The Straits Times Podcasts S1E40: GE2025: Talking Tampines with Workers’ Party
Three WP candidates, including party vice-chairman Faisal Manap, drop by The Usual Place.
Synopsis: The Usual Place now moves to a half-hour daily livestream at noon from April 24 till May 1 - a day before Cooling-off Day - with Singapore's general election on May 3.
Apart from Mr Faisal Manap, 50, also joining Natasha Ann Zachariah for the second live episode of The Usual Place are: Dr Ong Lue Ping, 48 and Mr Jimmy Tan, 53.
Host and ST correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah invites candidates, analysts and hunts for new perspectives on issues that matter to young people.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:13 Response towards The People’s Power Party candidate Goh Meng Seng’s comment on the four-way fight in Tampines GRC
6:20 A feast of political buffet vs dilution of opposition votes?
19:50 The impact of groupthink within Singapore's highest decision-making bodies
23:06 WP’s sense of the response for them on the ground at Tampines GRC
28:32 Professional football player, police officer, and doctor - childhood ambitions of the three WP candidates
Host: Natasha Zachariah (natashaz@sph.com.sg)
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ST Podcast producers: Teo Tong Kai & Eden Soh
Shorts edited by: ST Video
Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Danson Cheong and Lynda Hong
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