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Is HE Ting Ru WP’s Secret Weapon Against PAP’s Tin Pei Ling And NSP’s Kevryn Lim

Macpherson SMC looks set to become an interesting fighting ground for the upcoming Singapore General Election.

Not only is it one of the only constituencies which will see a multi-corner fight (People’s Action Party (PAP), National Solidarity Party (NSP) and Workers’ Party (WP) have all expressed interest to contest), it could potentially be a showdown of three beauties – Tin Pei Ling, 31, from PAP, Kevryn Lim, 26, from NSP, and now, He Ting Ru, 32, from WP.

Much has been written about Tin in GE 2011.

Most of the comments were negative and she was even given the dismissive nickname, “Kate Spade”, referring to a viral image of her showing off a Kate Spade handbag. Since then, she had worked very hard on the ground in Macpherson where she is the current MP and also earned her stripes in parliament by frequently fielding questions. The residents in Macpherson appear to connect well with her, especially the elderly. It will be foolish to write her off as a political lightweight for the coming election as she is very different from the newbie she was in 2011.

Tin Pei Ling, picture via The New Paper

Tin has just given birth to a SG50 baby boy btw – congratulations to her and her lucky husband!

Kevryn Lim runs her own events company and is a one of the fresh new faces which the NSP is introducing for the coming election. Will the NSP be fielding Lim in Macpherson against Tin?

NSP has expressed their intent to contest in Macpherson. It’s a pity their biggest star in 2011, Nicole Seah, 28, had stated she would not be running in this election. As such, maybe Lim would be the next best choice for NSP to field against Seah’s perceived arch-nemesis in 2011, Tin Pei Ling.

Lim graduated from the Curtin University in Hong Kong with a Masters in Professional Communication. Prior to her graduate studies, she studied Fashion Design & Product Development at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She said in a recent media interview that she would like to champion transport and education issues if elected.

Kevryn Lim, picture via The New Paper

Lim has worked as a part-time model in her younger days and some of her racier photos have since surfaced, drawing criticism from the conservative public and lewd remarks from perverts. So far, she seems to be coping okay and taking things in strides.

He Ting Ru is a Cambridge-educated corporate lawyer who had lived and worked in several countries. She has recently been seen walking the ground in Macpherson with the WP team.

She joined the WP because she “strongly believe that all of us have to play our part in building the type of country we want.”

“Singapore needs to be a more balanced democracy. There should be no place for divisive politics. We are all Singaporeans who call this our home, no matter our differing views or beliefs. I hope we in the WP will be able to work together with Singaporeans to make this a reality.” Shared He in a interview with the WP Youth Wing.

Not much else is known about her as the WP is usually very tight-lipped about their strategies and also keep a close guard on the public image of their potential election candidates.

Will she be fielded in Macpherson against PAP’s Tin and NSP’s Lim?

Already, comparisons are coming fast and furious in the prolific EDMW forum, with many pointing out that He looks rather like local TV celebrity, Rui En from some angles:

He Ting Ru, Picture via omy.sg

He Ting Ru, Picture via StraitsTimes.com

Are you envious of the residents of Macpherson?

They may have not just two, but THREE BEAUTIES competing for their votes!

What do we have? ~~We get the likes of Roy Ngerng, Goh Meng Seng and Lui Teck Yew.~~

If given a choice, who would you choose between the three to represent your voice in parliament?

Source: http://alvinology.com

August 12, 2015
Netizens Slam NSP On Facebook Page For Contesting Marine Parade

After news broke about a heated discussion between the National Solidarity Party (NSP) and the Workers Party (WP) during an oppositions get-together meeting on Tuesday, some netizens have gone on to the NSP Facebook page to criticize the party for obstructing the WP’s plans in Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC).

In the NSP’s latest Facebook posting, pictures of the party’s most recent walkabout at Marine Parade GRC were uploaded for supporters on Tuesday evening. However, the move has been construed by some as a deliberate provocation against the WP, who is also contesting the ward.

According to a report from confidential sources, the dispute between the 2 parties stems from the WP’s claims over Marine Parade GRC, Jalan Besar GRC and theMacPherson single-seat ward, which the NSP also wishes to contest. The WP was reportedly adamant on contesting in Marine Parade GRC, which NSP had previously contested and narrowly lost with 43.4% of the vote against the incumbent People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate during that election.

Although most netizens stopped short of condemning the NSP, many strongly advised the party to step aside so that the party with the stronger chance of winning could come forward.

