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PPP names candidates for Tampines, Ang Mo Kio GRCs
The Straits Times
|April 23, 2025
The stage is set for multi-cornered fights in Ang Mo Kio and Tampines GRCs in the upcoming election, after the People's Power Party (PPP) announced on April 22 that it will contest both constituencies.
PPP had earlier indicated that it was preparing to contest Tampines Changkat SMC, Nee Soon GRC and Jalan Kayu SMC.
It later backed out of running in Nee Soon GRC to give way to Red Dot United (RDU). It will also not contest Tampines Changkat SMC or Jalan Kayu SMC.
PPP secretary-general Goh Meng Seng, 55, will lead the Tampines team, which comprises operations executive Vere Nathan, 26, green technology firm founder Peter Soh, 65, entrepreneur Arbaah Haroun, 50, and party chairman Derrick Sim, 44, who is a financial planner.
For Ang Mo Kio, its candidates are former civil servant Martinn Ho, 64, safety coordinator Thaddeus Thomas, 43, horticulturist Heng Zheng Dao, 24, and IT engineer Samuel Lee, 33. The team will be led by party treasurer and limousine service provider William Lim, 47.
Mr Goh said in a press conference at the Jayleen 1918 hotel on April 22: "There are a lot of contestants in different places with conflicted interests."
This story is from the April 23, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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