Two Singapores he warned of. The WP leader suggested that applicants for PR and citizenship be made to take an English proficiency test. Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo responded with […]
Netizen tells Jamus Lim not to downplay our public service with his linguistic calisthenics
In just one Facebook post, WP Jamus Lim ran down everything in Singapore, from the quality of public service to education, healthcare and housing to expensive cars, ERP and taxes. In addition to posting this meme picked from social media, he also posted a graph with the time frame conveniently cropped out to show Singapore up […]
Why is WP’s proposal to use land sale proceeds a raid on the reserves while using the NIRC is not?
In an exchange on Facebook with Richard Weng, WP Leon Perera asked why the WP’s proposal on using land sale proceeds is considered a raid on the reserves while the Government’s use of NIRC for budget spending is not. The answer to this question is simple and straightforward. The principle of prudence demands that before […]
Nicole Seah’s recent post shows her lack of professionalism.
Recently, Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling (“Nicole Seah”), Kenneth Foo Seck Guan (“Kenneth Foo”), and the Workers’ Party (“WP”) East Coast Team visited the newly renovated hawker centre located at Blk 216 Bedok Food Centre and Market (“216 Hawker Centre”). On December 3, Nicole Seah and Kenneth Foo posted on Facebook regarding their visits to […]
Not taking a party position so WP MPs can freely support all sides is ‘wanting to speak without taking responsibility’: Shanmugam
Mr Pritam Singh, as Leader of the Opposition, says the WP does not take a position on s377A, whether to repeal or not. As a Party, the WP has no official position. It does not want to be seen as supporting the repeal. At the same time, it also does not want to be seen […]
It is no surprise that Mr Ng Chee Meng is co-opted into the PAP CEC. Here is why.
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room. National Trades Union Congress Secretary-General (NTUC Sec-Gen) Ng Chee Meng is not a Minister of Parliament but is co-opted into the 37th People’s Association Party’s Central Elective Committee (PAP CEC) on Saturday, 26 November 2022. Is this possible? Yes, let me explain why. PAP and NTUC have a Symbiotic […]