One netizen, Jane Grant, wrote, “NSP, it was Nicole Seah who won the hearts of the voters; not your party. If you insist on contesting in Marine Parade, it would only show how shallow your thought process is as your party is not thinking about the greater good or the people but your own selfish ambitions.”

She continued, “If you want to win, contest in MacPherson. The WP has a much higher potential and credibility to win in Marine Parade than NSP. Multi cornered fights always and will favor the PAP. This is a no brainer. For the sake of Singapore’s future, leave Marine Parade alone.”

Jane’s words were echoed by another netizen, Joey Kim: “Frankly speaking if NSPwant to win any seat in coming GE, the only solution is to focus on Tampines &Tampines only. Send your best line up to Tampines. If you fight more than 1 grc, my prediction is 赔了夫人又折兵. Mark my words.”

“Seems like NSP today is like Reform Party in 2011. Many high calibre people come in and eventually many more left the party. Perhaps NSP should consolidate their strength and firm up the party’s leadership and direction,” wrote one netizen, RafizHapipi. “NSP has the branding tradition and reputation to once again be a force in Singapore’s political scene. However, the party is injured now. It is a waste to spread the party’s resources thin. Pls do consider putting your best team up in North West region.”

Although many netizens did not appear to be supportive of the NSP, one netizen,Munchi Abd, said that he hoped that “NSP will not back out their fights with other opposition parties and stand for what they fight for.”

Given the state of affairs now, much hinges on today’s discussion between the opposition parties, who will need to iron out these territorial issues before the coming General Elections for the good of all Singaporeans.

Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

August 6, 2015
NSP Don’t Sabotage Your Own Electoral Chances By Fielding Kevryn Lim

To NSP,

You must be nuts to get a part-time model to be elected as MP.

For heaven’s sake, just look at the way she wears!

Did she think she was going to Zouk to party or attending a serious opposition conference to decide on the outcome of Singapore?

What is the purpose of wearing such a short skirt to the opposition meeting?

See the way she talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H-BeVtH4jw

It reminds me of one of those beauty pageant contests where the contestants are interviewed on stage. I wouldn’t have been surprised if she had ended her interview with another one of those “world peace” quotes.

NSP, please don’t sabotage opposition chances to get into Parliament.

The opposition die-hards will vote for her even if she walks around Orchard Road naked. But if you are really serious about winning, you have to convince the conservative middle ground voters. Honestly, they are not going to take her seriously.

You know what my mother said when I showed her the miniskirt photo of Kevryn Lim standing on the road, now circulating on social media? My mother asked if it was about a fight outside a KTV (there was a guy standing next to her using the phone)?

NSP, your party reputation is already going down with the exodus of the many reputed members from your party.

Now, you further harm your party and opposition reputation by getting a bimbo worse than Tin Pei Ling to stand for election.

Please lah, NSP!

James

* Contributed by TRE reader

Source: www.tremeritus.com

August 6, 2015
Opposition Party Chiefs Slam Half-Truths Leaked From Meeting

Some Opposition party chiefs expressed unhappiness over a perceived breach of confidentiality following a meeting on Monday (Aug 3) attended by representatives of 11 parties, calling it an attempt to “destroy Opposition unity”.

The aim of the first round of horse-trading talks was to discuss the possibility of avoiding multi-corner fights at the upcoming General Election.

On Wednesday, People’s Power Party (PPP) chief Goh Meng Seng shared a TODAY report on his Facebook page, calling the purported leak a “despicable underhand tactic”.

According to the report, sources who attended the meeting said that there was a “heated” disagreement between the Workers’ Party (WP) and the National Solidarity Party (NSP) over Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC), Jalan Besar GRC and the MacPherson Single Member Constituency (SMC).

The sources declined to be identified as the parties had agreed on keeping the discussions confidential, according to the TODAY report.

“As a participant of the meeting, I openly condemn such leaks of half-truths (as) a deliberate way of smearing NSP,” said Mr Goh. “This is not helpful for achieving opposition unity at all. This is a despicable underhand tactic that we should not condone.”

Mr Goh is the former Secretary-General of the NSP, having run for elections under the party banner in 2011.

Later on Wednesday, the NSP’s official Facebook page shared a screenshot of Mr Goh’s post and echoed his sentiments.

“The ‘source’ who leaked these ‘half-truths’ is not doing anybody good and aims to split Opposition unity,” said the party, which urged the public to not “jump into conclusions yet, based on hear-say and rumours” until after the second round of discussions on Thursday.

