SINGAPORE - Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat unveiled the ruling People's Action Party's first slate of new candidates for the upcoming election on Wednesday .
Mr Heng, who is the party's first assistant secretary-general, said Covid-19 has placed incredible stresses on societies and Singapore needed to build its adaptive capacities in order to emerge stronger. The PAP was bringing in"more new faces from different segments of society, so that they can represent different segments of society and can bring different interests for discussion", he said, calling the coming slate of candidates"very interesting and diverse".Mr Edward Chia, 36, the co-founder and managing director of lifestyle company Timbre Group.
Former brigadier-general Desmond Tan Kok Ming, 50, who left his post as People's Association chief executive earlier this month.Ms Nadia Samdin, 30, associate director at TSMP Law Corporation.
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