Tag Archives: Sembawang GRC

Yishun resident posts about a power outage along his HDB corridor. This comes after the government kindly offered them S&CC rebates for up to 3 months due to the rising cost. "This month S&CC pay 50% so we only received 50% light"? What you pay is what you get siol.

The People's Action Party announced today that Sembawang Group Representative Constituency (GRC) will be headed by Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan, who will be running with old team mates Dr Lim Wee Kiak, Mr Vikram Nair, former election hopeful Mr Ong Ye Kung - a director of group strategy at Keppel Corporation who is making his second attempt to enter Parliament - and 36 year-old corporate lawyer and PAP newcomer Amrin Amin.

On Friday (14 August 2015), the PAP officially announced its candidates for Sembawang GRC. It comprises of Khaw Boon Wan, Vikram Nair, Lim Wee Kiak as well as two new faces Amrin Amin and Ong Ye Kung. The two new candidates will replace veteran PAP MP Hawazi Daipi and current STTA president Ellen Lee, who will not be retiring from politics.

In order for the various opposition parties to come to an agreement to avoid multi-cornered contests in the constituencies, there must be a give-and-take attitude. In this regard, the SDP will do its part and relinquish our claim on the Sembawang GRC. We apologise to the residents of the Sembawang GRC but we feel that in order that there be one-to-one contests between the PAP and the opposition parties, compromise is key.

Findings highlighting several lapses at Admiralty Citizen’s Consultative Committee (CCC) in the Auditor-General’s Report are being taken seriously, said Members of Parliament for Sembawang GRC Khaw Boon Wan and Vikram Nair*. The grassroots leader “resigned” from his post but going by the u/m post on Facebook, Khaw and Nair should take responsibility Japanese style (something Khaw, who asked the WP’s leaders to commit hari kiri over the issues at their town council**.

I was approached by Ms Emily who mentioned her 68 year old mother, Mdm Ng Kum Ho, went missing a few days ago. She lives at Blk 628B Woodlands Ring Road and might have been spotted around Blk 682 Woodlands Drive 63.

Three new PAP activists have appeared frequently in Sembawang GRC's grassroot activities leading to speculations that they may be potential new candidates for the upcoming General Elections that has to be held by January 2017. They are former NTUC deputy secretary general Ong Ye Kung, lawyer Amrin Amin and deputy CEO of Hai Leck Holdings Cheng Li Hui.

The PAP has planned to introduce Chan Chun Sing into Sembawang grc and move its current popular anchor minister khaw boon wan to a grc which is more vulnerable (PAP volunteers have speculated it to be East Coast GRC because Lim Swee Say is unpopular due to his poor people skills.).