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Workers’ Party’s Angela Oon
I am impressed by this young candidate who draws light to Singapore’s growing underclass. It’s easy to see, each time you visit a hawker centre and see the old aunties collecting the tin cans or the blind aunty coming by to sell tissues. Just the other day I saw an elderly man collecting old boxes. It’s becoming more of a common sight. You can read Angela’s full interview at Yahoo Singapore, but here are some quotes that drew me in:
I have to agree with this statement that Angela made:
“invisible poor”, the widening income gap — which “can erode social stability in the long term
“Right now, we have the luxury of implementing such changes in incremental steps because our country is in a period of growth and stability,”
Singaporeans often think of politics as “distant” from everyday life, but politics is “intensely personal”, she stressed. Public policies impact “almost every aspect of our daily lives”.
In an earlier interview, she said, “I was prepared for the worst but hoping for the best.”
Her family, however, were not surprised at her decision.
“They were a little apprehensive (at first)… Now they are wholeheartedly behind me,” said Oon, who has been married for four years and has no children.
While she only became a citizen in 2010, the Kelantan-born Oon has been in Singapore since she was two months old. She became a PR when she was five.
I was not surprised to hear of her family’s initial apprehension, but surprised to hear that 32 year old Angela continues to work as a researcher for a Stat Board. It’s great that she doesn’t face discrimination for joining the Opposition, and that’s the way it should be. ... READ MORE
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