PAR Takes Aim at Cost of Living, GST Hikes and Immigration Policies in E-rally

The People's Alliance for Reform (PAR) was the only one "courageous enough to tell the Government in the face" that its immigration policies are reckless, the secretary-general of the opposition coalition Lim Tean said on May 1.

- Judith Tan

Taking aim at Singapore's immigration policies and foreign workforce, Mr Lim said ruling party PAP has opened "the sluice gates of immigration to allow foreigners to flood our nation", leading to a feeling of helplessness among Singaporeans "as they are displaced or replaced by foreigners in their jobs".

Speaking at the PAR's first e-rally of the 2025 General Election, he also called on Singaporeans to vote for the opposition and not to give the PAP a two-thirds mandate in Parliament.

"What are the most pressing issues? The cost of living, unaffordable public housing, your job insecurity, and this invasion by foreigners and immigrants, they refuse to talk about that," said Mr Lim, referring to the PAP.

Of the several issues he touched on during the two-hour rally, which was live-streamed on social media, Mr Lim also spoke on the cost of living and the goods and services tax hike.