Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

Desmond Choo thanks Hougang residents for support

Sun, 27 May 2012 01:54:00 GMT

People's Action Party's Mr Desmond Choo went on a thank-you tour of the Hougang single seat ward on Sunday morning.

WP chief Low lashes out at PAP and media

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Even as his party retained Hougang handsomely, Workers' Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang on Saturday night struck back at the ruling party, accusing it of old-style tactics of character assassination, veiled threats and baseless attacks.

Simple question led to NCMP saga: DPM Teo

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

All he did was 'ask a very simple question' about Workers' Party (WP) candidate Png Eng Huat and why he was not chosen as a Non-Constituency MP (NCMP) by his party, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on Saturday night.

Desmond Choo: Change has begun

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The losing People's Action Party candidate Desmond Choo on Saturday night interpreted the slightly increased share of the PAP vote as a sign that more people in the Workers' Party stronghold agree with his vision.

Cheers, hugs and jigs in WP's 'coffee shop HQ'

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

It is the spiritual heart of Hougang, the bastion within the bastion. And the coffee shop at Block 322 in Hougang Avenue 5 was the place to be for Workers' Party supporters on Saturday night, as they waited for the results of the by-election.

Png vows to work hard for residents

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Within half an hour of his victory being announced on Saturday night, Mr Png Eng Huat promised to get down to business and work hard for Hougang voters.

Hougang speaks, but for itself

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Hougang voters have spoken and what a message they have sent.

Analysts surprised at WP's margin of victory

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

While the Workers' Party's (WP) victory was widely expected, political watchers said they were surprised by the convincing win that voters handed it in Hougang, despite several setbacks the party faced in the run-up to the polls.

A foundation to help the 'silent' needy

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

There is no question that Mr Teng Ngiek Lian is at the top of his game.

Singaporean family of art collectors offers UK art prize

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

It is the brainchild of art collector Woon Wee Teng, who collects art together with his three brothers.

2 weeks after Ferrari crash, another crash happens at Bugis junction

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Another crash happened on Saturday at exactly the same place as the recent Ferrari accident that killed three people.

'No roads here for high-speed driving', Ferrari driver told ex-colleague

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Ferrari driver Ma Chi loved fast cars and had told friends he did not intend to stay in Singapore for good as he could find no place to run the supercars. 'The Lion City's too small, with no roads for driving at high speed,' he reportedly told former colleague Zhong Yi in 2009.

Bringing nature closer to residents with 30km cycling loop

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Nature buffs will have greater access to flora and fauna in Singapore with a 30km cycling loop to be completed by 2018.

'Funeral view' hotels becoming popular with tourists

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Clean sheets, reasonable rates and a room with a view... of a funeral parlour.

$1m fund for the needy in Central district

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Social welfare organisations can now tap a $1 million fund set aside for five schemes under the Central Singapore Community Development Council. Earmarked for funding are SMRT Gift of Mobility Fund, Community Fair Fund, Project Link Fund, Enabling Fund for VWOs and FSC Discretionary Fund.

New fund for foreign workers in need

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Foreign workers who find themselves without food, medical care or shelter are to receive help from a newly established fund.

100-year-old church in dire need of repairs

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

St Joseph's Church in Victoria Street is justifiably proud of its century-old stained glass windows.

Spanish now offered as 3rd language to students

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Students here will be able to take Spanish as a third language from 2014.

Confusion does not faze Buddhist leader

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Since he was a boy, Trinley Thaye Dorje has had to deal with divided opinions on whether he is the 17th reincarnation of the Karmapa, the leader of a branch of Tibetan Buddhism.

Man charged with ex-girlfriend's murder in Sengkang fire

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The man who allegedly set fire to the flat where his former girlfriend was staying has been charged with murder.

Workers' Party wins 62.1% to retain Hougang seat

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

The Workers' Party won its sixth straight election in Hougang on Saturday with 62.1 per cent of valid votes cast. It was a strong showing by its candidate Png Eng Huat, whose winning margin was just three percentage points lower than the party's best of 64.8 per cent in last May's general election.

By-election over, let's refocus on longer-term issues: PM

Sat, 26 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT

I called a by-election in Hougang constituency because the Workers' Party (WP) expelled the previous Member of Parliament, Mr Yaw Shin Leong, from the party, causing the seat to fall vacant.

Workers' Party wins 62% of Hougang by-election votes

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:39:00 GMT

The Workers' Party's candidate Png Eng Huat has won 62.1 per cent of the votes in the Hougang by-election.

Workers' Party Png Eng Huat wins Hougang by-election

Sat, 26 May 2012 14:39:00 GMT

Results of Hougang By-Election.

Polls close for Hougang by-election, vote counting taking place now

Sat, 26 May 2012 13:05:00 GMT

Polling for the Hougang by-election closed at 8pm on Saturday night across the nine polling stations, the results of which will determine who will represent the single member constituency in Parliament until 2016.