Losing Tampines would have suggested that the Workers Party’s calculated appeal to Malay-Muslim voters was an effective strategy, said People’s Action Party (PAP) secretary-general Lawrence Wong at the PAP Convention on Sunday (Nov 9). He said he was especially grateful that voters gave the PAP their support in GE2025. | CNA

The PAP must set the tone for politics in Singapore, said People’s Action Party secretary-general Lawrence Wong in a speech to party members and activists at the PAP Convention on Sunday (Nov 9). “Each time we call out bad behaviour, there will be nay-sayers who accuse the PAP of being over-bearing or accuse us of bullying. So speaking up does carry some political cost to us. But keeping quiet carries a far greater cost – to our country, to our values, to our standards, and to Singapore’s future