
Nonsensical to say no need for by-election
Section 49(1) of the Singapore Constitution makes it very clear that if a parliamentary seat has become vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by election. To me, that is all the answer we need to the question whether a by-election must be held in Marsiling Yew-Tee now that Halimah Yacob has resigned her parliamentary seat. The...

Grassroot advisor can replace a Member of Parliament?
Halimah Yacob resigned from her seat of Marsiling and as the 7th Speaker of Parliament. Thanks to a question raised by WP MP Pritam Singh in Parliament, we now know that the Prime Minister will not call for a by-election in Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC. This is very worrying on two fronts. Firstly, this 4-member GRC is, by law, one...

The PAP Government should walk the talk on racial harmony and unity
This coming Reserved Presidential Election has open up a can of worms. Race issues is being hotly debated on what it means to be a Malay, what defines a Malay. For me, I can consider myself lucky. After being born as a Malay (my IC indicates that I'm a Malay), and now turning to 36, I have been twice certified and approved (2006,...
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