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i.e. Corruption Practice Investigation Bureau, Ombudsman Commission, Equal Opportunity Commission, Elections Department, Public Service Commission.

People's Power Party is a political party in Singapore that advocates the Separation of Five Powers and a more balanced development in the Political, Economic, Social & Cultural aspects of our country. Core Values and Ideology

1 The Party is formed with the fundamental belief of Democratic Socialism.

2 The Party believes strongly the following Core Values:
Unity, Stability, Continuity and Sustainability
Balance and Separation of Powers as form of True Democracy
Socialism as a means of Stability
Balance Development of the Nation
Rule of Law
Public Service
Honesty and Integrity
Fairness and Social Justice
Social Justice and Equality
Equal Opportunity
Empathy
Consensus Building
Accountability and Transparency

3 The Party believes in maintaining Unity, Stability and Prosperity for Singapore.

4 The Party believes that Democracy and Socialism are the basis of STABILITY, CONTINUITY and SUSTAINABILITY of Singapore.

5 The Party believes that Democracy provides the necessary Balance of Powers needed for the long term Stability of Singapore. This is achieved through the distinct Separation of FIVE (5) Powers, which are:
A) Executive
B) Legislative
C) Judiciary
D) Impeachment
E) Selection

6 The Party believes that in order to achieve an effective and functioning Democracy via Separation of these FIVE (5) Powers, the President of Singapore should be empowered and play a more effective role in overseeing the faculties of Impeachment and Selection. The President should play a more active role in the appointment of important key appointments like Chairman of our Sovereign Wealth Funds as well as Chief Justice. On top of that, the President should have the veto powers to block any legislation which he deems detrimental to the Nation’s interests. Such Veto can only be overturned by subsequent Two-Third approval of parliamentary votes.

7 The Party believes Free Press is part of the Impeachment Powers which should be safe guarded from interventions or control of the Executive as well.

8 The Party believes that Singapore needs a capitalistic market economic system but such system must be moderated by Socialistic measures so to prevent eventual social instability caused by the inevitable income and wealth inequality and disparity caused by such capitalistic system.

9 The Party believes that Singapore should adopt balanced approach towards development of the Four (4) pillars of the Nation, namely:

A) Social
B) Culture
C) Political
D) Economics

10 The Party affirms its belief that our Multi-Ethnic communities are the foundations of our root of National Identity.

01/09/2026

𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐄𝐑𝐏 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟕: 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐬?

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒔 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕-𝒕𝒐-𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝑬𝑹𝑷 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑶𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅—𝒇𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑯𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝒎𝒚 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆.

With the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announcing today that Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) will resume across 11 gantries in the Orchard Cordon from September 7, many motorists—especially point-to-point and limousine drivers—are left questioning the underlying narrative.

LTA claims the $1 weekday charge (11am to 7pm) is necessary because traffic speeds have dropped below optimal levels. But as anyone who drives through the shopping belt daily knows, charging drivers extra will not fix the real structural bottlenecks strangling Orchard Road:

𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 & 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: Continuous roadworks along Bideford Road, Cairnhill Road, Grange Road, and Orchard Link frequently choke active lane capacity. No amount of ERP pricing can force traffic to move quickly through persistent construction bottlenecks.

𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 & 𝐄𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: Major commercial hubs like Paragon and Ngee Ann City suffer from severe vehicular flow design flaws. Tailbacks from cars waiting to enter carparks spill directly onto the main thoroughfare, backing up traffic even when ERP was previously active.

𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬: Where is the Green Light District (GLIDE) adaptive synchronization when Orchard Road needs it most? Drivers encounter unsynchronized signals at almost every junction, creating continuous stop-and-go delays regardless of vehicle volume.

𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 & 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬: Pedestrians regularly cross turns long after the "Red Man" appears. Courteous drivers naturally wait for pedestrians to clear before turning, which severely reduces the number of vehicles that can clear a single green light cycle.

Slapping a $1 toll on motorists targets a symptom while completely ignoring the root causes. Until LTA addresses poor traffic light timing, mall queue spillovers, and endless roadworks, ERP remains a revenue-gathering mechanism rather than a genuine solution to congestion.

24/08/2026

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞, 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞?

In his latest National Day Rally address, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted the critical importance of staying bilingual rather than drifting toward monolingualism.

While this renewed push to preserve our Mother Tongue languages is a welcome move, let’s be frank: t𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐀𝐏 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡-𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

Whether you are Chinese, Malay, or Indian, your Mother Tongue is the anchor of your cultural identity. But beyond cultural preservation, there is an 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 we can no longer ignore.

𝟏. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐞: 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚
In the global marketplace—especially when engaging with China—language is more than vocabulary; it is cultural fluency.

Our neighbors in Malaysia are increasingly outpacing us in this arena. Many Malaysian professionals speak English, Malay, and Mandarin with natural confidence and deep cultural awareness. This makes them highly effective bridge-builders for international businesses looking to connect with China and the region. If Singaporeans lose our bicultural edge, bypassing regional talent for major Asian deals will become a very tall order.

