The Pre-General Election Campaigning is already in full swing. While some opposition political parties have quietly begun their weekly walkabouts to reach out to the community in their targeted wards, the People’s Action Party has begun their onslaught with eye-grabbing headlines on the Straits Times.
The 3 October 2009 edition of the Straits Times carried 2 headlines: “Non-PAP wards get upgrade” and “Yaacob fears class divide”. While it is deplorable that HDB has involved itself in the campaigning by informing the PAP grassrooot advisors Sitoh Yih Pin and Eric Low in Opposition wards about HDB upgrades, it seems so strange that the class divide is portrayed as solely a Malay problem.
Pulling the wool over eyes
Both Sitoh Yih Pin and Eric Low were the PAP candidates for Potong Pasir and Hougang respectively who lost to the Opposition in General Election 2006. For rejecting the PAP candidates, the constituents of Potong Pasir and Hougang were informed that they would be last in line for the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP). When HDB upgrading finally arrives at the door step of the Opposition wards, it is portrayed as a PAP’s effort and not PAP’s inertia to provide equitable housing benefits to all citizens.
Grace Fu, Minister of State for National Development, had said in a November 2006 Parliamentary Debate that “the electorate in Potong Pasir has obviously not supported that and therefore they should not stand to benefit from any surpluses that are generated from that suite of policies,” in response to Chiam’s call for PAP to stop withholding HDB upgrading in Opposition wards.
(Source: Key Household Income Trends 2008, Singstat)
Moreover, the class divide is not solely a Malay problem. According to the Key Household Income Trends 2008 Report, there is an upward trend of the Gini coefficient, suggesting that the rich-poor gap is increasing in Singapore. The class divide between the rich and the poor is not just affecting Malays but also all Singaporeans.
On 4 October 2009, Straits Times published a piece by Lee Wei Ling, reminding us to be grateful to PAP for their pioneering efforts:
“But a small group of men was determined to ensure our survival. They built a multiracial Singapore, with the best interracial harmony in the world, and a meritocratic system in which all are given an equal chance. They achieved peace, happiness and progress for Singapore.”
Yet one single fact is not emphasised – the Old Guards are no longer in charge of the People’s Action Party. Given the extent of walkover in the last General Election, it is really hard to ascertain whether the electorate is indeed confident of the current generation of PAP leaders to lead the country. To compound the problem further, uncertainty arising from the post-LKY era also adds a dent to the public confidence in PAP governance.
Staying together, Moving ahead
The 2006 PAP Manifesto was titled “Staying together, Moving ahead” and it has 6 themes: (1) Create Opportunities for more Singaporeans; (2) Give our young the best start; (3) Encourage every citizen to play a role; (4) Do more for lower income Singaporeans; (5) Help older Singaporeans to lead full and active lives; and (6) Provide affordable healthcare for all. How much of the 2006 Manifesto has actually been achieved? Does the 2006 Manifesto actually meet the people’s aspiration and needs?
To create opportunities for more Singaporeans, the PAP Government has been aggressive in promoting Singapore as a casino hub, an aerospace hub, a non-profit hub, a life science hub and an energy trading hub. At the same time, the PAP Government implemented a lax foreign labour policy. This led to the influx of foreign workers competing against Singaporeans for jobs in Singapore. The global economic crisis has also put a lot of stress on the Singapore’s economic growth model.
On giving our young the best start, the public universities in Singapore remain biased towards polytechnic graduates, while our universities openly welcome the enrollment of foreign students. If higher education in Singapore is indeed affordable, why are students and their parents taking out bank loans to pay their school fees?
The PAP Government has been reluctant to regulate the private education sector, until some private schools were exposed to have not only exploited their students, but also they turned out to be degree mills. The PAP Government still remains reluctant to address protection of Singaporean students’ tuition fees against errant private school operators in Singapore .
