Take a look back at the cheating scandals that have tainted local politicians and how the parties dealt with them.
That same day, the Workers’ Party faced a potential scandal of its own after a
He was accused of having an illicit relationship with a married Chinese national who helped him in translation work for parliamentary speeches. During the press conference, the CEC said it had convened a meeting the night before and given Mr Yaw a chance to explain himself, but he failed to show up. For more than a year, he was in a relationship with Madam Laura Ong, who worked in Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC and is 11 years younger.How did the party deal with it?His resignation was accepted by PM Lee, who met him the following day.
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