Monday, July 17, 2023

2 MPs quit Singapore’s PAP ‘over personal conduct’ matters as crisis deepens for ruling party

I readily admit, I am not very familiar with the political situation in Singapore. However, this sounds serious.

The PAP party was once the party of none other than Lee Kuan Yew!

"PM Lee has accepted the resignations of the Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, and another MP Cheng Li Hui
Local media quoted Lee as saying that the 2 MPs’ resignations were necessary ‘to maintain the high standards of propriety and personal conduct’
Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), reeling from its highest-profile corruption case in decades, was plunged into further crisis on Monday after two of its MPs, including the speaker of parliament, resigned over supposed “personal conduct” matters. ..."

2 MPs quit Singapore’s PAP ‘over personal conduct’ matters as crisis deepens for ruling party | South China Morning Post

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