GE: PAP unveils third batch of new GE candidates - 28Mar2011

PAP news conference to introduce new candidates Tin Pei Ling, Gan Thiam Poh and Zainal Sapari

SINGAPORE: The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) on Monday made known its third batch of new candidates for the coming General Election (GE).

Among the new faces are 27-year-old Tin Pei Ling, the youngest PAP candidate introduced so far, and 46-year-old Zainal Sapari, PAP's first new Malay candidate unveiled for the coming GE.

The third candidate introduced on Monday is 48-year-old Gan Thiam Poh, currently the senior vice-president of the Institutional Banking Group of DBS.

PAP chairman Lim Boon Heng said the party has cast its net wide in the search for candidates.

In doing so, the party has not been constrained by ideology, he said.

Mr Lim said this broad-based approach is the PAP's advantage, as it ensures there will be robust policy debates within party ranks.

"Because we pick people from outside, who don't normally associate with us, at least for long periods of time, they come with independent minds, with different perspectives on different policies," Mr Lim said.

The PAP has introduced nine new faces to the electorate so far.

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[sakaisv91]

Are you shitting me with these kinda of candidates?

[Ridskolan]

the last guy Gan Thiam Poh English sucks. VP of bank some more :/

[bachak1]

TIN PEI LING F**** OFF

[spore789]

POLITICS ARE DIRTY , JUST REMEMBER THAT.

[Notlisteningagain]

Sack her stop wasting our time and resources. Uncles, aunties, ladies, gentlemen, even young students whom over the years have good impression of PAP but after seeing this TPL, all agreed that she is no way to be accepted by all of us and stop wasting our money to train her ! Her bosses, though election was over now but don't be lazy do some works go coffee shop and listen to the heartlanders. Don't twist the facts, we know what's going on. Slap her.

[Notlisteningagain]

Don't know what to say ! Her boss thought she will be accepted after a while and her nonsense will be forgotten ! Stop wasting our resources sack her please, she should be the 1st one to go ! Why are you ppl still so stubborn !

[chuaailing]

hmm..she sounded confident tht time..now her speeches r shaky...lolz...

[aysteria4ever]

ok bring on Ris Low for 2016 !!!

[ongchewhwa]

Pei Ling is not an internet nerd. Like onesingaporean, she is a dime a dozen along Scotts or any where in HK, Shanghai, Seoul, Taipei or Ginza.

[1happytogether]

@youtubbag Not sign of corruption, but lack of meritocracy. Didn't our govt published the social studies textbook telling us that everyone is given the opportunity to succeed but only based on their true talents and performance? TPL is definitely not a true talent to me.

[Solitude075]

@gigihereee Maybe he wants to be the next dr yaacob ibrahim, minister in charge of muslim affairs