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S1E39: GE2025: PAP's new candidates on Nomination Day whirlwind, handling online negativity


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These new faces are from three GRC teams.

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.

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

But first up, on the living room couch with her in today’s (April 24) livestream are three candidates from PAP: Mr Dinesh Vasu Dash, 50, part of the party’s East Coast GRC team, Mr Daniel Liu, 40, part of its Aljunied GRC team, and Ms Valerie Lee, 39, part of its team contesting the newly created Pasir Ris-Changi GRC.

On April 25 next - at noon - find out in our second livestream, which candidates from another party will appear on the couch with Natasha.

Highlights (click/tap above):

3:37 Most unexpected experiences about Nomination Day for the trio

8:47 Is there a new vision for the ‘East Coast plan’, for the new team to potentially build on DPM Heng Swee Keat’s legacy?

11:43 Mr Liu on the PAP’s Aljunied GRC team having the 3Es - expertise, experience and energy - to lead the constituency, if elected

17:45 Ms Lee on how she plans to stand out in the newly-created Pasir Ris-Changi GRC, on negative comments about party new faces

21:00 How they are handling their initiation to negative online comments after being thrust into the spotlight suddenly

26:07 Ms Lee on her journey to motherhood and why she opened up on her two previous miscarriages

32:31 Get-to-know-you game time! If you could implement one fun law in SG for one day, what would it be?

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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