Monday after Polling Day declared a school holiday
9 May, the Monday after Polling Day on 7 May, has been declared a school holiday. This will affect students from NUS and NTU, whose exams fall on 9…
Prime Minister thanks three retiring leaders
In his letter to Senior Minister S. Jayakumar, PM Lee credited the veteran leader for shaping the wider legal landscape, setting up the Singapore…
Analysts agree WP main contender to PAP
Singapore Management University lecturer Eugene Tan says WP is in "a class of its own", while NSP and SPP are in a second tier. Mr Tan says the SPP's…
Opposition to contest 12 GRCs and 12 SMCs makes this one of the most intense election ever since 1988
Asst Prof Eugene Tan notes that with the ruling party not ensured of an outright majority, some voters may not dare risk voting for the opposition.
Observers say one likelihood is that the opposition will only be able to hold on to Hougang while the ruling party may concede one GRC
Asst Prof Eugene Tan projects that Hougang will be retained by the opposition with the ruling party securing the remaining 86 seats in parliament.
GE Features: Road to election
Asst Prof Eugene Tan shares his comments on the General Elections while SMU student Avnish Desai shares his thoughts on voting for the first time.
Blur or not?
Assistant Professor of Psychology Luan Shenghua commented, on a joint project between SMU and Brand's Essence studying the alertness of Singaporeans…
Political Observers: A real victory for the Workers Party if they manage to capture a GRC
At a pre-elections political seminar yesterday, Asst Prof Eugene Tan and Dr Derek Da Cunha, an independent scholar, both singled out the Workers…
Bigger number of tight battles expected
At a SMU seminar yesterday titled "The Singapore General Election: A Pre-Election Analysis", law lecturer Eugene Tan, identified PAP stronghold…
11 issues for GE ‘11
Asst Prof Eugene Tan says that voters will see one of the “most intense campaigns in recent times†as at least 71 of the 87 seats could…
