SINGAPORE: Over the weekend, Employees’ Celebration (WP) chair Sylvia Lim posted a photograph at Serangoon Gardens Hawker Centre along with her husband, former nationwide footballer Quah Kim Music, along with fellow Aljunied GRC Member of Parliament Kenneth Tiong.
“My husband and I returned to my outdated stomping floor in the present day with Kenneth Tiong (now his stomping floor). We did get forward of ourselves with the beneficiant choices at this meals centre – kway chap, oyster omelette, pot-stickers and extra. #GoodFood #AljuniedGRC,” she wrote in a Sep 20 Instagram publish.
Throughout her first two phrases as an MP, from 2011 to 2020, she represented Serangoon. Starting in 2020, she has been overseeing Paya Lebar, and former MP Leon Perera took over Serangoon.
After the WP received once more at Aljunied in final yr’s Normal Election, first-time MP Kenneth Tiong started to symbolize Serangoon.
As each Ms Lim and Mr Quah are well-loved figures amongst many in Singapore, and Mr Tiong has been within the highlight for his contributions to Parliament, her publish drew a number of cheers.
“Our hero couple, soccer Kim Music and politician Sylvia,” one wrote on Instagram.
“Sustain the nice work,” wrote one other.
Singaporeans first had an inkling that Mr Tiong would oversee Serangoon on Mar 31, 2025, when Ms Lim posted a photograph of herself with Mr Tiong additionally having a meal at Serangoon.
Earlier than that, in 2024, Mr Tiong had been seen at numerous occasions with Aljunied MPs Pritam Singh, Ms Lim, Gerald Giam, and then-MP Faisal Manap.
He was additionally busy on the bottom final week, having visited 152 Serangoon North Ave 1and the encircling industrial blocks to fulfill with residents.
Mr Tiong wrote in a social media publish that he had been requested by quite a few residents and store operators from Blocks 151 to 154 about potential en bloc plans for Serangoon North Village, in mild of Serangoon North CRL MRT station opening proper subsequent to those blocks in 2030.
He added that when he had requested the Nationwide Growth Minister in regards to the matter in August, he was instructed in a written reply that there are not any plans for this at current, however the ministry is conserving an open thoughts.
“I’ll proceed to look into this en bloc query for Serangoon North Village. For my part will probably be within the long-term curiosity of Serangoon residents to have this chance severely thought-about,” he added. /TISG
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