Press Releases

Latest 20 press releases.

RP Response to Budget 2013

Published: 6 March 2013, 9:36pm The Reform Party Response to Budget 2013   Despite the Finance Minister’s empty rhetoric that this is a progressive Budget aimed at fostering a fairer and more inclusive society, the 2013 Budget again... Read more

The Reform Party Said That The PAP Had Lost The Plot With The Population White Paper; The Fact That They Have Borrowed Our Ideas Yet Again Proves It

Published: 17 February 2013, 10:42am The Reform Party note Mr. Hri Kumar’s call for a National Defence Duty  on PRs and foreigners. We were the first to call for this. In fact it formed part of our election manifesto for GE 2011 (http://thereformparty.net/election-manifesto/).... Read more

The Reform Party Calls For A Constitutional Amendment To Allow The Holding of A Referendum on the Population White Paper

Published: 10 February 2013, 8:26pm The Reform Party has already made known its opposition to the Population White Paper (read our rejection of the White Paper and our proposed alternative policies here). It is proof that the PAP has run... Read more

The Reform Party's Response and Alternative Proposals to the Population White Paper

Published: 1 February 2013, 7:26pm For the last three years the Reform Party has been saying that the PAP has only one economic idea. That they have rigidly adhered to this idea for fifty years despite all the evidence that the idea itself... Read more

Statement on the Sale of AHTC’s Computer Systems to a PAP connected company

Published: 28 December 2012, 11:24pm The Reform Party is appalled by the recent revelations arising from the conflict between Aljunied Town Council and the PAP controlled Company AIM. They suggest the management of Town Council financial... Read more

Statement on Michael Palmer's Resignation

Published: 12 December 2012, 8:54pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Reform Party notes PAP MP for Punggol East, Michael Palmer’s resignation this afternoon. Marital infidelity and breakdown is sad whatever the circumstances and our thoughts... Read more

The Reform Party's Response to the SMRT Bus Drivers' Strike

Published: 9 December 2012, 4:26pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Illegal Strikers should be subject to Civil Penalties not Criminalized The Reform Party deplores the use of criminal sanctions against the PRC bus drivers. Several countries, including... Read more

Statement on Alex Tan and the Reform Party

Published: 2 September 2012, 10:27pm The Reform Party notes the recent statements in the press about Alex Tan and attempts by the Main Stream Media to link Alex Tan and his recent behavior with the Reform Party. These reports are inaccurate... Read more

The President's Response to My Open Letters

Published: 20 June 2012, 9:23am 20th June 2012   The Reform Party thanks the office of his Excellency Tony Tan for the response received yesterday, to its two letters dated June 01st and June 16th 2012. I reproduce the second letter... Read more

A Further Open Letter to the President of Singapore

Published: 17 June 2012, 12:41am 16th June 2012     A Further Open Letter to the President of Singapore   His Excellency Tony Tan Keng Yam Office of the President of the Republic of Singapore Orchard Road, Singapore 238823   Dear... Read more

An Open Letter to the President of Singapore

Published: 2 June 2012, 11:17am 1st June 2012       His Excellency Tony Tan Keng Yam Office of the President of the Republic of Singapore Orchard Road, Singapore 238823   Dear President,   Firstly I would like... Read more

A Further Open Letter to the Minister for Finance

Published: 2 June 2012, 10:29am 1st June 2012     Mr. Tharman Shanmuguratnam Ministry of Finance 100 High Street #10-01 The Treasury Singapore 179434   Dear Minister,   I wrote to you on the 29th May raising concerns... Read more

An Open Letter to the Minister for Finance

Published: 2 June 2012, 10:24am Mr. Tharman Shanmuguratnam Ministry of Finance 100 High Street #10-01 The Treasury Singapore 179434   Dear Minister,   I note that a question in three parts was tabled during the Parliamentary... Read more

The RP Congratulates the WP on their Victory in Hougang

Published: 28 May 2012, 9:47am The Reform Party of Singapore would  like to congratulate Mr Png Eng Huat of the Workers’ Party  on winning the by-election campaign in Hougang and with such a clear majority.  The people of Hougang... Read more

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