Dear reader,
One last GE push. Thanks for being with us on the ride. We’ve had a thrilling GE season, and today’s our final push to put out post-election content and grow our Jommunity.
As our paying Members, Supporters and Patrons, you are our best evangelists. Our final GE video is titled “Jom may not be around for the next GE”, and is our clearest exposition yet for why we need people to pay for Jom’s content.
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- Why the PAP’s hobnobbing with a “Fujian gang” member is more than just a PR nightmare
- The iconic independents who outperformed opposition parties
- Mounting India-Pakistan hostilities
- The Gates Foundation is coming to town
- The Indian Heritage Centre’s 10th anniversary
- Political plays for the election season
- A lush arts enclave gets a temporary lease on life
- From Google Sheets to Glints
And more, in our weekly digest. Read it now.
Essay: “Lawrence’s stunning success”.
In our final GE2025 commentary, we try to help you make sense of what just happened. We look at implications not only for the PAP and WP, but other parties, individual candidates, and perhaps most importantly, society at large. Here’s a taste:
“This speaks to the increasing discernment of the Singaporean voter, another highlight of GE2025. Some have argued that PAP voters decided based on fear, though that’s both reductive and belittling. That the WP bucked the overall swing is one refutation of this. [Cherian] George said that voters are no longer in protest mode, but are making positive choices.
Two notable events, one just before and one after, have offered conclusive evidence that the Wong administration is sensitive to public pressure. After his big song and dance about leaving his nominated MP position to enter party politics, Joshua Raj Thomas was ultimately not fielded, almost certainly because of the blowback. Ng Chee Meng, meanwhile, seems to be actively campaigning to replace Josephine Teo as one of Singapore’s most disliked politicians.”
Thanks! To you, dear reader, and to my lovely Jom colleagues, but also to the following people for their contributions to our GE coverage: Chang Zi Qian, Tim Chee, Cherian George, Jean Hew, Jeremy Ho, Sivanathan Jheevanesh, Laavanya Kathiravelu, Jee Leong Koh, Pradeep Krishnan, Liyana Batrisyia, Loh Peiying, Preeti Nair, Anngee Neo, Elvin Ong, Dimpos Sitorus, Sarah Tan, Robin Vochelet, Walid Abdullah, Jay Wong and Ying Li Looi.
Thanks also to the following organisations: The Community for Advocacy and Political Education (CAPE) for the enlightening Voter Quiz on our GE portal; WakeUpSG for helping boost our content on Instagram; Spoilt Zine for the photographs; and Vivino and Wheathead for sponsoring the wine and sandwiches, respectively, for our election night livestream.
OK. Hope I didn’t miss anybody out.
Jom tidur,
Sudhir
Editor-in-chief, Jom
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