RDU unveils line-up for Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC, Jurong Central SMC

Two candidates for GRC have political experience; piano teacher to contest SMC

- Michelle Ng Correspondent and Syarafana Shafeeq

Red Dot United (RDU) on April 16 unveiled its slate for the newly formed Jurong East-Bukit Batok GRC, which includes two candidates with political experience.

Mr Osman Sulaiman, 50, is a director of a waste management company, and contested the past three elections. He ran on the Reform Party's ticket in 2011 and 2015, and was a candidate with the Singapore People's Party in 2020.

Entrepreneur and author Liyana Dhamirah, 38, was an RDU candidate for Jurong GRC in the 2020 General Election.

The five-member team is rounded out by contemporary artist Ben Puah, 48; marketing agency director Marcus Neo, 33; and principal software engineer Harish Mohanadas, 39.

RDU will also contest the Jurong Central single seat, fielding piano teacher Emily Woo, 59, in the SMC. Madam Woo, who joined the party in 2020, was a teacher with the Ministry of Education and has been teaching the piano since 2000.

RDU secretary-general Ravi Philemon introduced the party's candidates at a press conference held at 255 Jurong East Street 24, near Jurong-Clementi Town Council.

Mr Philemon said those being fielded in both constituencies are the party's "first-choice candidates".

They were selected by the election committee after studying the demographics of the area, and not through "tikam tikam" - "randomly picked" in Malay - or frivolous thinking, he said.