Pritam Singh will continue to lead Singapore’s opposition Workers’ Party after being re-elected as Secretary-General during a key cadre meeting. Despite facing ongoing legal challenges related to charges of lying to a parliamentary committee, Singh secured the backing of party cadres to maintain his leadership position. Alongside him, Sylvia Lim was re-elected as the party’s chair, maintaining the party’s core leadership ahead of the upcoming general election.
- Pritam Singh was re-elected as Secretary-General of the Workers’ Party at the party’s cadre members’ conference.
- Sylvia Lim retained her position as the party’s chair, keeping the top leadership duo intact.
- The leadership vote took place amid Singh’s ongoing legal battle concerning charges of giving false evidence to a parliamentary committee.
- The election outcome signals strong internal support and stability within Singapore’s main opposition party.
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Wayang Party =PAP lite =PAP team B. Sporeans are sick of the pretentious parliamentary system.
Might as well just be a communist country like China whc calls a spade a spade.
I said before the ballot;
"Rather than a sign of division, I view this as a deliberate, intentional process designed to capitalize on Pritam Singh's strong internal support for the snap secret ballot.
This strategy aims to solidify party unity and bolster his image, permanently putting an end to the manipulative narrative of 'fixing' the opposition.
Well Done Pritam Singh and the Workers' Party."
I question the criminalization of lying under oath when it disproportionately affects those forced to testify, while allowing figures who are able to avoid the stand entirely to escape accountability. For instance, the TCJ affair was "concealed" from Parliament for years, yet no Committee of Privileges or Commission of Inquiry was ever convened.
Another notable example is the Ridout Road matter, where no ministers and officers were put under oath to give evidence in the Ridout Road matter. The investigations were conducted by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) and an independent review headed by Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean. During this administrative review process, individuals were interviewed rather than put under oath. Subsequently, the ministers delivered Ministerial Statements in Parliament to account for the transactions. In Singapore, while Members of Parliament (MPs) and Ministers are bound by parliamentary privilege and take an oath of allegiance upon entering office, speaking under a Ministerial Statement in the House does not involve taking a formal legal oath to give evidence.
Singaporeans are raised in a culture that stifles creativity and independent thought through strict conformity and constant state messaging.
The intent is for a better Singapore for Singaporeans.
I doubt the illusion that the CPIB is "functionally" independent through Article 22G. There is a structural paradox: the Director is appointed on the advice of the very same Prime Minister who holds sway over their career advancement, contract renewal, and dismissal. Should the Prime Minister appoint a highly compliant or partisan Director, this constitutional safeguard is effectively neutralized.
Rather than damaging the images of Pritam Singh and the Workers' Party, the Raeesah Khan saga instead led many Singaporeans to realize their importance and rally behind them.
Referring to The Minutes of Evidence (MOE) in the COP findings, MOE V2, Line 13952: RK said they discussed her "well-being" and she shared a very deeply "personal experience",
And the discussion that followed was that we would not pursue the matter further and like in my message, Mr Singh used the words “take it to the grave”.
In the (COP) Main Report; Page 8 Line 27(2) wrote Mr Singh told her, in the presence of Ms Lim and Mr Faisal, that she should take the "Untruth to the grave”.
RK's exact Words recorded in the MOE were "take it to the grave" and not "take the Untruth to the grave" and the context was on her "Well-Being" and on a very deeply "personal experience" (involving sexual assault).?
How did the distortion come about in the main report?
“Then, instead of spending my time thinking of what is the right policy for Singapore, I’m going to spend all my time – I have to spend all my time – thinking what is the right way to fix them, what is the right way to buy own my supporters over, how can I solve this week’s problem and forget about next year’s challenges?” Ref: PM Lee's speech on "fixing" the opposition from 2006.
i hear all the subtle digging at WP. The sound of my uneducated farts is more credible than the sounds coming out of the mouth of eugene tan. if PAP had a secret vote or had unchallenged leadership, u wont hear a single word from eugene tan.
let us be very clear here, every opposition CANDIDATE (not even MP) before they even stand for election IS already put on notice by the PAP. opposition have absolutely no room for error in any shape or form as PAP will jump on them pronto starting from K shan. on the other hand, people in white got away far more easily from trace together, ridout, allianz, iswaran, Zainudin Nordin, TCJ, michael palmer, david ong sagas.
It was finalized PS remains as the leader of WP , even God can't or most likely doesn't wish to help the greedy and evil, so why not this pap mouthpiece E-guy just shut up and move on… the earth still continues to rotate
🤩🤩Excellent… majority of Singaporeans are in FULL SUPPORT of Pritam Singh too. The govt should STOP WASTING TIME with the SMEARING CAMPAIGN of Pritam.. and instead FOCUS on important issues..
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