he/she is talking about PAP bananas. what a laugh.
you don’t get the implication. never mind.
i agree with to each his/her own.
the real concern is the PAP members who are suppose to represent the
people have not spoken up. Why only Tan K L is doing so ?
Absolutely dissapointing. Not much of a future if the country is run by
the present lot.

truly, what are you proposing here? that the world should be divided into those who eat bananas and those who don’t?

you are truly daft, i am not even referring to you indirectly.
PAP leaders are not even fit to give me advice , so you
can keep your comments and re examine your own statements
before trying to tell me mine is inappropriate. LOL
i have no time for smallminds and just remember to each his own.
only those who truly suck on PAP bananas will be offended.
trust me i am holding back and they deserve worse.

Supporters or ex-supporters of whatever parties are still felow citizens
If there is any issue, highlight all the facts. No need to throw insults at each other.

How can you accept all the pay you are getting. The people did not vote you in. You did not stand for election. Dont be so thick skin. Have some morals in your life for a change. I get sick to my stomach when i see all these so call ministers trying to cash in on thier freebies taking part in events. It sthe only time we see them.

Step down or stand for legal election. Let the people vote.

sooner or later it will happen.

ST forum pages – the editors have allowed the demonising of Tan Kin Lian. A matter of time :)

Mr Tan, if your heart is in the right place, God will protect you.

PAP is screwing up big time and it is there for all citizens to see.

Oppostion should continue their hardwork, keep quiet and not distract from the suicide PAP is committing.

Why make noise and allow PAP the right to scold them, and distract from their errors at hand. PAP is doing a good job demolising itself.

Tharmans statement in parliament was plain confusing. He is in politics but does not feel appropriate to do the political right thing.

He is beholden to the employers and FIs.

MAS – who is to check that they are truly independant? God? CPIB ?

I made the suggestion of standing as independents because the general mood I am getting is that the Opposition has lost their focus and the reasons for their existence, very much like the PAP.

I was hoping that credible groups of independents come together to stand in GRCs. Who knows, it might just work if these independents can convince the electorate that they are worth a try.

The best part of it all is that they need not have to toe their feets to any party lines, which might be a good thing after all. They can take up any issues as long as they believe in them and this might just benefit the citizens more than any political party can.

As for PM’s call for would-be politicians to join a party, well, it might be good to go against what the PAP tells us. We must test their fears.

He has always advocated candidates to stand behind a registered party more for accountability and also discourage those fly-by-night politicians.

Hernendas:

I am also abroad but that does not mean I am idle and doing nothing to help my country. By all means, migrate but let your heart be close to Singapore and don’t let your heart goes cold. You can also do something for our country when working or studying abroad.

In fact, when you are abroad, you have a foretaste of how bad our country is run and that make you want to do something for SIngapore.

Very good suggestion indeed and I would add that we hope to see more independent candidates at the next GE. I feel that independents stand a better chance of getting voted into parliament than any of the existing alternatives.

Thus, I conclude that singaporean mindset will only change and be more like other developed worlds and developing country democrats after a long long time. By then I would be dead already , for sure.

Thus, it saddens me about the Reality I am witnessing every day for the last many many decades. As the great JBJ is no longer with us, we can only be grateful that a man like TKL decide to do the ideal thing, for us.

I am in the process of choosing a country to migrate to and should make up my decision in a few months. Call me a quitter , but then I have seen Reality in the face. And have concluded.

Holland-Bukit Panjang and Pasir Ris-Punggol town councils have invested a total of S$12 million in DBS High Notes, Lehman Brothers’ Minibond Notes and Merrill Lynch’s Jubilee Series 3.

That’s about 0.6 per cent of the total funds available for investments.

Senior Minister of State for National Development and Education Grace Fu gave this update in Parliament on Monday.

Town councils can invest up to 35 per cent of their sinking funds in corporate bonds and equities.

Based on the financial statements submitted to the National Development Ministry for 2007, Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council invested about S$8 million or 6.7 per cent of its available funds while Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Council invested some 2.6 per cent totalling S$4 million.

Other town councils such as Aljunied, Ang Mo Kio-Yio Chu Kang, Hong Kah, Marine Parade, Tampines and Tanjong Pagar also have exposure to Lehman Brothers.

The fund managers appointed by these town councils invested S$4 million in Lehman Brothers through their investment portfolio.

These account for less than one per cent of each town council’s funds available for investments. – CNA/vm

Two town councils have invested around $12 million in the minibond trust.

YA I agreed with Gemami that you are probably one in a million!

We wont dare to do what you did because:

1. We are too scared that the authorities will clamp down on us even though HLP is already a legal protest ground. The old fear is still inherent among us.

2. We think that we are incapable of gathering so many people and will they listen to us?

3. We also lack the confidence that we can tackle such a big group of investors who may ask us intelligent questions that we can”t answer.

4. We don’t have this DNA yet here to speak up in such bravery against the authorities after seeing what happened to CSJ and JBJ so your’s is a good testiomony that doing good out of a kind heart is all that matters.

5. We are fearful that one wrong step and we will be sued by the govt so best not to do anything.

So you deserve all the appreciation true son of SIngapore! For the sake of SIngapore, do consider standing up for GE. I will carry your files for you.