𝟐. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐈 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭
Some argue that AI translation tools will solve our language deficit. That is only half-true. AI can translate words, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢) essential to doing business in Asia. Relationships are built on direct, authentic communication—not earpieces and translation apps.

𝟑. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐚: 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡?
The bigger question remains: Is this realization coming too late?

While the government talks about strengthening language learning in schools, soft encouragement alone won't reverse decades of language decline. Without meaningful benchmark standards or baseline criteria for Mother Tongue proficiency in our education system, how will we ensure our young people actually achieve true bilingual fluency rather than superficial literacy?

💡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞: Reclaiming our bilingual edge cannot just be a National Day Rally talking point. It requires bold structural reforms in our education system and a genuine commitment to keeping our cultural roots alive.

10/07/2026

📊 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐀 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐒 𝐕𝐒. 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 🇸🇬

Following our recent post on protecting the rice bowls of our local transport workers from unlicensed, illegal cross-border operations, an interesting counter-argument has been raised by some industry observers.

They ask: "𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬? 𝐈𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐝𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐲?"

Let’s run a 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 on this argument using pure commercial common sense.

# # # 𝟏. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 "𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚" 𝐀𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 ❌

Illegal syndicates and unlicensed foreign-registered vehicles do not register with LTA, they do not submit tax returns, and they do not log their trips on local ride-hailing dashboards. They operate completely in the shadows.

To demand "official statistical data" on an 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝, 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 before taking decisive enforcement action is a severe failure of governance. We do not need a spreadsheet to understand basic economics: 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐰-𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫—𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐤𝐲-𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐎𝐄 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥—𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞. It is a direct zero-sum game.

# # # 𝟐. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 "𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞" 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 🛑

Some argue that these illegal networks are a "necessary convenience" because they bring in tourists who spend money in our economy, and that active enforcement hurts ad-hoc bookings for independent private bus operators.

This is a highly dangerous economic perspective. A first-world nation cannot condone illegal, unregulated commercial operations just to support ad-hoc business gains.

Furthermore, these foreign vehicles𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 in Singapore. If a severe accident occurs on our roads involving a tourist, the legal and financial liability fallout would permanently damage Singapore’s reputation as a safe, world-class tourism hub. True economic sustainability means attracting tourists through legitimate, licensed, and insured Singaporean transport channels.

# # # 𝟑. 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬

It is absolutely true that local taxi and PHV drivers face massive structural challenges—sky-high vehicle rentals, rising fuel costs, and high platform commissions.

But this is precisely why eliminating illegal foreign undercutting is so critical! Because our local drivers are already operating on razor-thin margins due to high domestic costs, they are incredibly vulnerable. To let unregulated foreign operators raid their domestic passenger base on top of these fixed local burdens is a double blow to our heartland workers.

# # # 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐏𝐏 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 🛠️

We do not believe in hiding behind data gaps to justify policy inaction. The absence of public data is not proof that the problem doesn't exist; it is proof that current tracking and regulatory frameworks are falling short.

The People’s Power Party stands firmly by our𝟑-𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧:

1️⃣ 𝟐𝟒-𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐓𝐀 𝐄𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 to permanently end the off-duty cat-and-mouse game.

2️⃣𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to actively prosecute uninsured foreign commercial operations.

3️⃣ 𝐀 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 (𝐋𝐓𝐀, 𝐓𝐏, 𝐈𝐂𝐀) to flag and stop highly suspicious, repetitive short-turnaround crossing patterns at our borders.

We must protect the level playing field. If you expect Singaporeans to obey strict, expensive local laws, you must protect them from those who bypass them.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤? 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧-𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰? 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰. 👇

10/07/2026

This is what I have spoken during GE... WL

📢 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒’ 𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐒: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 🚗🇸🇬🇲🇾

During the last General Election, I stood on the rally stage and promised you one thing: the People’s Power Party will always keep its eyes firmly on the bread-and-butter economic issues of our heartland workers.

As a veteran of the transport industry, I spoke out about an existential threat to our local taxi, private-hire (PHV), and limousine drivers—the massive influx of unlicensed, foreign-registered vehicles operating illegal passenger services right on our streets.

Here is the exact 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭 summary of what is happening, and why the current system is failing our workers:

⚠️ 𝟏. 𝐀 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧, 𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝
Our local drivers are crushed by skyrocketing COE premiums, high commercial vehicle rentals, mandatory medical checks, and strict licensing laws. Yet, unlicensed foreign operators enter Singapore and undercut local fares by 50% to 70%. How can our heartland workers compete when foreign operators face zero local overhead costs?

⚠️ 𝟐. 𝐇𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬
These foreign cars aren't just doing cross-border trips. They are actively picking up passengers *inside* Singapore for domestic point-to-point journeys. This is a direct raid on the livelihoods of our local drivers.

⚠️ 𝟑. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 "𝐂𝐚𝐭-𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞" 𝐄𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞
Right now, LTA enforcement officers do not work 24 hours a day unlike our police or firefighters. The illegal syndicates know the schedule. They track the hours, wait for officers to go off-duty, and play a mocking game of cat-and-mouse. This half-hearted enforcement simply does not work!

