Update 14 Feb 2019: Dr Tan Cheng Bock - I’m entering Parliament to hold PAP Govt accountable
A recent video of a short speech by Dr Tan Cheng Bock has been circulating on social media
In the video, he had expressed his wish to re-enter parliament because he wants to seek accountability and transparency over the reserves and the Central Provident Fund (CPF) from the government.
"I go in because I want accountability. I want transparency. What’s happening to our reserves? Are our reserves all gone? Don’t know. What happened to our CPF?" Dr Tan asked.
"Now these things, we all can shout until the cows come home [but it's] no use, if you’re not in the House."
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Pritam Singh & Chee Soon Juan visited Tan Cheng Bock during Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is a time for reunions, gatherings and house-visits.
And opposition politicians are no different.
Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Chairman Paul Tambyah shared an intriguing photo on Facebook on the second day of Chinese New Year, Feb. 6.
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Opposition members flock to Tan Cheng Bock’s open house on CNY
In one sense, Dr. Tan Cheng Bock seems to be the darling of the opposition—the figure around whom others flock around. This seemed quite obvious during Chinese New Year when the former PAP MP held an open house at his home, and several prominent opposition figures did not just attend but made sure their presence was seen and posted about on social media.
Take Dr. Paul Tambyah as an example. Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) chairman was among the first to post a photo of himself with Tan, along with SDP’s Chee Soon Juan and Worker Party’s (WP) Pritam Singh.
Tambyah captioned his post with, “Enjoyed CNY visiting Dr. Tan Cheng Bock with friends and colleagues working for a better Singapore for all of us.” His post has been liked and shared hundreds of times.
related: TAN CHENG BOCK AIMS TO BE “AN ALTERNATIVE VOICE”
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Benjamin Pwee quits DPP for 'bigger' party with 'recognisable and credible senior leader'
Singapore politician Benjamin Pwee has left the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which he led for six years, for another political party that "has a much more longstanding, recognisable and credible senior leader", he said.
Speaking to Channel NewsAsia on Thursday (Feb 7), Mr Pwee, 51, added that the party he will join has a leader with "parliamentary experience and a good strong and wide support base".
He did not reveal the name of the party, saying he would leave it to them to make the official announcement about his membership.
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Tan Cheng Bock meets Lee Hsien Yang for the second time, amid questions of a growing alliance
The meeting, which took place at Ang Mo Kio Market and Food Centre, comes a few weeks after Dr Tan Cheng Bock announced his intention to make a political comeback, with Mr Lee Hsien Yang publicly throwing support behind him
For the second time in three months, former presidential candidate Dr Tan Cheng Bock met Mr Lee Hsien Yang for breakfast on Saturday (Feb 2), amid speculation of a burgeoning alliance.
The meeting, which took place at Ang Mo Kio Market and Food Centre at Block 409, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10, comes a few weeks after Dr Tan announced his intention to make a political comeback, with Mr Lee publicly throwing support behind him.
TODAY was at the food centre when both men arrived at 9.14am. When approached by TODAY, Dr Tan declined to be interviewed. Mr Lee would only say: “Breakfast was good.”
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Dr Tan Cheng Bock, Lee Hsien Yang and Dr Ting Choon Meng meet at Teck Ghee Market, Ang Mo Kio GRC
Dr Tan Cheng Bock is seen visiting Teck Ghee Market on Saturday morning and having his breakfast there. While that is hardly anything usual in anyway but he is having his breakfast with Mr Lee Hsien Yang and Dr Ting Choon Meng.
Furthermore, Teck Ghee Market is situated at Ang Mo Kio GRC where Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is based at.
Earlier in Nov last year, the former PAP Member of Parliament and Presidential Candidate in GE2011, also had breakfast with Mr Lee Hsien Yang and Dr Ting at West Coast Food Centre.
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Lee Hsien Yang vouchers "Cheng Bock is the leader Singapore deserves
In a message of congratulations to Dr. Tan Cheng Bock, who announced on Friday, January 19, that he is returning to the political sphere with the Progress Singapore Party, Lee Hsien Yang called Dr. Tan “the leader Singapore deserves.”
This latest salvo seems particularly pointed, given that Lee is the younger brother of Singapore’s current Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong.
His post reads:
- “Congratulations to Tan Cheng Bock and the Progress Singapore Party. I have known Cheng Bock for many years and he has consistently put the interests of the people first. We are fortunate that he has stepped forward to serve Singapore.
- I only recently learned that Cheng Bock had his first clinic at Ama Keng at the far end of Lim Chu Kang Road, a remote and poor area. I didn’t know it at the time, but this was very close to where I used to serve as a young armour officer at Sungei Gedong.
- Today, Cheng Bock will groom future Parliamentarians who will serve our country and people before party or self. This is good for the future of Singapore. Cheng Bock is the leader Singapore deserves.”
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Tan Cheng Bock announces return to politics with new Progress Singapore Party (PSP). It's called the Progress Singapore Party
Former People’s Action Party MP and presidential candidate Tan Cheng Bock is returning to politics.
On Jan. 16, Tan filed an application with the Registry of Societies to register a new political party called the Progress Singapore Party (PSP).
The party was founded by what Tan calls a dozen “likeminded Singaporeans”, including a handful of ex-PAP cadres and himself.