On helping older Singaporeans to lead full and active lives, the PAP Government has indicated its intention to raise the retirement age to close the gap between life expectancy and retirement age. However, this age discrepancy also affects other policies such as CPF and the Maintenance of Parents Act. Lately, more and more elderly care centres can be found at HDB void decks to assist young adults in taking care of their parents. The fundamental problem that the CPF scheme is over-stretched to provide for healthcare, retirement and housing is still not addressed.
On providing affordable healthcare, the PAP Government has introduced means-testing as a barrier to healthcare subsidy for Singaporeans. The means-testing benchmark differs substantially between general hospitals and community hospitals, so many Singaporeans who qualify for healthcare subsidy in the general hospitals will find themselves ineligible for any subsidy upon transferring to community hospitals. The public remains skeptical that liberalising the healthcare sector in Singapore will eventually stabilise and reduce healthcare cost and whether the cost reduction will actually be shared with patients.
A closing note
PAP’s result on delivering its 2006 Manifesto is a mixed one. Yet in this coming General Election, there are 2 unique factors that will set it apart from General Election 2006 – LKY’s eventual demise and the global economic crisis. Bread and butter issues will definitely remain as the primary agenda driver for coming General Election. Job security, affordability for healthcare and housing are most likely the most important factors for next General Election.
Already stopped reading Straits Times years back. Internet news is faster & better & always copied by the papers the next day. Waste money.
Stopped listening to the BS or anything by the MIW & their lackeys/companies..etc long time ago.
Conclusion: Whatever; my mind’s made up…Voting opposition in! Really no harm whatsoever.
Seriously believe Singapore will be BETTER off. It may take a while to stabilize but we will get there. We need fresh governance-period!
No lah lobo
U should tell LKY, he cannot brag about all PAP candidates that has PhD or Degree are all good candidates.
Cos the oppositions can counter back with look at the Post Doc.
PAP has caused its own demise…..
the only way that it can stop this avalanche from destroying it
is through force……
and then the world will truly see how undemocratic we are
PAP has caused its own demise…..
the only way that it can stop this avalanche from destroying it
is through force……
and then the world will truly see how undemocratic this country is
I like all these pre GE talk and I have to be realistic abt being a citizen. I would also want to ask what is in it for me? After all, our leaders have had their “rewards” for their scarifice, now it is my end of the transaction. I am still pissed abt means testing n GST hot air last GE. I am more pissed off now with a lot of unwelcome competitors who are allowed to compete unfairly against us. Go ahead, make my day.
Wish the Oppositions will unite and give the Regime a good fight!
HOWEVER,
the CITIZENS SHOULD BE UNITED to give the Regime A SHOCK TREATMENT
BY
CASTING THEIR VOTES FOR OPPOSITIONS
or
spoil the vote.
patriot
NOW the LACK OF CONFIDENCE in the Leadership is very apparent and most citizens know very well why they themselves do not have the trust anymore. Show your true selves and express your real feelings, be frank and open with your leaders. That’s what honesty and sincerity are all about.
patriot
# 45) Cold Hard Cash
That’s why the PAP Ministers :
1. Have lost touch and don’t know what’s happening with the common ground anymore… they earn in one year what the majority of us earns in a lifetime.
2. Claim that a S$ 4 – 500K HDB apartment is “affordable”… because it’s just 2 months of their salary.
3. Cannot comprehend a S$ 40K COV and think nothing of it… as it is loose change to them.
4. Cannot understand the discomforts and disadvantages of Singaporeans due to the influx of foreigners… because they are living in bungalows.
5. Cannot understand the feelings of desperation of the poorer citizens who find it difficult to make ends meet… and instead lecture them that they should ‘live within your means’ even when many are unemployed.
6. Welcome foreigners with open arms and spend S$ 10 mil of taxpayers’ money to ‘integrate’ them… because it don’t affect them and the S$ 10 mil is not coming from their own pockets.
