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Former Reform Party chairman takes its chief to task
Apr. 12 | Former Reform Party chairman Ng Teck Siong has spoken to the mainstream press, taking Kenneth Jeyaretnam, the party’s Secretary-General, to task for making remarks that implied the party was a rudderless vessel devoid of leadership under Mr Ng’s...
Former RP chairman refutes Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s claims
Apr. 8 | Mr Ng Teck Siong, former Chairman of the Reform Party, intends to provide a formal response concerning remarks recently made by Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam that implied the Reform Party was an empty vessel devoid of leadership when Mr Jeyaretnam took over as...
SDA-RP walkabout – pictures and video
Apr. 4 | The Singapore Democratic Alliance and the Reform Party held a joint-walkabout in Bishan on Sunday morning. The leaders of both parties, Mr Chiam See Tong of the SDA and Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam of the RP, were there to lead the outing. Pictures and video...
The Reform Party responds to the Economic Strategies Committee Report
Feb. 3 | Kenneth Jeyaretnam The Reform Party The Economic Strategies Committee (ESC) finally released its report yesterday after over eight months of deliberation. The ESC is supposed to include the best brains from the private and public sectors yet all it...
RP: Don’t address issues by only looking at symptoms
Jan. 25 | Donaldson Tan / Photo courtesy of Boris Chan Panellists – from left to right – Tony Tan, Hazel Poa, James Gomez, Justin Ong, Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Peter Li, Jason Soh Last Saturday, the Reform Party’s Seminar on Education attracted a...
Former SAF scholar joins Reform Party
Jan. 20 | Kelvin Teo Reformers at a Jurong Walkabout – from left to right – James Teo, Justin Ong, Tony Tan One can be forgiven for believing that there is somewhat a connection between high-flying scholars and the ruling party. This can be attributed...
Exchange of letters between Kenneth Jeyaretnam and TOC
Dec. 23 | Below is Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s letter to The Online Citizen in response to our earlier report, “Milder and more credible”, written by our News Editor, Terence Lee. Following Mr Jeyaretnam’s letter are the responses from Terence and TOC Chief...
Reform Party hopes to “level the playing field”
Dec. 11 | Xue Jianyue and Terence Lee The Reform Party recently introduced a series of economic proposals touching on areas like minimum wage, productivity, education, foreign workers and housing. Many Singaporeans have expressed concern about the rising deluge...
Open letter on drug trafficker to be released
Dec. 10 | Terence Lee Kenneth Jeyaretnam spells out his party’s stance towards the death penalty. He also calls on the government to release the new electoral boundaries early. Singapore’s newest political party will be putting out an open letter calling...
Reform Party: Discussion session on Singapore’s economy
Dec. 4 | The Reform Party Secretary General, Mr. Kenneth Jeyaretnam, is hosting a discussion session on Singapore’s economy. Specifically, Kenneth will discuss our proposal for a minimum wage and other measures advocated by the Reform Party to improve the...
Reform Party hopeful that Balldev will be fully exonerated
Nov. 3 | The Reform Party and Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam issued the following press release following yesterday’s extradition hearing for Balldev Naidu: The Reform Party takes terrorism and terrorism-related offences very seriously which is why we have called...
Youth in Politics – The Young Reformers
Oct. 17 | Fang Shihan >> TOC Review In this first installment of our “Youth in Politics” series, we speak to Justin Ong and Nicole Seah from the Young Reformers, the youth wing of the Reform Party. OPPOSITION party members seem to have it tough, especially...
Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s speech
Sep. 27 | Video of Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s speech at the Reform Party’s 1st anniversary dinner. The video is by Kenneth’s son, Jared Jeyaretnam. Read the full text of Mr Jeyaretnam’s speech here.
A show of unity
Sep. 26 | Terence Lee / Pictures by Wallace Woon / Headline picture by Rachel Zeng. EAGER photographers snapped away as leaders from the various opposition parties in Singapore stood together on stage in a display of unity. It was all ceremonial – Kenneth Jeyaretnam,...
