US EditionTwo Singapore lawmakers resign after admitting to ‘inappropriate relationship’
- Tan Chuan-Jin, the Speaker of Singapore's Parliament, has resigned following his use of profanity to insult an opposition lawmaker during sittings in April. He has also resigned as a member of the ruling People's Action Party .
- Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong accepted the resignations, stating that they were necessary to uphold the high standards of propriety and personal conduct that the PAP has maintained.
- This resignation comes at a time of turmoil for the ruling party, as Transport Minister S.
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Singapore's prime minister says Parliament speaker and lawmaker quit over extramarital affair
Singapore's speaker of parliament and another lawmaker from the ruling party have resigned over their yearslong extramarital affair, the country’s prime minister said Monday. The pair had refused to end the affair despite being advised to do so. It was the latest setback for Singapore’s long-ruling People Action Party, or…
Singapore speaker of Parliament, MP resign over 'inappropriate relationship'
The speaker of Singapore's Parliament, Tan Chuan-Jin, and Member of Parliament Cheng Li Hui resigned Monday and left the ruling People's Action Party over their involvement in an "inappropriate relationship."
Singapore's prime minister says Parliament speaker and lawmaker quit over extramarital affair
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Singapore's speaker of parliament and another lawmaker from the ruling party have resigned over their yearslong extramarital affair, the country's prime minister said Monday. The pair had refused to end the affair despite being advised to do so.
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