7. Suppress the wages of Singaporean workers so the country can be ‘competitive’, ‘create more jobs’ and justify the influx of “foreign talents’ (who also happens to work as karangoonie men here)… so they can look look good to MNCs and the outside world, earn praises and justify their S$ million salaries.
8. Grant privileges to PRs and give out citizenships so cheaply that make true blue Singaporeans feel like nobodies in our own country… it’s unfair, but it don’t matter to them as they are not affected, being the only group of 1st class citizens in Singapore.
9. Use S+C money to Invest in Lehman Brothers and lose a few S$ million… but sue HDB dwellers for late payment of a few hundred dollars.
10. Use taxpayers money for investment by GIC + TH and lose S$ 100 billion… without any apologies or admission of shame / guilt / responsibility.
The list goes on and on and on…
It is a great life to be a PAP Minister / MP in Singapore so why bother about the lifes of ordinary citizens… it is better to pay more attenion to PRs as they are less complaining and more appreciative of the PAP.
Yes, I will definitely vote for the PAP if I am a PR of Singapore.
2) popcorn on October 6th – i totally agree with the observations. they are very superstitious and would consult soothsayers or highly acclaimed monks on when would be the best time to hold the election.
anyway, this round, opposition has the best chances to win something, because ground sentiment is very unhappy. if the opposition cant win anything, maybe best to pack up and lead a normal life. if singaporeans want to be screwed, let them be.
Need to win at least 1 GRC and 4 single seats. maybe focus on those ministers who just kept raising revenues with higher and higher prices without any thought for common folks.
Don’t spoil your votes. Vote for Change instead. Vote for the opposition. The PAPies are running scared. They know they are headed for a big loss this time and will try to delay the elections as long as possible. This will probably work against them.
Open your eyes. Look around you. The pool of underclass Singaporeans is growing larger and larger. Many Singaporeans are unable to pay their bills. They are struggling to put food on the table for their children. Many will probably never work again if the PAPies keep bringing in more and more foreigners.
Support the opposition. It is our only hope.
# 10) Kiss My ASSSS on October 6th, 2009 7.36 pm
”Meantime, until the date of the election is set, do get your friends, families, colleagues to check out TOC and similar sites like TR to get a less bias view of politics in Singapore. Don’t let them be misguided / blinded by the PAP and the MSM anymore”.
Add in ‘NS mates’ to the reading list and the demolition job is complete.
May not annihilate them totally but will definitely cause heavy damage / casualties.
You mean there is a mainstream media in Singapore? I thought all of them were “nation building” propaganda newsletters of the PAP..
Let me tell you some secrets. As whether it is a joke or a fact, I will leave it to you.
One day, I met a oversea feng shui master along Fullerton.
Me: “This our financial hub. And there is the casino hub there.”
FS: “I only see three large tombstones there. Even in death, someone still want to collect money immorally into his grave and overlook the financial area to remind the people to be grateful and not to be funny. Whoever design it is very ingenious. No one could have designed such thing unless given direction by the supreme one.”
Me: “That is starting to sound interesting”
FS: “Back in China history, emperors will place their tomb facing the area of prosperity and their place of love. I see similar placement here. The financial centre is definitely place of prosperity.
Me: “Haha, that is funny description. Whoever it is, that tombstones can only belong to the old fart and his family. They love money so much that they gamble away the nation’s wealth ! Who else ?”
FS start to look around to check for police and ISD who really to catch anyone who speak ill of the dynasty family.
FS: “I have no comment who will stay there but I can’t say you are wrong though, haha”
FS: “In case, you think I’m joking with you, you should search the internet to find the blueprint of the IR, you will believe what I tell you.
So here’s it.
http://www.toursingapore.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/marina-sands-004.jpg
Now does the tombstone and its surrounding give you a clearer picture now ?”
ME: “OMG ! That is damn freaking ! Now I see it ! Tell me if I wrong, master.
