SINGAPORE Three new faces have been unveiled by the People's Action Party (PAP) to chair its party branches in Sengkang GRC, a sign that they will be the ruling party's candidates there in the next general election. In a party statement issued by chairman of the PAP HQ Executive Committee Chan Chun Sing on Sunday (March 27), it was.
Associate Professor Elmie Nekmat, Ms Theodora Lai and Mr Ling Weihong will replace Mr Ng Chee Meng, Mr Amrin Amin and Mr Raymond Lye.
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Details 20 May 2021
Following the statements made by Indian politician Arvind Kejriwal regarding the “Singapore variant” of the COVID-19 virus, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has instructed the POFMA office to issue general correction direction to Facebook, Twitter and SPH Magazines (HardwareZone forum). The platforms are required to carry the correction notice to all end-users in Singapore who use Facebook, Twitter and HardwareZone.com regarding the falsehoods on “Singapore” strain.
MOH says it is “aware of a false statement circulating online by multiple media outlets and social media platforms”, which implies that a new, previously unknown variant of COVID-19 originated in Singapore and/or risks spreading to India from Singapore. The move comes two days after Kejriwal said that the new variant in Singapore is ‘very dangerous for children’. MOH further clarified that there are no new “Singapore” variant of COVID 19 and that