The latest episode of the opposition Workers’ Party (WP) locking horns with members of the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) and the People’s Association (PA) over the use of public spaces in opposition-held constituencies is intriguing.
The issue is not new. Some years back, in 2004 or thereabouts, the HDB leased “a big field in Potong Pasir” to the PAP’s Sitoh Yihpin for three years, according to reports by The Straits Times. “That field is the site of past election rallies, and is used regularly for constituency events,” the report said. Full story
