SDP: A Budget of Wayang and Cheap Gimmicks
If ever there was a budget laden with cheap gimmicks and full of wayang, this one is it. Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced an 'ang pow' of up to $300 for every individual. The giveaway amounts to $700 million. This is against a collection of a surplus of $9.6 billion the previous year. In other words, the government...
PAP MPs can suka suka go AWOL from Parliament?
As I understand, one of a Member of Parliament’s (MP) primary duties is to attend the sittings of the House whenever it is in session. I am of the view that for an MP attending the Parliament is a crucial part of parliamentary democracy as they exercise the duties and responsibility of legislature in whole. As an individual,...
Court Challenge: Constitution Says that PM Must Call for By-Election when Seat is Vacated
“Whenever the seat of a Member, not being a non-constituency Member, has become vacant for any reason other than a dissolution of Parliament, the vacancy shall be filled by election...” (emphasis added) This is Article 49(1) of the Singapore Constitution which forms the basis of Dr Wong Souk Yee's argument in her application...
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