Tag Archive: GRC

Zaqy Disambut Baik Penduduk Marsiling

PENASIHAT akar umbi baru di GRC Marsiling-Yew Tee Encik Zaqy Mohamad melawat beberapa penduduk di rumah mereka semalam, kali pertama beliau berbuat demikian, sejak diumumkan sebagai pengganti Cik Halimah Yacob di sana. Encik Zaqy menghadiahkan beg berisi makanan kepada beberapa…
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No By-Elections; Strong Indication Of PAP’s Inability To Honour Championing Of Minority Representation

Halimah Yacob resigned today from her seat of Marsiling (red) and as the 7th Speaker of Parliament. Thanks to a question raised by WP MP Pritam Singh in Parliament, we now know that the Prime Minister will not call for…
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No By-Election If Mdm President Halimah Yacob (Minority MP) Leaves GRC, Explained Chan Chun Sing

If a minority candidate leaves his group representation constituency (GRC), a by-election will not be called, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Chan Chun Sing said in February 2017. That was the response he gave to the opposition Workers’ Party’s…
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Why Have GRCs If Minority MPs Can’t Speak Up On Minority Issues?

This week, when WP MP Muhammad Faisal spoke up against the ban on the wearing of tudung in certain occupations here, PAP Minister Masagos Zulkifli rebuked him for “subtly and frequently needling” the Malay community with this issue. Minister Masagos…
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