WP introduces 3 new candidates, including startup founder and former US Navy security administrator
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The Workers' Party (WP) has unveiled three new candidates for the upcoming General Election. They are Jackson Au, 35, a communications executive, Paris V. Parameswari, 51, a former US Navy security administrator, and Michael Thng, 37, a startup co-founder anWP introduces 3 new candidates, including startup founder and former US Navy security administrator
The Workers' Party (WP) has unveiled three new candidates for the upcoming General Election. They are Jackson Au, 35, a communications executive, Paris V. Parameswari, 51, a former US Navy security administrator, and Michael Thng, 37, a startup co-founder and graduate from Harvard Kennedy School. They were introduced by the party's secretary-general Pritam Singh and chairperson Sylvia Lim at a press conference at its headquarters on Sunday (April 20). Au, 35, is a senior manager of corporate affairs and marketing with the London Stock Exchange, and was the legislative assistant for former Aljunied MP Leon Perera before the latter resigned. Au, who is is also part of WP's Youth Wing executive committee, advocated for greater transparency, press freedom and freedom of information laws. «I believe this is important in speaking truth to power and holding our institutions accountable,» he said, adding that he could identify with young Singaporeans who «feel left behind» or «struggle to get good jobs». «As a young Singaporean myself, I feel the weight of pessimism that many of my generation carry,» he said. Read more