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With constituency trips, MPs go the distance to build bonds with residents

Some trips have been to as far as South Korea, Japan and China, but most MPs still opt for shorter getaways.

Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng (left picture; seated, centre) went on a trip with his residents to Legoland in Malaysia in December 2025. WP’s Hougang MP Dennis Tan (right picture; far right) went on a pre-Chinese New Year shopping trip to Johor Bahru with his residents on Jan 30.

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