Speaker Seah told Parliament that the Singapore Attorney General’s Chambers had advised that the SGD 10,000 cut-off — one of the disqualification criteria for an MP — was based on the court penalty for one single offence, not for the cumulative penalties for two offences.
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Singapore LOP Pritam Singh found guilty of two charges of lying to parliamentary Committee of Privileges
The months-long trial of Pritam Singh, the 48-year-old Secretary General of the Workers’ Party and Leader of the Opposition in Singapore Parliament, has resulted in his conviction today. He has 14 days to file an appeal once the sentencing is done. During the course of today’s verdict hearing, the judge said that Singh had “wilfully” […]
Pritam Singh case verdict: What is in store for Singapore’s Leader of Opposition?
This verdict comes at a crucial time, as general elections are set to be held in Singapore by the second half of 2025, and a conviction could see the Leader of the Opposition barred from contesting the elections.
Singapore voter rolls open for public inspection; nominated PIO MP Raj Joshua Thomas resigns, causing general election buzz
In a media release, the Elections Department of the Singapore Government said: “The Registers of Electors have been revised and will be open for public inspection from 15 February 2025 to 28 February 2025. The revised registers contain the names of all qualified electors as of 1 February 2025.”
China approves Brahmaputra dam in Tibet, on a scale to surpass Three Gorges Dam, with security concerns for India
The dam is to be built at a huge gorge in the Himalayan reaches where the Brahmaputra river makes a huge U-turn to flow into Arunachal Pradesh in India and then to Bangladesh.
The total investment in the dam could exceed 1 trillion yuan (USD 137 billion), which would dwarf any other single infrastructure project on the planet, including China’s own Three Gorges Dam, regarded as the largest in the world, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.
Pritam Singh trial: Workers’ Party chief testifies he told Raeesah Khan to take “ownership and responsibility” of her false claim
The Workers’ Party leader appeared in court on November 5 to testify following the ruling by Deputy Principal District Judge Luke Tan that there was a case for Singh to answer for both the charges against him. The trial began on October 14.
In Wisconsin, Harris highlights contrast between her inclusive vision and Trump’s revenge politics
Campaigning in the presidential elections entered the last few days with both Harris and Trump making closing arguments before voters in the key swing states.
2 in 3 Indian-Americans plan to vote for Kamala Harris; slight uptick in support for Donald Trump: Survey
According to the survey, 61 per cent of registered Indian-American voter respondents plan to vote for Kamala Harris, while 32 per cent intend to vote for Donald Trump.
The analysis is based on a nationally representative online survey of 714 Indian-American citizens between September 18 and October 15. The survey has an overall margin of error of +/- 3.7 per cent.
US presidential elections 2024: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump urge “vote early” as endgame polls put candidates in dead heat
The final nationwide CNN poll found that 47 per cent of likely voters support Kamala Harris, current vice-president, and an equal 47 per cent would vote for Donald Trump, former president, in the elections.
Could Pritam Singh get jail time over alleged lies told before Singapore Parliament committee?
The charges against Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh, 48, relate to what he said before a Committee of Privileges of the Singapore Parliament. The committee questioned Singh regarding a lie that his party colleague and former MP Raeesah Khan told the Singapore Parliament in 2021.
