Fun General Election 2011 "Movie Stars"

With General Election hustings set to hit fever pitch in the coming week, here's a few tongue-in-cheek movie posters featuring some of Singapore's very own "stars" making the rounds on cyberspace.



Wonder Woman Nicole Seah.



G.I. Nicole



Chiam See Tong in G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra



Low Thia Khiang in The Legend of Chen Zhen.



Chen Show Mao is Thor!


Source:Mrbrown.com

Opposition mounts strongest challenge

This year's elections will see the opposition challenging 82 seats. (AFP file photo)


A record 82 seats out of 87 will be contested in this year's Singapore General Election.Here is the line-up for Polling Day on 7 May:


Aljunied GRC:

PAP
George Yeo
Lim Hwee Hua
Zainul Abidin Rasheed
Cynthia Phua
Ong Ye Kung

WP
Low Thia Khiang
Chen Show Mao
Faisal Abdul Manap
Pritam Singh
Sylvia Lim


Ang Mo Kio GRC:

PAP
Lee Hsien Loong
Yeo Guat Kwang
Ang Hin Kee
Inderjit Singh
Seng Han Thong
Intan Azura Mokhtar

RP
Tan Zhixiang
Arthero Lim Tung Hee
Vignes Ramachandran
Lim Zi Rui
Mansor Rahman
Osman Sulaiman


Bukit Panjang SMC:

PAP: Teo Ho Pin
SDP: Alec Tok


Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC:

PAP
Wong Kan Seng
Ng Eng Hen
Zainudin Nordin
Hri Kumar Nair
Josephine Teo

SPP
Chiam See Tong
Mohd Hamim Aliyas
Benjamin Pwee
Wilfred Leung
Lee Yeong Wee


Chua Chu Kang GRC:

PAP
Gan Kim Yong
Zaqy Mohamad
Alvin Yeo
Low Yen Ling
Yam Ziming Alex

NSP
Sebastian Teo
Tony Tan Lay Thiam
Hazel Poa
Nor Lella Mohamed
Jeisilan Sivalingam


East Coast GRC:

PAP
Lim Swee Say
Raymond Lim Siang Keat
Lee Yi Shyan
Maliki Osman
Jessica Tan

WP
Glenda Han
Gerald Giam Yean Song
Mohamed Fazli Talip
Eric Tan
Png Eng Huat


Hougang SMC:

PAP: Desmond Choo
WP: Yaw Shin Leong


Hong Kah North SMC:

PAP: Amy Khor
SPP: Sin Kek Tong


Holland-Bukit Timah GRC:

PAP
Vivian Balakrishnan
Christopher De Souza
Liang Eng Hwa
Sim Ann

SDP
Vincent Wijeysingha
Tan Jee Say
Ang Yong Guan
Michelle Lee Juen


Joo Chiat SMC:

PAP: Charles Chong
WP: Yee Jenn Jong


Jurong GRC:

PAP
Ong Kim Huat
Halimah Yacob
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Ang Wei Neng
Desmond Lee

NSP
Christopher Neo
Elvin Ong
Abdul Rasheed
Noraini Yunus
Ong Hock Siong


Marine Parade GRC:

PAP
Goh Chok Tong
Seah Kian Peng
Fatimah Lateef
Tan Chuan-Jin
Tin Pei Ling

NSP
Yeo Tiong Boon Ivan
Cheo Chai Chen
Nicole Seah
Abdul Salim Harun
Ng Chung Hon


Mountbatten SMC:

PAP: Lim Biow Chuan
NSP: Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss


Moulmein-Kallang GRC:

PAP
Yaacob Ibrahim
Lui Tuck Yew
Denise Phua
Edwin Tong

WP
Mohd Rahizan Ya'acob
Toh Hong Boon
L Somasundaram
Frieda Chan Sio Phing


Nee Soon GRC:

PAP
K Shanmugam
Lee Bee Wah
Lim Wee Kiak
Mohd Faishal Ibrahim
Patrick Tay

WP
Yam Poh Nam
Angela Oon
Sajeev Kamalasanan
Chong Cham Weng
Poh Lee Guan


Punggol East SMC:

