Pritam’s trial: everything you need to know after the first week
While largely free of major surprises, Pritam's first week in court deserves a few explanations.
Workers’ Party
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Workers’ Party wants Singapore’s public transit to be the most expensive in the world
WP leaders can be grateful that the Oxley saga and Pritam’s trial distracted the public from Gerald Giam’s fantasies.
There’s one other person who can’t be too happy about Iswaran’s sentencing: Pritam Singh
Iswaran's sentencing has created a new context for cases involving Singapore's politicians.
So, it’s a crime to accept gifts from a friend but not to overpay friends using public money?
Being a good friend seems to be far better than having good friends.
The day the Workers’ Party robbed the workers
Abusing their parliamentary privileges, the Workers' Party thought it was a good idea to shove real workers aside and play politics with PAP at their expense.
The only thing WP can take credit for is the damage it has done to Singapore
Every single thing that WP celebrates as its success (even if only partial) puts Singapore's future in jeopardy.
WP and PSP should keep quiet about HDB lest someone reminds the public about their ideas
Proposals made by both parties range from mildly damaging to completely destructive to the HDB system.
Dear Mr Singh, you forgot about these
Pritam Singh alleged PAP has long benefited from redistricting by EBRC. Let's check his claims against facts and figures.
It seems Pritam’s days are numbered
Pritam's incoming trial could seriously shake or even end his political career.
Why did PAP decide to save Pritam?
So, why did PAP decide to save Pritam and amended the constitution, raising the minimum fine that would lead to mandatory disqualification from parliament to $10,000 instead of earlier $2000? Wouldn't it be better to leave it as it was, to increase the chances of him losing
Left-wing answer to every problem: force someone else to pay
God, it's easy to be a left-winger. So, yesterday, WP's parliamentarians Sylvia Lim and Jamus Lim presented their ideas on how to combat scams, protect their victims and who should bear the losses when they occur. And, as ever, you just have to admire the "
Jamus Lim proposes insurance from scams. Could that really work?
Could insurance be a solution to scams? Workers' Party MP, Jamus Lim suggested that as an extension of his idea to burden businesses with the bulk of the cost of the crime. I'm quite surprised that as a trained economist he doesn't understand that it