GE2025: Maliki Osman won't run in East Coast GRC, new face Hazlina Abdul Halim to replace him

Speaking at a doorstop after an earlier brief on an upcoming road repurposing and Playhub project at Fengshan by fellow East Coast GRC MP Cheryl Chan, Maliki Osman took questions by the media on his role in the upcoming general election.

Maliki confirmed that he would not be running in East Coast GRC.

He said: "I can confirm that I will not be part of the East Coast team that will be standing for the next General Election. I am saying this because I want to pave the way for and show my support for Hazlina Abdul Halim to be the new member of the East Coast GRC team to stand for the next election."

Maliki also said he has not mentioned he was retiring, and that information on where he will stand or what he will do will be relayed later on "when the time comes".

Pasir Ris-Changi next?

He has been in East Coast GRC since 2011.

However, in recent weeks, he has been spotted on the ground with Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean's Pasir Ris team.

Photo via Teo Chee Hean's Facebook

Loyang and Flora estates of East Coast GRC, which are Maliki's wards, are now part of the new four-MP Pasir Ris-Changi GRC.

Supporting new face

According to The Straits Times, Maliki had reportedly briefed more than 100 grassroots leaders on Apr. 11 at Siglap Community Club "to put their support" behind new face Hazlina Abdul Halim, who was also at this Apr. 12 event.

Another new face in the walkabout was Goh Pei Ming.

Other MPs in the walkabout include DPM Heng Swee Keat, Minister Edwin Tong, Senior Minister of State for National Development Tan Kiat How, and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament Jessica Tan.

Hazlina has been spotted in recent events with other East Coast GRC MPs.

All photos by Andrew Koay and Sulaiman Daud