Admin Announcement: A New Chapter β Singapore First: Constitution and Policy Watch (Facebook) Group
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16 May 2026.
Dear members,
Thank you for being part of this group.
I would first like to thank Koh Ken Kuan for his contributions as co-admin over the past year. We appreciate the time, effort, and thought he has put into his essays and discussions, and we wish him well as he focuses on his business commitments and continues his writings on his own platform. As Ken Kuan has shared, the group will now be moving in a new direction.
After some thought, I have decided to rename this group:
Singapore First: Constitution and Policy Watch Group.
The previous name, βThe Watchers,β no longer feels suitable for the direction we are taking. Moving forward, I want the focus to be clearer, more grounded, and more aligned with what this group is truly about β putting Singapore first through meaningful discussions on constitutional matters, public policy, governance, accountability, sovereignty, and the future of our nation.
Much has changed since Election 2025. Around the world, we are witnessing major political, legal, technological, social, and public health developments. From changing global power structures, to renewed questions about transparency, accountability, national sovereignty, public health, digital identity, surveillance, food security, war, trade, and international governance β many major issues are now taking shape before our eyes.
As the world continues to grapple with what has happened in these intervening years, I believe Singaporeans need more spaces where we can engage meaningfully on constitutional and policy matters.
One of the key purposes of Singapore First: Constitution and Policy Watch Group will be to encourage serious discussion on how Singapore can remain a truly sovereign nation in an increasingly complex global environment.
As a small nation, Singapore must engage the world wisely. We cannot live in isolation. But engagement with the world must never mean blindly surrendering our sovereignty, our common sense, or our duty to protect Singaporeans first.
We must be able to ask important questions:
1. How do we protect our national sovereignty?
2. How do we ensure that our Constitution, laws, and policies are made in the best interests of Singaporeans?
3. How do we engage with international bodies such as the WHO, WEF, UN, and other global institutions without becoming beholden to them?
4. How do we ensure that policies affecting our health, freedoms, livelihoods, families, and future are transparent, accountable, and beneficial to our nation?
This group is not about being anti-foreign or anti-international cooperation. Rather, it is about asking whether Singaporeβs policies truly serve Singaporeans, and whether we are making decisions with courage, wisdom, independence, and accountability.
Our focus will be on policies that affect our lives, our families, our rights, our future, and the kind of Singapore we want to build together. I hope members will feel encouraged to highlight important issues, ask thoughtful questions, and contribute constructively to discussions that go beyond petty local politics.
At the same time, global politics does affect Singapore. We should not be afraid to discuss what is happening in the world β but we should do so with maturity, discernment, and respect.
This group should be a place where difficult issues can be discussed meaningfully, without descending into personal attacks, racial or religious hostility, or unnecessary division.
Let me also state clearly that this group will always remain committed to a multi-racial and multi-religious Singapore. We must embody the spirit of our Singapore Pledge β to build a democratic society based on justice and equality, so as to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress for our nation.
