SINGAPORE: On her Facebook account late last week, Workers’ Party (WP) chair Sylvia Lim thanked the people who stood by Low Thia Khiang, Pritam Singh, and herself during the case involving the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) and Sengkang Town Council (SKTC), which lasted for seven years from 2017 to 2024. Since the lawsuits were finally [ ]
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