The return of former Workers’ Party MP Yaw Shin Leong?
April 6th, 2012 | Author: Editorial TR Emeritus
Mr Yaw Shin Leong
Former Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang may be returning to Singapore soon, reported a local Chinese paper.
Mr Yaw left Singapore shortly after his alleged sordid extra-marital affairs with multiple women were exposed by the local media.
According to the Chinese paper, when his sex scandal first erupted, Mr Yaw had already made preparations to leave Singapore for Hong Kong after which he crossed over to ShangHai to seek ‘refuge’ with his good friend Mr Wilfred Leung of the Singapore People’s Party, while leaving his wife behind to tie up the ‘loose ends’.
When Mr Yaw was sacked by the WP causing him to lose his MP seat in Parliament, he emailed the Speaker of Parliament saying that he would not be contesting his expulsion from the party, thereby paving the way for a by-election to be called.
Mr Yaw was rapped by some Hougang residents for ‘abandoning’ them without even bidding farewell to them. Since his exit, WP Chief Low Thia Kiang has appointed a new protege Png Eng Huat to take his place.
Critics are of the opinion that the re-emergence of Mr Yaw will not only make life uncomfortable for the Workers’ Party, but is likely to cause it to lose precious votes as he continues to remind Hougang residents of the hurt he has caused them.
April 6th, 2012 | Author: Editorial TR Emeritus
Mr Yaw Shin Leong
Former Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang may be returning to Singapore soon, reported a local Chinese paper.
Mr Yaw left Singapore shortly after his alleged sordid extra-marital affairs with multiple women were exposed by the local media.
According to the Chinese paper, when his sex scandal first erupted, Mr Yaw had already made preparations to leave Singapore for Hong Kong after which he crossed over to ShangHai to seek ‘refuge’ with his good friend Mr Wilfred Leung of the Singapore People’s Party, while leaving his wife behind to tie up the ‘loose ends’.
When Mr Yaw was sacked by the WP causing him to lose his MP seat in Parliament, he emailed the Speaker of Parliament saying that he would not be contesting his expulsion from the party, thereby paving the way for a by-election to be called.
Mr Yaw was rapped by some Hougang residents for ‘abandoning’ them without even bidding farewell to them. Since his exit, WP Chief Low Thia Kiang has appointed a new protege Png Eng Huat to take his place.
Critics are of the opinion that the re-emergence of Mr Yaw will not only make life uncomfortable for the Workers’ Party, but is likely to cause it to lose precious votes as he continues to remind Hougang residents of the hurt he has caused them.