⚠️ 𝟒. 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞
Every single dollar pocketed by an illegal foreign driver is a dollar permanently drained out of our economy. That money isn't being spent in our hawker centers or circulating in our neighborhoods. We are letting Singaporean wealth leak across the border while our own drivers struggle to break even.

# # # 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐏𝐏 𝟑-𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 🛠️

We don't just complain about problems; we bring 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 to governance. To protect our transport workers, we demand three immediate structural reforms:

1️⃣ 𝟐𝟒-𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐓𝐀 𝐄𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Illegal syndicates don't stop when office hours end. LTA enforcement must upgrade to a round-the-clock operational force to permanently eliminate these cat-and-mouse games.

2️⃣ 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞: These illegal foreign operations lack valid commercial passenger insurance in Singapore. If a severe accident occurs, local commuters face a massive liability time bomb with zero protection. The Traffic Police must be directly tasked to interdict and prosecute these uninsured operators.

3️⃣ 𝐀 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞: We must break down government silos. We call for a coordinated enforcement framework combining 𝐋𝐓𝐀, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐀 at our checkpoints to flag, stop, and seize vehicles showing highly suspicious, repetitive short-turnaround crossing patterns.

A country that does not protect its own workers’ rice bowls is a country losing its way.

We need an alternative voice that understands industry numbers, ground realities, and the macroeconomics of the heartland. Let’s bring back fairness, enforcement, and a level playing field for every Singaporean driver.

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!

08/07/2026

Senior Minister of State for Transport Sun Xueling announced a new transition package providing up to 90% salary support for career conversion alongside up to $1,600 in training incentives to help taxi and PHV drivers shift into other sectors as autonomous vehicles (AVs) roll out.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐕 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞: 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝

Senior Minister of State Sun Xueling recently announced a new transition package offering career conversion programmes, 90% salary support, and up to $1,600 in training incentives to help our taxi and private-hire (PHV) drivers transition into other careers ahead of the autonomous vehicle (AV) rollout.

While providing financial incentives for training is always a welcome initiative, this policy focuses entirely on the paperwork of reskilling while completely ignoring the brutal mathematical and structural realities on the ground.

If the government wants us to believe they have a genuine handle on this transition, they must immediately address three glaring issues they left completely unanswered:

𝟏. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐩: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝?

The government loves to wave the banner of "𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐣𝐨𝐛𝐬," claiming drivers can reskill to become AV safety operators, technicians, or remote controllers. But let's look at the basic math. It takes a handful of engineers and a single remote monitoring room to manage a fleet of dozens of driverless vehicles.

We currently have tens of thousands of active point-to-point drivers in Singapore. Realistically, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐕 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐛? If the technology is explicitly designed to eliminate human manpower to cut corporate costs, where is the data showing that the AV sector can replace the massive volume of livelihoods it displaces?

𝟐. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐠: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞?

The Ministry of Transport states that AV public shuttles and buses will hit the roads in Punggol, Marina Bay, and one-north, assuring drivers that displacement won't happen "in the short term."
But "𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦" is not a business plan for a family breadwinner. Drivers are being told to go for training right now, but without a clear, definitive national timeline for full commercial AV deployment, how can a worker plan their career? Are they expected to abandon their current driving income today for a speculative tech sector that may not fully scale up for years? We need transparent milestones, not vague assurances.

𝟑. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦: 𝐄𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐦

This is the most critical flaw in the spreadsheet. According to industry data, the vast majority of our local taxi drivers are mature workers—many are 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝟓𝟎, 𝟔𝟎, 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫.

Driving has long served as Singapore’s ultimate social safety net—the final economic buffer for mature workers who were displaced from corporate offices due to restructuring. The government says these drivers can transition "into other sectors if they wish." But how are they going to solve the deeply entrenched problem of 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐦 in Singapore's job market? Offering a $1,600 training voucher means nothing if a 58-year-old former taxi driver steps into a job interview in a new corporate sector only to be quietly rejected in favor of a younger candidate.

We cannot allow technology to dismantle our country's baseline social stability. Reskilling programs are only useful if there are actual, accessible jobs waiting at the other end.

I urge the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Manpower to look past their optimistic tech briefs. We need concrete hiring quotas for mature workers within the AV ecosystem, strict anti-ageism enforcement across sectors absorbing these workers, and a transparent, phased timeline. Our mature drivers have spent decades keeping Singapore moving; we cannot let them be automated out of our economy without a real, viable future.

--William Lim

07/07/2026

Recapping what I had said during the last general election

- WL

06/07/2026

People's Power Party - Change of Leadership

People's Power Party has completed our CEC renewal plan.

Mr William Lim Lian Chin has been elected as the Secretary General of the party.

Mr Derrick Sim, former Chairman and Mr Goh Meng Seng, former Secretary General, have both decided to step down from their posts and CEC.

The Party thank them for their past contributions and leadership with great gratitude.

The Party under the new leadership will continue to strive on in providing Singaporeans a Real Voice of Truthful Concerns and contribute towards the robust development of Democracy for Singapore.

Power to the People.

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