A day earlier, Reform Party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam also took to Facebook to slam anonymous sources in a Straits Times article, who raised similar allegations of conflict between the WP and NSP.

“What was the point of us all agreeing to keep the meeting’s discussions confidential when someone has leaked the whole caboodle to the press?” he asked.

Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

August 6, 2015
WP, NSP In Heated Wrangle Over 3 Constituencies

A day after opposition leaders emerged all smiles from a three-hour meeting and declared that most potential multi-cornered fights had been resolved, it emerged yesterday that discussions were dominated by a heated tussle between the Workers’ Party (WP) and the National Solidarity Party (NSP) over Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC), Jalan Besar GRC and the MacPherson single-seat ward.

At one point, an NSP representative even threatened to send a team to contest in Aljunied GRC — which is held by the WP — if the WP refused to back down, sources who attended the closed-door meeting at the NSP’s Jalan Besar headquarters told TODAY.

The sources, who declined to be identified as the parties had agreed on keeping the discussions confidential, said the WP stood firm on its decision to send a team to contest Marine Parade GRC, where the NSP had lost in the 2011 General Election despite garnering 43.4 per cent of the votes.

The NSP had asked for the WP to withdraw its interest in Jalan Besar GRC, in return for the NSP to give up contesting Marine Parade GRC. The WP said no. There was also no room for negotiation on MacPherson Single-Member Constituency (SMC), which the NSP is also eyeing, the sources added. They said the WP maintained that it will not budge on the five GRCs (Aljunied, East Coast, Marine Parade, Nee Soon, Jalan Besar) and five SMCs (Hougang, Punggol East, Fengshan, MacPherson and Sengkang West) which it had declared its interest in, following the release of the electoral boundaries report last month.

Yesterday, both the WP and NSP conducted house visits in Serangoon Central — which falls under Marine Parade GRC — with the two entourages only hundreds of metres away from each other.

WP Non-Constituency MP Yee Jenn Jong, who is likely to lead the WP’s team in Marine Parade GRC, told TODAY that his party’s position on the GRC is “firm”. The NSP declined comment, referring to the ongoing discussions that will resume tomorrow.

In the 2011 GE, Mr Yee had contested and lost narrowly in Joo Chiat SMC, which has been absorbed into Marine Parade GRC for the coming elections. Mr Yee said that apart from continuing to walk the ground in Joo Chiat after the GE, he had also started outreach efforts in the rest of the Marine Parade GRC area since “more than a year ago”.

Apart from Mr Yee, WP potential candidate Terence Tan, 44, was also spotted at the party’s house visits in Serangoon Central.

Mr Tan, who was one of the speakers at a WP rally in the Punggol East by-election in 2013, is a lawyer. He is on the legal team representing the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East (AHPETC) Town Council in the ongoing court case against the Ministry of National Development. The ministry is appealing against a High Court’s refusal to appoint independent accountants to oversee government grants to the AHPETC.

For the NSP, central executive committee members Steve Chia and Spencer Ng were among party members and supporters canvassing support in Serangoon Central, several blocks of flats away from the WP group.

Political analyst Eugene Tan noted the guiding principle among some in the opposition circles that a party that had contested in a ward would have “the first right to contest there”. “The WP, however, has never explicitly agreed to that,” said the Singapore Management University law don.

While the WP could be seen by the NSP as butting into Marine Parade GRC, “voters may not necessarily see the WP as a bully if it were to contest in both MacPherson and Marine Parade”, said Associate Professor Tan. “They are likely to subscribe (to the belief) that voters should be able to vote for the best candidates from the opposition, rather than having opposition candidates foisted on them as a result of a political compromise.”

Assoc Prof Tan noted the absence of WP leaders Low Thia Khiang and Sylvia Lim from the horse-trading talks on Monday. On the WP’s firm stance on where it would be contesting, he said: “It’s effectively saying that other opposition parties going into a multi-cornered electoral contest with it (and the People’s Action Party) are doing so at their own risk.”

National University of Singapore political scientist Bilveer Singh felt that the NSP has “strong grounds” to contest in Marine Parade GRC and MacPherson SMC. “What happens when two rationalities clash? In politics you give and take, something the Opposition is not good at in Singapore so far,” he said.

He felt that opposition parties such as WP and NSP have “already put the cart before the horse and that is going to make horse trading next to impossible”. “Whenever the (opposition) parties clash among themselves, simple logic tells you that it will benefit the incumbent, the PAP in this case. The key to the game is reaching a consensus on where each party should contest.”

Source: www.todayonline.com

August 5, 2015