Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) secretary-general Chee Soon Juan plans to contest for the Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) again in the upcoming general election and will be holding fundraising dinners at his restaurant, Orange & Teal, until Feb 26.
Singapore Democratic Party secretary-general Chee Soon Juan plans to contest in the upcoming elections.BySingapore Democratic Party secretary-general Chee Soon Juan plans to contest for the Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency again in the upcoming general election and will be holding fundraising dinners at his restaurant, Orange & Teal, until Feb 26.
Dr Chee, who had previously contested in Bukit Batok SMC, lost to PAP MP Murali Pillai during the 2020 general elections.In a video posted to Facebook on Wednesday , Dr Chee criticised Singapore's existing approach to education and immigration while laying out SDP's alternative policies. Suggestions such as scrapping the Primary School Leaving Examination and reducing class sizes to 20 students per teacher were brought up during the over eight-minute clip."The PAP will not reform itself. Singaporeans will have to step in to get the job done. And there is no more crucial, more urgent time than this coming election."
The SDP chief also asked supporters to purchase tickets to his restaurant's fundraising dinners at Rochester Mall to "support effort to win the Bukit Batok seat" during the upcoming elections. The dinners are only open to Singapore citizens and reservations can be made for slots via the restaurant's website, starting at $100 per person, according to the post.
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