S1E40: GE2025: Talking Tampines with Workers’ Party

The Straits Times Podcasts

Three WP candidates, including party vice-chairman Faisal Manap, drop by The Usual Place.

Synopsis: The Usual Place now moves to a half-hour daily livestream at noon from April 24 till May 1 - a day before Cooling-off Day - with Singapore's general election on May 3.

Apart from Mr Faisal Manap, 50, also joining Natasha Ann Zachariah for the second live episode of The Usual Place are: Dr Ong Lue Ping, 48 and Mr Jimmy Tan, 53.

Host and ST correspondent Natasha Ann Zachariah invites candidates, analysts and hunts for new perspectives on issues that matter to young people.

Highlights (click/tap above):

1:13 Response towards The People’s Power Party candidate Goh Meng Seng’s comment on the four-way fight in Tampines GRC

6:20 A feast of political buffet vs dilution of opposition votes?

19:50 The impact of groupthink within Singapore's highest decision-making bodies

23:06 WP’s sense of the response for them on the ground at Tampines GRC

28:32 Professional football player, police officer, and doctor - childhood ambitions of the three WP candidates

Host: Natasha Zachariah ([email protected])

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Filmed by: Studio+65

ST Podcast producers: Teo Tong Kai & Eden Soh

Shorts edited by: ST Video

Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Danson Cheong and Lynda Hong

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Chapters

1. GE2025: Talking Tampines with Workers’ Party (00:00:00)

2. WP responds to Goh Meng Seng’s comment (00:01:13)

3. Political buffet or vote dilution? (00:06:20)

4. Groupthink in key SG decision-making (00:19:50)

5. WP’s ground response at Tampines GRC (00:23:06)

6. WP trio share childhood dream jobs (00:28:32)