There is indeed three tombstones, and all three are linked at the top to show that they are of closed-kins (could it be the father, the son and the wife ?). In front is three offering area to each tombstone that is symbolized by “warehouse building”. At the other end, there is a lantern-like building which signify fire, a place where you will burn netherworld object (etc paper-money,). Even more onerous is the fact that directly behind the tombstones are the bare patch of grass that store the body, and which precisely fit the picture of IR. Those patch of grass is in fact Marina South ! The whole scene now start to look like a tombstone grave after a heavy rain ! The water is always there because flow of water signify wealth ! I can imagine now a large photo of old fart and his families to display across the three tombstones to remind the citizen to be grateful !
FS: “That is very imaginative of you. How I wish to have a disciple like you. Albert Einstein says that “Imagination is more important than knowledge”, now you know why. Still your imagination is precisely what I have now of these structures. I heard that the ground is up for election.
ME: “Thank, master for your compliment. Election ? I feel sure it is coming, and I unfortunately I can’t vote for my belief because it is always a walkover. Still, master, I like to hear how can the opp party win in the midst of election corruption in Singapore ?
FS: “Have you forgotten what Einstein says ? “Imagination is more important than Knowledge”. You have decipher the structure of the IR through imagination using knowledge of grave. Without imagination, knowledge is dead. Without knowledge, imagination has no boundary. To fight knowledge against knowledge is useless especially if one party has a unfair advantage to the knowledge. Knowledge is fixed but imagination is not. So to win is to use imagination more than knowledge.
ME: “That is profound. I confused !”
FS: “Don’t worry. So do I , LOL. Anyway, truth and justice will always prevails ultimately because it is the written law of heaven.”
ME: “Master, I am hungry now. Should we eat something now before we pay a ‘respect’ to the the tombstone ? Next time, I will bring joss-stick, haha”
FS: “Haha, you should in the future because the house of casino is the house of death where countless dies while losing in gambling. Your joss stick might appease the ghost of the gambler, haha”
There is a Sitoh Yih something at Mt Alvernia also. I wonder are they brothers or related?
There is Only 1 Way out, Donaldson.
u know. I know. Everyone knows.
Why are they taking so long to hold the election?
What are they waiting for?
1. they announced some investors getting back some money. but how many percent? how many of the those affected?
2. they said opposition ward given LUP. Who gets the credit? The PEOPLE-Elected MP who has the mandate for the ward those never Elected by the people?
3. they announce reducing the intake. Does this mean they have gotten the critical mass they wanted/needed already?
4. they announce some money gained from the sale. How long will it take to recover the ENTIRE Loss in the Fiasco? This gain is little compared to total known loss.
5. a lot of nostalgia and bringing back the good ole times by way or memory refresh. why? recent years performance very ‘good’ also waht.
pap has not fullfilled at all the 6 manifetos. they claimed before that opposition does not have any concrete manifestos except themselves.
so now see how is talking? the opposition has yet to be given a chance to show their ability and pap had been given many chances and it getting off hand and do thing as they deemed fit by ignoring totally the sinkaporeans.
let’s us see to next election and make a wise decision whether or not manisfesto of whatever to be taken place by whoever claimed.
all opposition parties esp Reform party, please take part in woodland areas. for sure you get my vote man.
If the ST is really playing partisan politics, shouldn’t the PAP come out and scold them? Like the last time they accused Mr Brown of playing partisan politics.
Oh wait a second, partison politics is okay when you are biased towards, instead of against, the ruling party.
1) Shitty Times on October 6th, 2009 6.04 pm
Why is the Straits Times playing partisan politics?
Are the editors from PAP? If so, can the name please change to PAP Times?
Very misleading.
67 comment all curse & swear PAP, vote for opposition. when Election time, I don’t even trust myself would these people in the very last minute change their mindset. when PAP give them extra sweet. then the momemtum swing back to the PAP. Proverd said too many cooks spoil the soup.
