With regards to National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan’s announcement last Friday on a slew of cooling measures to quell the heating property market two days after the Writ of Election was made, SMU Assistant Professor of Law Eugene Tan said: "Certainly, the timing of these announcements will be perceived as being designed to benefit the People's Action Party and its candidate, Dr Koh Poh Koon." However, Assistant Prof Tan pointed out that the recent rail and possible population announcements are not confined to and do not specifically benefit Punggol East voters.
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The New Paper