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Dear reader, In early February, Grab announced that Tin Pei Ling, a member of parliament (MP) with the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), had joined it as director of public affairs and policy (likely in December, two months prior). Two issues have emerged from this episode: conflicts of interest...
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Dear reader, Today, Jom has published a commentary on an issue that has gripped political observers in Singapore this past month: “Did the PAP mischaracterise the WP’s housing proposals?” Our conclusion, after having scrutinised remarks by the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) and a 2019 housing paper by...
Jom has scrutinised PAP remarks and the WP’s 2019 housing paper. We believe it certainly did.
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