NSP unveils first batch of 6 candidates

[Char_Azn]

THE National Solidarity Party (NSP) on Tuesday unveiled six candidates that it will field in the five-member Jurong GRC and the Radin Mas single-seat ward for the coming polls.

The five are Mr Christopher Neo, 48; Mr Abdul Rasheed, 69; Mr Elvin Ong, 33, all three businessmen; Mr Ong Hock Siong, 64, company director; and Ms Noraini Yunus, 43, a telemarketeer.

All except Ms Noraini have contested elections.

The Radin Mas candidate is Mr Yip Yew Weng, 60, a businessman who contested in Yio Chu Kang single-seat in the 2006 polls.

Ms Noraini, a university dropout, wants to speak up on behalf of the Malay community, women and children.

She studied at top schools Raffles Girls School and National Junior College before dropping out of the National University of Singapore due to family circumstances.

The six candidates were unveiled at a press conference held at the NSP office on Tuesday. It is the party's first formal introduction of election candidates.

The party has said it would field at least 20 candidates for the next polls.

THE first six candidates introduced by the opposition National Solidarity Party on Tuesday are:

Christopher Neo Ting Wei

Age: 48
Occupation: Businessman; Vice-President of NSP
Marital status: Married to Madam Lim Ai Lang, 44, a pre-school principal. They have four children.
Highest educational qualifications: Mathematics degree from Leicester University, Masters in finance from RMIT, Australia)
Languages/dialects spoken: English, Mandarin and Hokkien
Likely to be fielded in: Jurong GRC
Electoral history: Active in politics since 1996. Stood for election three times. In 1997, he stood in Boon Lay single-seat ward under the NSP ticket, winning 33.9 per cent of the vote. In 2001, he stood in Tampines GRC under the banner of the Singapore Democratic Alliance, which the NSP joined that year. The team won 26.7 per cent of the vote then. In 2006, he stood in Sembawang GRC under the Singapore Democratic Party banner, winning 23.3 per cent of the vote.

Elvin Ong Beng Soon

Age: 33
Occupation: Businessman; NSP webmaster and Youth Guild secretary.
Marital status: Single
Highest educational qualification: Diploma in mechatronics engineering from Singapore Polytechnic
Languages/dialects spoken: English, Mandarin and Hokkien
Likely to be fielded in: Jurong GRC
Electoral history: Involved in opposition politics since his second year in polytechnic. Volunteered at meet-the-people sessions in Potong Pasir from 2003 to 2006. Contested in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC in 2006 at the age of 27 under the SDA banner, winning 31.3 per cent of the vote.

Abdul Rasheed

Age: 69
Occupation: Businessman; NSP central executive council (CEC) member
Marital status: Married with three sons and four grandsons
Languages/dialects spoken: English, Malay and Tamil
Likely to be fielded in: Jurong GRC
Electoral history: A former trade unionist who has been active in politics since the 1970s. Town councillor in Nee Soon Central single-seat ward from 1991 to 1997. Volunteered at MPS in Potong Pasir and Nee Soon Central from 1988 to 1997. Contested in Punggol single-seat ward in 1988 on the SDP ticket, winning 40.2 per cent of the vote.

Noraini Yunus

Age: 42
Occupation: Telesales agent
Marital status: Single
Highest educatonal qualification: LCCI certificate in call centre operations
Languages/dialects spoken: English, Malay and Arabic
Likely to be fielded in: Jurong GRC
Electoral history: Has not contested before. Volunteered with the SDA during the 2006 election.

Ong Hock Siong

Age: 64
Marital status: Separated with two children
Highest educational qualification: Arts degree from Nanyang University; Post-graduate diploma in ports and shipping administration from the University of Wales' Institute of Science and Technology
Languages/dialects spoken: English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese
Likely to be fielded in: Jurong GRC
Electoral history: Contested in Tampines GRC in 2006 under the SDA banner, winning 31.5 per cent of the vote

Yip Yew Weng

Age: 60
Occupation: Businessman; NSP CEC member
Marital status: Married to a housewife, with one son, 15.
Highest educational qualification: Masters in political science from Hull University, UK.
Languages/dialects spoken: English, Mandarin, Hokkien, Cantonese
Likely to be fielded in: Radin Mas single-seat ward

Electoral history: Joined NSP in 1993. Contested three times. In 1997, he stood in Chua Chu Kang single-seat ward on the NSP ticket, winning 22.1 per cent of the vote. In 2001, he stood in Tampines GRC under the SDA banner, winning 26.7 per cent of the vote. In 2006, he stood in Yio Chu Kang single-seat ward on the SDA ticket, winning 31.7 per cent of the vote.

http://www.straitstimes.com/GeneralElection/News/Story/STIStory_653138.html

Finally some news from the opposition

 

[talkincock]

Clap clap. You must be a supporter of GMS.

