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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...
A subdued commemoration at Speaker’s Corner
Jan. 6 | Fang Shihan and Fiona Lim The commemoration of JB Jeyaretnam’s birthday was a quiet affair. Held in the historic Hong Lim Park, the speakers took their turns on the mound of soil functioning as a soap box while surrounded by soccer players and...
JBJ is my inspiration
Jan. 6 | Justin Ong is the President of the Young Reformers, the youth wing of the Reform Party. This speech was delivered on 5 Jan 2010 at Speaker’s Corner during a JBJ Birthday Memorial. Justin Ong Dear Friends, Today we mark the occasion of the late...
Singaporean extradited to the US on terrorism charges
Dec. 25 | Greetings: The Online Citizen wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Koh Yi Na Balldev Naidu (pictured on the left), a founding member of the Reform Party, has been extradited to the United States on charges of terrorism. The 48-year-old...
The man who stretched the political machinery
Dec. 25 | Kelvin Teo When a brave soul ventures to reform a difficult system and makes an inroad, the system will evolve to impose greater barriers and obstacles that the reformers must overcome. It is like Neo who is trapped in a titanic struggle with an ever...
RP on Cooling-Off Period
Dec. 3 | The Reform Party therefore strongly opposes the current government’s proposal for a cooling-off period. However this will only be one more of the numerous restrictions which tilt the playing field so far against the opposition and which prevent Singapore...
Reform Party visits Jurong West
Oct. 13 | Donaldson Tan / Deputy Editor The Online Citizen joined the Reform Party at its walkabout in Jurong West last Sunday. The walkabout took place at the Jurong West Market and Food Centre. By 8am, the market was already bustling with activities. One could...
Reform Party Walkabout
Oct. 10 | The Reform Party is continuing its programme of weekly walkabouts this Sunday (11st Oct 2009). The Walkabout will start from 7.30am at Jurong West St 52, Blk 503 and will continue through to Blk 505. We will then proceed to Jurong West St 41 to finish...
Reform Party man wanted by US
Sep. 30 | Straits Times 29 September 2009. By Elena Chong. Former Reform Party committee member Balraj Naidu made a brief court appearance on Tuesday for an extradition hearing which was adjourned until next Monday. The businessman was arrested at his home last...
He is a former hedge fund manager…
Sep. 27 | Donaldson Tan / Deputy Editor Headed by the Cambridge-trained economist Kenneth Jeyaretnam, the Reform Party has been a breath of fresh air in the local political scene. This is the first time in many years that a Singaporean senior opposition politician...
Change will not happen if we wait for some other person or some other time
Sep. 26 | Kenneth Jeyaretnam Kenneth Jeyaretnam is the Secretary-General of the Reform Party (RP). He delivered this speech last night at RP’s 1st Anniversary Dinner. Good Evening, Ladies and Gentlemen. I would like to extend a warm welcome to you, on this...
JBJ’s interview with FEER
Sep. 23 | Mr JB Jeyaretnam passed away on 30 September 2008. The following is an interview he gave to the Far Eastern Economic Review before his death. In it, he speaks of the Workers’ Party which he agreed is a “docile” party, Singaporeans’...