The Reform Party invites you to its 1st anniversary celebration
Sep. 12 | The Reform Party welcomes Singaporeans to join us on this special occasion to celebrate the first anniversary of its formation and in memory of its founder J.B.J. The programme for the evening includes speeches by our Secretary-General, C.E.C members...
RP ND Message – The devil is in the details
Aug. 22 | Andrew Loh / With contribution by Ravi Philemon Singaporeans do not need to choose between prosperity and freedoms, declared Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam, secretary general of the Reform Party (RP). “The Reform Party’s message continues to be that this...
We have built a house but not a home, says Reform Party
Aug. 16 | The following is the transcript of the National Day Rally Speech of The Reform Party. It was delivered by its party’s secretary general, Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam, at Speakers’ Corner on the 10 of August. Vote for the best National Day message 2009 at...
Kenneth Jeyaretnam to deliver party’s inaugural National Day message
Aug. 10 | The Reform Party’s secretary general, Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam, will be delivering his inaugural National Day Message at Speakers’ Corner on 10 August, Monday, from 4pm onwards. The transcript of Mr. Jeyaretnam’s speech will be available at the party’s...
“We deserve prosperity and emancipation” – Kenneth Jeyaretnam
Jul. 10 | Tng Ying Hui with contribution by Khairulanwar Zaini Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam joined a distinguished list of speakers who have been invited to share their thoughts by the Foreign Correspondent Association (FCA). The list included Mr Jeyaretnam’s late father,...
Ex-Reform Party chairman denies ouster
Apr. 30 | Andrew Loh The former chairman of the Reform Party (RP), Mr Ng Teck Siong, called for a press conference this evening at Hong Lim Park to address the recent saga within his ex-party. Mr Ng, a long-time supporter of the late Mr J B Jeyaretnam, resigned...
“The door is always open to him,” says Reform Party of chairman
Apr. 28 | The following is the Reform Party’s latest press release on the resignation of its chairman, Mr Ng Teck Siong. Press Release The Reform Party can confirm that Mr. Ng Teck Siong, former Chairman of the Reform Party, submitted his resignation to...
The rising son
Apr. 27 | Andrew Loh The longest period that any political party in Singapore had gone without a secretary general was from 1963, when The Barisan Socialis’ secretary general, Lim Chin Siong, was incarcerated for “subversive” activities and eventually...
Breaking News: Chairman of Reform Party resigns, Kenneth Jeyaretnam is new Sec Gen
Apr. 27 | TOC understands that Mr Ng Teck Siong called an emergency meeting yesterday at 11.30am at the Reform Party’s office, where a vote of no confidence in the chairman was tabled. TOC understands the vote was passed by a majority of the CEC. Mr Ng tendered...
TOC Interview: Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s debut
Apr. 11 | Darren Boon Same goals as JBJ but “I’m my own man” Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam, the scion of the late politician J.B. Jeyaretnam, has joined and been co-opted into the CEC of the Reform Party. In an interview with The Online Citizen (TOC), the younger...
Kenneth Jeyaretnam co-opted into Reform Party CEC
Apr. 10 | Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam, the elder son of the late opposition leader Mr J.B. Jeyaretnam, joined the opposition Reform Party three weeks ago and has been co-opted into the party’s Central Executive Committee, according to the Straits Times. The Reform...
Reform Party Budget Forum
Mar. 1 | In his opening speech, the vice chairman of Reform Party Gopal Prabaharan told the audience that the forum was to show the public that the party is “well and alive.” The SINGAPORE BUDGET 2009 – THE ALTERNATIVE POLICIES Forum, organized...
Reform Party’s inauguration dinner
Jul. 12 | The newly-registered Reform Party, headed by veteran politician JB Jeyaretnam, held its inauguration dinner on the 11 of July 2008 at the Fortunate Restaurant Toa Payoh Central. Among the 500 guests were leaders of all the main opposition parties in Singapore....
