People's Action Party

16/09/2026

Listening to women in our community helps us better understand their needs and the support that matters to them.

Our Women’s Wing members in PAP Tampines GRC were out connecting with residents and hearing their views on how we can build a more caring and supportive community.

16/09/2026

Nice to see the team continuing to spend time on the ground and hearing directly from residents. Also great to discover and support small home-based businesses within the neighbourhood!

15/09/2026

Meet-the-People Sessions are not just about helping residents with the issues they face. They are also a chance for our MPs and volunteers to listen, learn and better understand the community.

Mr Baey Yam Keng 马炎庆 and the PAP Tampines Boulevard team continue to serve residents and learn from each case and conversation.

15/09/2026

Always good to see our Branch Chairs out on the ground, listening and speaking directly with residents. These regular conversations matter because sometimes it’s the small everyday issues that make the biggest difference.

14/09/2026

Singapore should remain welcoming to genuine visitors, while keeping our borders secure and taking firm action against those who come here to break our laws.

Diana Pang 彭丽燕 raised questions in Parliament on how we can better identify higher-risk visitors and strengthen safeguards against organised vice and repeat offenders.

14/09/2026

Food resilience is not only about what Singapore can grow today, but also what we can develop for the future.

NG Shi Xuan shares how innovation in alternative proteins can strengthen our food supply and create opportunities for Singapore to bring locally developed food solutions to the world.

13/09/2026

Changes to Primary 1 registration involve balancing several important considerations, from having a school close to home to ensuring fair access and greater social mixing.

Ms Gho Sze Kee 吴诗琪 shares some of the questions she will be raising in Parliament, and welcomes parents to continue sharing their views.

[ In Parliament - Primary School Places ]

As I mentioned in my earlier post just on Wednesday, I have a series of PQs on Primary One registration lined up.

This is one of the questions already filed some time back, scheduled for the next parliamentary session. This question takes on added dimensions and relevance following the announcement of the changes to the Primary One Registration Framework yesterday evening.

I will take the time to chew further on the new changes, but I want to thank you for the feedback I have already received. As with many policy changes, this will come as a blindside to some but will be welcomed by others.

The changes are intended to improve access for children without prior connections to a school, while also encouraging greater mixing among students from different backgrounds.

We want children to be able to attend a pri school relatively near their homes. At the same time, our schools are a place where children from different backgrounds meet and grow together. Fair and equitable access is important.

There are good reasons for every one of these goals, but the interesting question is how do we reconcile all of them ?

How far should a child reasonably be expected to travel to school ? And how much should we be prepared to look beyond the immediate neighbourhood of a school in order to achieve greater social mixing ? How do we ensure fair and equitable access for a child living near to a school ?

I can agree that a child’s address should not be an absolute advantage. But should it be a handicap? And potentially even more so now? As I have mentioned in my previous post, I think it is unconscionable that a child living a stone’s throw away from a primary school should have to attend another one much further away ( around 40 minutes for some Mountbatten kids).

These are important questions with no easy answers. And I think they deserve an airing in Parliament.

Meanwhile, fellow parents, please keep those feedback coming.

- Sze Kee