“popcorn on October 6th, 2009 6.08 pm
Not likely this is an election year. For all these armchair scholar MPs, this party
is still superstitious and would heed the year of the ox is not favourable to reigning Goverments. Our PM Lee is in Japan, most probably trying to gauge why
former PM Aso’s Govt could lose to the opposition after being in power for 50 years.
So election would most likely the first quarter of 2010, after the economic data for year 2009 is out. ”
I like this comment. Whatever, if this is true, it would give more time to our alternative hopefuls to prepare the ground work and cooperate as one voice. Whatever, I will vote against lky regime. i have nothing to lose. no job here- my ex company prefer to hire china foreign talents (only one singaporean left out of 14 in the department, currently), no house to own, no kids to see the future through with singapore. i have nothing to lose.
How scary!
If LKY really design the ‘ tomb-like ‘ bulilding with the intention of consciously to control the destiny of Singapore through means of FENGSHUI, then no wonder, the Supreme ONE send so many signs to indicate the demise of the LEE DYNASTY.
In Ancient China, a dynasty end because of corruption, greedy and many more. Negatve attitude that make them lose the mandate of Heaven.
If LKY design such a formation to control the destiny of Singapore. the only way to destroy such evil intention would be to boycott its success.
Perhaps the beginning of the Casino Project will be the end of the LEE Family.
TRULY RETRIBUTION.
No wonder thunder struck the merlion head. A prophesy, perhaps?
I believed in all the BS of the PAPies and their running do the MSM and always voted for them. I thought I could put up with all that hardship if it help my fellow countrymen and if it was good for the country.
Then they brought in 2 million foreigner and gave them all the benefits. These foreigners took my job and that of my fellow citizens.
Now I just can’t wait to exercise my right to vote as a citizen of this country. I want to vote for Change. I want to kick out the PAPies. I am sure it will be liberating and exhilarating at the same time. Bring it on!!
mike on October 7th, 2009 2.07 pm
I am going to vote for the opposition in Woodlands too. Looks like Woodlands GRC will be under the opposition after the next elections. Khaw will be out of a job and maybe can retire to an old folks home in Johor. LOL.
endof leedynasty,
I will tell you more from what I learn from my master over time. If Singaporeans still think that things are just pure coincidence, good luck to them. LKY is just superstitious and seeking ways of feng shui to ensue prosperity and recognition even after death. True to many thing he say, he has calculated many things. Anyone recall the deceased high-ranking monk who help LKY ? Anyway….
[i]On 4 October 2009, Straits Times published a piece by Lee Wei Ling, reminding us to be grateful to PAP for their pioneering efforts:
“But a small group of men was determined to ensure our survival. They built a multiracial Singapore, with the best interracial harmony in the world, and a meritocratic system in which all are given an equal chance. They achieved peace, happiness and progress for Singapore.”[/i]
dr lee you are the who?
the daughter and sister of the small group of highestpaid ministers to ensure our survival?
in what way?
my mom/sisters become maids while my pa becume legshaker and my ahkong recycled tin man?… ok ok ahkong can brin ahmah alon to hold his walkin stick and help him bend his knees to pickup recycled tins….
peace..happinese and progress of singapoor….
whoa!
peace as in section 55 where donnin a kangoroo t-shirt is a jailable offence
happiness as in we payin our 7% gst to your father/brother evertime ahkong/ahmah pickup a recycled tin can to sell..
progress of singapoor..no doubt about it…we have the formula F1 grandprix by night…i cannot even afford to watch it live…now next year i want to watch on my overpaid scv cable also cannot watched must pay ransome to your other brother the second lee..yes yes we know he already resigned…
~zhee~
hi all
i believe the PAP expects lesser voters in the coming GE, the only grey area they’re unsure of is whether if they will gain more than 50%.
there is no doubt they are going to be the major party with the highest number of votes but i worry for one scenario:
PAP lost but the same PAP ministers held on to their seats simply by claiming themselves to be the “best persons” for the job
losing votes in GE doesn’t mean losing power, in PAP’s case, especially when MM Lee is still alive.
assuming PAP lost but they still hold on to most seats and positions, will the Opposition dare to stand up for their rights?
history shows that they didn’t show much teeth when PAP garnered only 66% of 2006 GE and occupied more than 95% of the administration.
