Kenneth Jeyaretnam

What is circulating

“Auxiliary police officers have all the powers of regular police, and the government employs foreign auxiliary officers and keeps their pay low to keep the People's Action Party in power.”

Claimed by Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Reform Party secretary-general, on his website, Facebook and X · social media

The facts

The Ministry of Home Affairs says auxiliary officers have no investigation powers under the Criminal Procedure Code and that they are employed by Auxiliary Police Forces, not the government, which also set their salaries. As of end January 2025 Singaporeans were the majority of auxiliary officers and those from new foreign sources were about 3 percent. This was the 10th Correction Direction issued to Jeyaretnam.

Fact check: Factually (Government of Singapore) · Fact check: Ministry of Home Affairs Singapore

What is circulating

“The government uses its monopoly over land supply and its immigration policies to deliberately inflate land and HDB flat prices in order to grow the national reserves.”

Claimed by Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Reform Party secretary-general, on Facebook · social media

The facts

The government says state land is sold at fair market value set independently by the Chief Valuer and that BTO flats are priced at a significant discount to resale flats. It says more than 8 in 10 first-timer families collecting BTO keys in 2024 could service their mortgages using CPF with little to no cash outlay. A POFMA Correction Direction was issued in March 2025, his ninth since July 2023.

Fact check: Factually (Government of Singapore) · Fact check: Ministry of Finance Singapore