A total of 97 parliamentary seats across 33 constituencies of the city-state where 2,753,226 voters — as per latest Provisional Registers of Electors as of February 1, 2025 — will be heading to the polls in the first week of May.
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Singapore DPM Heng, SM Teo step down ahead of GE2025
As many as 20 PAP MPs will not be contesting in the 2025 General Election, including Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean and Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat.
Surge in AI videos on Singapore GE2025 raises concerns
All the videos were posted on TikTok, according to the report, which added that these videos started appearing on April 15, when the Writ of Election was issued.
Singapore: PM Wong says world in ‘messy transition’ amid US-China power struggle
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Wednesday, April 16, said the US and China claim they do not wish to force countries to choose sides but seek to draw other countries into their respective orbits. He also said the world is undergoing a messy transition as the two largest economies fight for power. “America and […]
Singapore GE2025: Voting on May 3, nominations on April 23; President dissolves Parliament on PM’s advice
Singapore Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong posted on X that he had “advised the President to dissolve Parliament and issue the Writ of Election”. PM Wong also posted more messages on these vital elections and the rationale for the timing.
PM Wong hails Indian community, PAP to field PIO candidates in 2025 polls
PM Wong recently unveiled eight new PAP candidates in a video and said the party would introduce over 30 new faces for the 2025 election – the largest number in its history.
Indian-origin Dr Hamid Razak, winner of Singapore Youth Award, among 8 new faces in PAP candidate list for GE2025
Some 10 years ago, in September 2015, while working as a trainee orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Razak set up an organisation named “Indian Muslim Professionals (IM.PROF)” with his friends. The goal was to connect with the Singapore-based youth from his community.
Singapore leaders mark 10th death anniversary of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew
March 23, 2025, is the 10th death anniversary of Lee Kuan Yew. He died on March 23, 2015, at the age of 91, after being ill with severe pneumonia.
Deepfakes in Singapore: PM Wong warns against digital scams using his image to sell cryptocurrency or get-rich-quick schemes
Former Singapore Prime Minister and current Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong has also been targeted in the past by scammers using deepfake technology to sell cryptocurrency and spread false views.
Singapore Budget 2025: Cost-of-living mitigation includes more direct benefits for people of all ages
PM Wong’s budget speech referred to a revision of the taxation system in Singapore in order to meet public spending needs by mopping up more revenue, and also to ensure more fiscal prudence.
