Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he should have "forced the issue sooner" when dealing with the extramarital affair between former Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin and former Tampines MP Cheng Li Hui. PM Lee delivered a ministerial statement in Parliament on Wednesday (Aug 2), addressing why he did not take action against Tan and Cheng earlier, despite finding out.
Leon Perera and Nicole Seah denied having an affair when they were first confronted by Workers' Party, said party chief Pritam Singh. In a press conference on Wednesday (July 19), Singh and party chairman Sylvia Lim addressed questions after a video showing Perera, 53, and Seah, 36 looking fondly at each other while holding hands at a restaurant circulated on.
SINGAPORE Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) Member of Parliament Leon Perera and senior Workers' Party (WP) member Nicole Seah have resigned from their positions within the party, it was revealed at a press conference at the party's headquarters on Wednesday (July 19).
Senior Minister of State for Finance Chee Hong Tat wrote a Nov. 22 commentary that compared the differences between the PAP and the WP on the GST debate.
The Committee of Privileges (COP) released a report of their findings and recommendations on Thursday (Feb 10), following an inquiry into former Sengkang MP Raeesah Khan, who admitted she had lied in Parliament. In the report, the COP said that Workers' Party (WP) leaders Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap would have taken certain steps if they indeed wanted.