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Feb 3, 2010
Surge in new members : YP
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Called the Young PAP (YP), it attributes the increase to a new approach as well as the efforts of its 84 branches. -- PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
THE youth wing of the People's Action Party (PAP) saw a surge in new members last year, with more than 1,000 joining its ranks. Called the Young PAP (YP), it attributes the increase to a new approach as well as the efforts of its 84 branches. The new strategy mainly involves shedding its image as a youth extension of the PAP and representing itself more as an organisation for community service, said Mr S Shaikh Ismail, chairman of YP network, which is in charge of membership. 'A lot of youths came in wanting to make a difference, not just sit down and receive information about policies, which was what YP used to do,' he said. So, the YP changed its tack, making clear it was no longer just a supporting arm of the main party, 'but more of a way to participate as active citizens,' he added. Mr Ismail, however, declined to disclose the precise number of newcomers, saying only that the increase in previous years was about 600 to 700 annually.
Read the full report in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Feb 3, 2010
Surge in new members : YP
<!-- by line --> By Rachel Chang
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Called the Young PAP (YP), it attributes the increase to a new approach as well as the efforts of its 84 branches. -- PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
THE youth wing of the People's Action Party (PAP) saw a surge in new members last year, with more than 1,000 joining its ranks. Called the Young PAP (YP), it attributes the increase to a new approach as well as the efforts of its 84 branches. The new strategy mainly involves shedding its image as a youth extension of the PAP and representing itself more as an organisation for community service, said Mr S Shaikh Ismail, chairman of YP network, which is in charge of membership. 'A lot of youths came in wanting to make a difference, not just sit down and receive information about policies, which was what YP used to do,' he said. So, the YP changed its tack, making clear it was no longer just a supporting arm of the main party, 'but more of a way to participate as active citizens,' he added. Mr Ismail, however, declined to disclose the precise number of newcomers, saying only that the increase in previous years was about 600 to 700 annually.
Read the full report in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
