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GE2025 results: A closer look at the strong PAP mandate and the opposition strategy
Season 6 Episode 10
Voters gave the People's Action Party and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a clear mandate in GE2025. What accounted for the result and why couldn't the …
1 year, 5 months ago
WP's Jasper Kuan on the 3-hour chat with former chief Low Thia Khiang that convinced him to run for GE2025
Season 6 Episode 9
East Coast GRC candidate for the Workers’ Party Jasper Kuan admits this may not be the right “season” for him to jump into politics because of his th…
1 year, 5 months ago
GE2025: PAP’s Elysa Chen on being 'kicked into politics' and overcoming imposter syndrome
Season 6 Episode 8
Politics was never part of Elysa Chen’s plan, who used to think of the PAP as “paternalistic” and “out of touch”. But one tea session with the PAP le…
1 year, 5 months ago
GE2025: PSP's Stephanie Tan on making the leap from homemaker to political candidate
Season 6 Episode 7
After years of being a lawyer, Stephanie Tan became a stay-at-home mum to care for her two daughters. She has used her experience in law to help the …
1 year, 5 months ago
GE2025: PAP's Jasmin Lau on saying 'yes' to politics but staying true to herself
Season 6 Episode 6
PAP new face Jasmin Lau, who is contesting in Ang Mo Kio GRC, went from government scholar to rising up the ranks in the civil service. She tells Ote…
1 year, 5 months ago
GE2025: WP's Ong Lue Ping on stepping down from senior leadership at work to join the opposition
Season 6 Episode 5
When he decided to be actively involved as a Workers’ Party candidate, Dr Ong Lue Ping, a senior principal child psychologist, decided to move out of…
1 year, 6 months ago
GE2025: PAP's Dinesh Vasu Dash on how a pivotal turning point in his career led him to politics
Season 6 Episode 4
He took a significant pay cut and declined a private sector job to join the Health Ministry to fight the pandemic. Now Dinesh Vasu Dash is running on…
1 year, 6 months ago
GE2025: Breaking down Nomination Day and its surprises
Season 6 Episode 3
A last minute move to a brand new GRC, a rare walkover and a four-cornered fight. Steven Chia speaks to SMU Law professor Eugene Tan and Dr Reuben N…
1 year, 6 months ago
The dangers of victim-blaming in sexual assault cases
Season 6 Episode 2
The former vice-president of the Law Society Chia Boon Teck resigned after he was heavily criticised for his comments about a rape victim.
Steven Chi…
1 year, 6 months ago
How will Trump’s tariffs affect jobs, wages and prices in Singapore?
Season 6 Episode 1
The sweeping Trump tariffs are a signal that a new world order is taking shape and one that may affect wages and jobs in Singapore. Education Ministe…
1 year, 6 months ago