PAP’s fall is imminent, but dare the Opposition stand up to take up their rightful places?
What is opposition doing now? Twitter?
That guy is in Japan learning why a similarly 50 year reigning party failed.
What if he found some things useful?
What is Opposition doing ? Have they visited the DPJ to learn their strategies that defeated the 50 year old Godzilla?
Opposition, what the …. are you doing? You need to be more GUNGHO.
I will not vote for you if you stick to your old style.
I am not saying you are kia si. I am alluding that you are not very Visible even though this is a country made up of only 1 city and its so small. How long do you take to reach the majority? I have NEVER seen Opposition walking about.
This makes me sick.
#64 Harry Gonzo
”
3. they announce reducing the intake. Does this mean they have gotten the critical mass they wanted/needed already?
”
But what does it mean by reducing? How many of us here can SEE in the inflow in a concrete quantifiable way? So, how do we know how ‘reducing’ is this ‘reducing’?
The new Citizens creates a special sitation . They will not just go Away in the near and even long future. This critical mass may already be sufficient for whatever the purpose. EVEN IF THERE IS CHANGE OF GOMIN, THESE NEW CITIZENS REMAINS ON THE ISLAND. will these compete with Native CITIZENS for RICEBOWL?
Lets brace ourselves.
That guy is in Japan finding out about the LDP loss to DPJ after 50 years.
What is our Opposition doing?
Have they done something similar to interview the DPJ how they won?
What is their Strategy that was able to defeat the 50 year-old Godzilla?
I am not saying you are Kia Si. I am just saying that you need to be More GUNGHO.
Hi Donaldson, yes, I understand the source you were referring to.
What I meant was the ruling party candidate didn’t start losing only in 2006, but 2001 :
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/cna/ge/profiles/constituencies/potongpasir.htm
I know your 2006 reference was used because of the HDB upgrading.
I was raised the 2001 history to make the point that actually, the candidate hasn’t been doing that much after his losses, and it has been like that since a longer period.
that picture of that guy. ie he waiving hello or waiving goodbye?
22) Donaldson on October 6th, 2009 10.12 pm,
We are looking at different views of related issue.
I understand that the issue of HDB upgrades in the article was tied to 2006.
I was trying to highlight a different aspect : In the same vein the ruling party criticises the losing opposition candidates for not having done enough for constituencies, from my observation, there was little contribution from the ruling party candidate who lost since 2001.
Source :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potong_Pasir_Single_Member_Constituency
“In the 2001 general election, Chiam See Tong won the seat by 751 votes to People’s Action Party’s Sitoh Yih Pin, clinching 52.4% of the votes. Chiam subsequently improved his winning margin to 55.8% in the 2006 general election.”
70) endof leedynasty on October 7th, 2009 9.02 pm ,
even the west practised such thing long long time ago, see what happened afterthat. all these are nothing but evil and selfish acts to gain self prosperity in terms of power and money.
79) kf
Definitely, look at Sitoh’s reaction after he lost to Mr Chiam by a bigger margin…sure leaves a sour taste in the mouth….lol
Hi Utopia and endof leedynasty
Interesting stuff, both of you have written
By the way, it was almost about 30 years ago that i heard this rumour, that was making the round in Singapore then
The rumour then was that LKY has been, since his childhood days, an ardent practitioner of the Black Arts. He had a couple of Bomohs, medicine men working for him.
