Press Releases

Latest 20 press releases.

Statement on the Hougang By-Election

Published: 11 May 2012, 12:55am Press Release 10/05/2012 We note the announcement of the PM’s decision to hold a by-election for Hougang on the 25th May. We are disappointed that he has prevaricated for so long and then called the... Read more

We Respond to the PM's Statement about Hougang By-Election

Published: 9 March 2012, 11:53pm PRESS RELEASE 09/03/2012 The Reform Party www.thereformparty.net   With Reference to the Hougang by-election The Reform Party responds to the Prime Minister Lee  Hsien Loong’s response to parliamentary... Read more

Budget 2012-Part Two

Published: 2 March 2012, 12:32am Introduction In Part 1, we focussed on the format of the budget which the Reform Party believes should be laid out to IMF standards, the international benchmark for budget presentations in developed... Read more

Budget 2012-Part One

Published: 23 February 2012, 6:43am Overview   Lack of Transparency As usual the Budget presented to us by this government is a model for opacity.  Overall it allows only a very limited picture of the government’s true financial... Read more

Delay in Holding a By Election in Hougang is a Violation of Our Democratic Rights

Published: 17 February 2012, 1:02am We note the Prime Minister’s comments yesterday that he will consider carefully when to call a by-election for Hougang SMC and that this is because, “….there are many more important issues on the... Read more

The Reform Party Extends its Condolences on the Death of Dr. Toh Chin Chye

Published: 4 February 2012, 11:11pm I extend my deepest personal condolences to the grandchildren, son-in-law, and other members of his family on the passing of their beloved grandfather, Dr. Toh Chin Chye. We note with sadness that his... Read more

The Reform Party Comments on Ms. Saw’s Resignation in relation to the COI

Published: 7 January 2012, 8:20pm Jumped or pushed? The Reform Party calls on SMRT to clarify recent contradictory statements made about Ms. Saw’s resignation as CEO of SMRT.   In statements about her resignation The Chairman... Read more

The Reform Party’s Response to the Committee’s Report on Ministerial Salaries

Published: 5 January 2012, 3:57am The Reform Party is disappointed by the report of the Ministerial Salary Review Committee released today. The Prime Minister first announced that a review of ministerial salaries would be commissioned... Read more

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All!

Published: 24 December 2011, 7:02pm The Reform Party wishes all Singaporeans a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Read more

The Reform Party calls for a Commission of Inquiry to be convened into the causes of the SMRT fiasco on Thursday night.

Published: 18 December 2011, 2:23am The Reform Party calls for a Commission of Inquiry to be convened into the causes of and handling of the breakdown of SMRT’s service on Thursday night. SMRT has claimed that the breakdown was beyond... Read more

The Reform Party Wishes All Hindu Singaporeans a Very Happy Deepavali!

Published: 26 October 2011, 12:16pm Read more

The Reform Party Comments on the Opening of Parliament

Published: 13 October 2011, 4:46pm The Opening of the 2011 Parliament was truly an historic occasion for the Opposition and for Singaporeans in general falling almost thirty years after JBJ’s historic win in Anson. It has been a long... Read more

In Memory of J. B. Jeyaretnam (Born Jan 1, 1926 – Died Sep 30, 2008)

Published: 2 October 2011, 12:30pm We remember our founder JBJ who passed away on 30 September 2008. Your legacy lives on in the Reform Party! Normally we would commemorate our founder’s passing with a simple vegetarian meal but this... Read more

The Reform Party Repeats its Call for the Abolition of the ISA and the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act

Published: 16 September 2011, 6:17pm The Reform Party welcomes the Prime Minister of Malaysia’s announcement yesterday that Malaysia would be abolishing the ISA and replacing it with new legislation aimed specifically at terrorism. We also... Read more

The Reform Party Calls for A Second Round of Voting in the PE

Published: 28 August 2011, 2:31pm The Reform Party congratulates Dr. Tony Tan on his appointment as the next President of Singapore. Our position on the Elected Presidency has always been consistent. It is an infringement on the sovereignty... Read more

The Reform Party Speaks Up Against the Abuse of the PA and HDB for Political Purposes

Published: 25 August 2011, 4:33pm The Reform Party notes the press release by WP complaining about HDB’s recent transfer of sites from the control of AHTC to the PA which then excluded WP from the use of these sites. We support the... Read more

An Elected President Will Not Contribute To Ensuring Transparency over Our Sovereign Wealth Funds nor will it provide any meaningful Check and Balance on the Executive

Published: 25 August 2011, 2:33pm This coming presidential election is clearly significant. Firstly the people have not voted in 18 years , secondly it comes at a time when we will probably enter a double dip recession and thirdly it... Read more

National Day 2011 Message from the Reform Party

Published: 9 August 2011, 9:01am My Fellow Singaporeans, Today we Singaporeans meet to celebrate our Nation’s 46th National Day. Today we can look back with excitement to a general election recently fought on a new political landscape.... Read more

The Reform Party’s Response to the Setting Up of A Committee to Review Ministerial Pay

Published: 23 May 2011, 12:24am The Reform Party notes the news that the PM has set up a committee to review Ministerial salaries*, to be headed by the chairman of the National Kidney Foundation, Mr. Gerard Ee. We would like to point... Read more

The Reform Party Responds to PM Lee’s Cabinet Reshuffle

Published: 19 May 2011, 8:10am We note the announcement by PM Lee today of changes to the Cabinet*. While it is good that the PM has owned up to the urgency of the need for change, it is clear that the PAP is at a loss where to go from... Read more