 

[Forvendet]

NSP is refugee camp or orphanage. Everybody seems to be ex-some-party.

 

[GoldenDragon]

NSP is refugee camp or orphanage. Everybody seems to be ex-some-party.

Since already announced, let's hope there won't be last second withdrawal etc which will greatly embarrass and tarnish the opposition.

 

[SIFU]

Clap clap. You must be a supporter of GMS.

wrong. char_azn is the no.1 pap dog in this forum. he supports pap.

 

[Char_Azn]

Clap clap. You must be a supporter of GMS.

I have no problem with GMS. I call him UFO Goh only becoz I find the UFO interview stunt to be amusing. Otherwise I have no problems with the guy, not a big fan though. In which case he isn't coming to my ward so it doesn't matter

 

[Forvendet]

Since already announced, let's hope there won't be last second withdrawal etc which will greatly embarrass and tarnish the opposition.

Sorry, I neither vote nor hate nor love PAP or opposition. I vote with my mind for the constituency and nation. NSP don't look like they need any help tarnishing themselves, especially with GMS around.

 

[aangsc]

NSP is refugee camp or orphanage. Everybody seems to be ex-some-party.

Yeah, need some grooming lesson as overall package very important. No volunteer in that field meh ?

 

[Char_Azn]

Sorry, I neither vote nor hate nor love PAP or opposition. I vote with my mind for the constituency and nation. NSP don't look like they need any help tarnishing themselves, especially with GMS around.

Give them some credit. At least they are not SDP

 

[RonRon]

1 look I can tell they are very intelligent

 

[aangsc]

After passing the 'look' round, would like to see them in round 2, "speak up". Any on youtube ? To reach the mass on internet, they need to load more talk shows on youtube.

 

[Char_Azn]

They are pretty proud of their members. Can see them on their website

http://www.nsp.sg/

 

[Forvendet]

Telemarketer also can? The girl who irritates you and wastes your phone time by calling, hi there's a new investement or insurance?

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

When I was a kid, my sister used to tell me opposition candidates lacked personality. I remember faces like Yip Yew Weng, Sin Kek Tong, Wong Hong Toy etc. Looks like NSP hasn't improved much.

Those who cannot even garner 40% is a waste of time and money.

 

[Sideswipe]

Those who cannot even garner 40% is a waste of time and money.

think it's easy to list the seats that the oppositions have scored 40% and above since GE91.

 

[alantan27]

saw 6 clowns today

 

[Khun Ying Pojaman]

GMS should have stayed on with WP.

It's about time some of the 'extra' parties were de-registered.

And then we have another joker who registered a one-man party.

 

[Forvendet]

GMS should have stayed on with WP.

It's about time some of the 'extra' parties were de-registered.

And then we have another joker who registered a one-man party.

GMS couldn't have stayed with WP. He was booted out. I applaud and admire LTK for being clear minded and decisive enough to do that after bad experience with these idiots. Same went for CTL and JG. Now this GMS idiot wants to challenge LTK to come himself to M-K GRC. Fucking coward, why don't he offer himself for NSP in M-K?

 

[Char_Azn]

Anyone knows the reason why he was kicked out? Think the official response was an ideological difference but a few claimed it was coz Low didn't like GMS being so active online. It seems Low was correct. GMS seem to keep kena whacked left right centre online

 

[patrickv]

Anyone knows the reason why charlatan becomes a PAP dog? Think the official response was an ideological inclination towards sucking pap-theme balls but a few claimed it was coz charlatan was gay. It seems like both reasons were correct. Charlatan dog seem to enjoy kena whacked left right centre online.