Now if we put 2 and 2 together, we can easily work out that there is some truth in all this spiritual stuff LKY has been dabbling in for decades now :–
1) LKY comes from a peranakan family, who are as i know, are a very superstitious people, who actively belief and practice the Black Arts
2) Look at LKY’s face. His face looks porceline-smooth ( i mean, look at any 86 year old dude and compare with LKY’s face) –this is a sure sign that LKY is and has been
practicing the Black Arts actively all these years
PAP share of vote is likey going to drop to 62-63% in the coing GE
@ utopia
it’s …. father, son and the holy goh …. lah! kekeke
Budamaxx1952 ,
MM Lee’s face will surely turn ‘black’ after reading our remarks about his superstitious belief, haha.
Possible that he may be into dark art, and maybe that explain how he can hoodwink the japanese from executing him, and hoodwinking the nation for almost 5 decades, haha.
“His face looks porceline-smooth ” Sure smooth as he has along sucking the blood (money) of the citizens to keep his youth, haha.
Anyway, if he is really into dark art, he will pay his life dearly for himself and his generation eternally to the devil. He has helped to sell the soul of many to the devil, and the devil has him to thank. Just look at the society and the man he morph and create in his likeness = materialistic, arrogant ,ruthless, selfish, greedy, oppressive, nonsensical, deceitful, love of money, injustice etc… The devil indeed has very capable instrument to do his binding. One thing for sure, no one will die a peaceful death if he sell his soul to the devil.
Hi kf #82,
I apologise for misunderstanding your comments. Yes, my perspective in this article is grounded on the 2006 General Election.
Budamaxx1952,
what the devil give, the devil will take back many times with interest, of course. When the devil find that the instrument outlive its usefulness, it means it is time the devil reclaim the soul of the instrument according to the pact. Just look at the events now, you can sense it is payback time for the old man.
if you lose in election, can you still hold on to the minister’s position?
lets pray for a shock win in the AMK GRC, this would definitely bring them down to earth.
Simply praying for a shock win and wanting to see them down to earth do not serve any purpose for the people.
In serving people, praying and words are not enough. Hard work is most important. We’ve seen how MPs, who are hardworking, maintain their win in their constituencies due to their good efforts consistently. This include Mr Low and Mr Chiam. We’ve also seen how MPs who had the opportunity to serve, lost their seats because they simply did not perform.
Fahim / JJ / dude
you guys are all correct. it is an uphill task being an opposition party/MP.
The odds are stacked against the Opp. take a look at the recent LUP? Even the HDB is taking sides (we know which side).
I must say I am a little disappointed that LTK and Sylvia have remain more muted in Parliament that I would like . Again, we dont know the full truth as it is not televised, unlike real First World countries that televise their parliamentary proceedings.
What is clear however, is that the status quo has not really benefitted the majority of SGeans. So what can /will you do about it ?
Dont just talk brudders.. make your one shot count..
I am not concerned with whether other GRCs or single wards can be taken over by the opposition or not. What matters most – is the AMK GRC under LHL. Like the Chinese saying goes “to catch bandits, you got to catch its boss first”. If LHL is defeated, well, that goes the despised party.
So for those living in AMK, please vote wisely and save this country.
Reality
Appearance is not reality.
It’s pleasing, exciting
But also deceiving.
Elections, democratic
or otherwise, can
be rigged.
What is seen is not.
What is not seen,
works behind the scene.
The result conceived,
planned, executed
to military precision.
Check what is behind,
Who is behind.
Who does the dirty works?
Then the reality,
the vacuum
will be filled.
You understand,
but really
do you?
For the sake of enlightening the people to know THEIR MP’s would the TOC be good enough to publish the names of ALL the present MP’s and NMP’s and the constituencies they are said to represent.
This is one way of EDUCATING the public to know the names of THEIR MP’ in the first instance.
Then the TOC can publish the names of the Ministers and the functions for which they are responsible.
Hope the TOC would educate the public to enable them to particpate actively in the “QUIZ”