PAP: Michael Palmer
SDA: Desmond Lim
WP: Lee Li Lian


Pioneer SMC:

PAP: Cedric Foo
NSP: Steve Chia


Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC:

PAP
Teo Chee Hean
Teo Ser Luck
Penny Low
Zainal Sapari
Gan Thiam Poh
Janil Puthucheary

SDA
Harminder Pal Singh
Sidney Soon
Mohammad Shafni Ahmad
Tan Keng Hong
Lim Peng Yong Jeffrey
Patrick Lee


Potong Pasir SMC:

PAP: Sitoh Yih Pin
SPP: Lina Chiam


Radin Mas SMC:

PAP: Sam Tan Chin Siong
NSP: Yip Yew Weng


Sembawang GRC:

PAP
Khaw Boon Wan
Hawazi Daipi
Ellen Lee
Vikram Nair
Ong Teng Koon

SDP
James Gomez
Sadasivam Veriyah
Mohd Isa Aziz
Tan Liang Joo
Jarrod Luo


Sengkang West SMC:

PAP: Lam Pin Min
WP: Koh Choong Yong


Tampines GRC:

PAP
Mah Bow Tan
Masagos Zulkifli
Heng Swee Keat
Irene Ng
Baey Yam Keng

NSP
Goh Meng Seng
Gilbert Goh
Raymond Lim Peng Ann
Syafarin Sarif
Reno Fong


Tanjong Pagar GRC:
Walkover--PAP: Lee Kuan Yew, Indranee Rajah, Lily Neo, Chia Shi-Lu, Chan Chun Sing


West Coast GRC:

PAP
Lawrence Wong
Foo Mee Har
Arthur Fong
S Iswaran
Lim Hng Kiang

RP
Kenneth Jeyaratnam
Zhu Laicheng
Low Chiak Hun
Kumah Appavoo
Harn Ho


Whampoa SMC:

PAP: Heng Chee How
NSP: Ken Sun


Yuhua SMC:

PAP: Grace Fu
SDP: Teo Soh Lung

source:http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/opposition-mounts-strongest-challenge-133337413.html

GE candidates have their say

Here's what some candidates have to say about the General Elections and their plans on winning the hearts and minds of voters.


"Let this be a contest of ideas, let this be a contest of programs and see who can deliver a better future for Singaporeans, for our residents."
-- Tin Pei Ling, People's Action Party, Marine Parade GRC candidate


"We are really going on "heartware" because to me this election is about my relationship with the people in Potong Pasir, it's about my commitment and my loyalty to them."
-- Sitoh Yih Pin, People's Action Party, Potong Pasir SMC candidate


"I'm very confident, I've been serving the people of Potong Pasir for 27 years... I've been with my husband for six elections, the only difference is that I'm standing as a candidate now."
-- Lina Chiam, Singapore People's Party, Potong Pasir SMC candidate


On why he emphasised humility in his speech:
"That is the premise of the People's Action Party, that we are here to serve to do our best to help our residents improve their lives."
--Lim Biow Chuan, People's Action Party, Mountbatten SMC candidate


"The current policies have caused hardships and anxieties to people and I feel that somebody has to got to stand up and make the changes. The voters of Mountabatten have only seen one way of doing things for the past 20 years and I have got people behind me who are talented, creative. I can use their creativity and ideas. I can do something different in Mountbatten."
-- Jeanette Chong-Aruldoss, National Solidarity Party, Mountbatten SMC candidate


"I will be going on walkabouts every day because I'm new to Bukit Panjang and I want everybody to know that I am well aware of that. I want to meet all the residents, so I will be at the MRTs and the LRTs."
-- Alec Tok, Singapore Democratic Party, Bukit Panjang SMC candidate


"As an entrepreneur for the last 11 years, I've been very used to be able to start something out of nothing. So for Joo Chiat, I would like to champion many ground-up activities,"
-- Yee Jen Jong, Workers' Party, Joo Chiat SMC


"I will walk the ground to win over the residents' mandate."
-- Desmond Lim, Singapore Democratic Alliance secretary general, Punggol East SMC candidate


"The PAP are afraid of us, because the opposition has shown that it can field quality candidates to contest for elections."
-- Eric Tan, Workers' Party, East Coast GRC candidate

Why I’m contesting in Aljunied GRC: WP’s chief

~ WP chief arriving at the Nomination Centre with his team. (Yahoo! photo/ Henry Lim)


Workers' Party (WP) secretary-general Low Thia Khiang says his decision to move out from Hougang was made "quite long ago".

