Sylvia has done reasonably well in the issues she’s raised and argues her points logically. In a sense of raising issues, her role (as an Opposition member) is to challenge us aggressively. In that sense, she’s not done very much the way Low Thia Khiang and Chiam See Tong, when he was well, used to do by picking on political points.
Inderjit Singh, on NCMP Sylvia Lim
She says it as it is and we have to credit her for saying it, no matter how direct or crude.
Inderjit Singh, on fellow MP Lee Bee Wah
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I see, Inderjit now becomes the Report Card writer for the female MPs?
Who appointed him to do so har?
What about he assessing himself as a people’s representative instead of a PAP representative?
Btw, I give him credit for what he has done, that other PAP MPs had refused or did not do, in Parliament.
how patronising Mr Inderjit is. rather dumb comment to make too.
Imagine if Lee Bee Wah’s colourful language were mouthed by Sylvia Lim. Instead of singing praises of forthrightness PAPpers and Shitty Times would be condemning Sylvia for obscenities and probably tar all opposition with the same brush.
So much for double standards :) reallity of singapore.
Contrary to what Inderjit Singh has said, many find Lee Bee Wah insensitive and arrogant.
Inderjit, PM Lee and Lee Bee Wah are all from Ang Mo Kio GRC. Are they afraid of being pulled down in the GRC? Are the elections near?
I see that my feelings of disgust at this article has been echoed by the earlier commenters. As mentioned, who died and made Singh the report card? Also, of all people, Charles Chong (of you-are-lesser-mortal fame) is certainly not in a position to assess anybody’s performance!
Such a stupid waste-of-space article that has no bearing on anything whatsoever. If at all, the article shows us how archaic the system must (still) be for the need for an article that ‘celebrates’ the achievements of women. Hello, we are at the end of the first decade of the second millenium and these people talking like this is the 1970′s (or earlier) and women’s liberation is going on. Please lah, other than the physical differences, there is little consideration to gender when assessing one’s capabilities – wake up already.
Also, did you guys notice the little i-am-going-out-of-the-way-to-deny-rumours disclaimer in the second-last paragraph?
Looks like just another day in la-la land for the ‘respectable’ (sic) mainstream journalists…
Ganga,
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. I think that is why Today did that article.
Thank you for the information but I still don’t think we are at a place where we need to ‘assess’ women. The spirit should most definitely be to appreciate women and what they have given to the community, not dicuss how well (or lack thereof) they have contributed.
And even if we excuse this article as a ‘celebration’ of women, then why the criticism of Sylivia Lim and Eunice Olsen? Isn’t that contrary to the spirit of the article then?
The article is poorly disguised and there are too many holes for it to fit into the ‘theme’ of International Women’s Day – these journalists need to work harder at their propaganda-spinning abilities…