From the Ridout Road saga to Transport Minister S. Iswaran's arrest and subsequent release on bail, some Members of Parliament (MP) from the People's Action Party have been in the news for the wrong reasons lately. But responding to AsiaOne's question on Saturday morning (July 15), former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam told reporters that he 'doesn't think' these incidents will...
, some Members of Parliament from the People's Action Party have been in the news for the wrong reasons lately.
"And most importantly, a long track record as part of the Singapore system. Making sure it is upheld and there's trust in the system." "It may not matter to some other countries, but Singapore is different and Singapore has to be different, because we don't have much else," Tharman said. "But everything happened so fast and I forgot to shake his hand," the 53-year-old said in Chinese with a tinge of disappointment. "It's my first time meeting Tharman and he seems so caring and kind-hearted with the residents here."
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