Speaking at a press conference after Nomination Day, Low revealed that he was even more determined to move to Aljunied after the gerrymandering of the People's Action Party (PAP), where changes were made to the electoral boundaries and some of their 29,000 supporters were moved to Ang Mo Kio and Pasir Ris-Punggol GRCs.

Low, who will join party chairman Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Pritam Singh and Mohd Faisal to form what is dubbed by many as the "A plus" team, will take on PAP's George Yeo, Lim Hwee Hua, Zainul Abidin Rasheed, Cynthia Phua and Ong Ye Kung.

He added that the decision to contest in Aljunied is a calculated risk and it is a risk they are taking "for Singapore".

Using a Mandarin proverb, Low said, "You know that there's a tiger in the mountain, and yet you still move there. So now we are taking this challenge and believe that voters will make the right choice."

WP's 'star catch' Chen added, "Winning a GRC is an important goal for the development of Singapore's political system and we are saying it in our actions."



~ The WP 'A+' team for Aljunied. (Yahoo! photo/Chia)

While admitting that it may be more logical for him to stay in Hougang, where he has 20 years of grassroots experience, Low acknowledged that the stakes are high but felt it that the time was right for WP to make the move.

"Hougang residents understand that I need to do this. The ground is sweet and in fact many people I know are waiting for me to cross over," he said.

Replacing Low at Hougang is party organising secretary Yaw Shin Leong.

Yaw, who led WP's 2006 "suicide squad" against Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Ang Mo Kio GRC, dismissed claims that contesting against PAP candidate Desmond Choo was the reason for his deployment to the SMC.

The 35-year-old, who has been helping at Hougang's grassroots activities after joining the WP in 2001, said, "I don't think age is an issue. What is important is that you have the passion to serve the residents."


~ Yaw Shin Leong will replace Low Thia Khiang at Hougang SMC. (Yahoo! photo/Chia)

Yaw added that he has confidence in Hougang's voters and reiterated that they are "the WP's secret weapon."

Low, also spoke highly of Yaw's connections on the ground. Yaw has been accompanying him on house visits in his ward for the past three years and, making him a familiar face in the estate.

"By now, every resident in the Hougang constituency would have Shin Leong's namecard," said Low.

Analysts told Yahoo! Singapore that they are not overly surprised by Low's decision to contest in Aljunied GRC.

Independent scholar Derek da Cunha explained, "He cannot ask Singaporeans to move out of their comfort zone and vote for credible opposition members if he himself does not move out of his own comfort zone, of Hougang."

"Now that he has led by example, he has the moral standing to make the appeal to Singaporeans to vote for his team. That will carry some weight with voters."

Senior fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Terence Chong described it as a "make or break time for the WP".

"The stakes are high and one can fully understand Low's decision. He is explicitly asking Singaporeans to decide if they want more Opposition voices in Parliament or not," said Dr Chong.

He continued, "If the WP has a poor showing this GE it will not be because of lack of hard work or credible candidates but that the people prefer PAP dominance of Parliament. If so, so be it."

National University of Singapore professor Tan Ern Ser added, "I reckon he is 'putting his money where his mouth is'. The move is also important symbolically. It shows he is serious about wanting to win a GRC. I reckon he thinks the WP has the best chance of winning that GRC."

Prof Tan also predicted some factors that may contribute to voters' inclination to vote WP: dissatisfaction with PAP over the hot-button issues; desire to have checks and balances and alternative views from a stronger opposition presence in Parliament.

In a separate press conference, PM Lee commented on Low's decision to contest in Aljunied.

He said that it was Low's tactic to win a GRC. "I don't doubt he's entitled to want to win a GRC and he's trying to make an argument so that it sounds good and people will vote for him to win a GRC."

- additional reporting by Alicia Wong
source:http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/why-m-contesting-aljunied-grc-wp-low-thia-161827571.html