Comments on: PM Lee doesn’t take private jet

By: Utopia

Utopia — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:50:07 +0000

Sissy Lee, GrandPa Lee, and the Jinx of the same ONE Family can afford to lose more than $100 billions dollars nonchalant, and even to pump in more untold amount of money into their own pet investment, and you telling me that Singapore is not affluent ? How much do you need to become affluent ? 200 Trillions ?

Who need a private jet when he and his pathetic family treat the whole of Singapore as though belong to him ?

By: Too Sure

Too Sure — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:14:21 +0000

He does not take private jet but he inconvenient every passengers and crew when he takes SIA. he made sure his foreign affair team check every single item of your bags before you check in and a thorough body check at the counter.

He is not paying himself just $3.84M, there is a 12 months discretionary decided by himself!!!

By: PekChek

PekChek — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:45:14 +0000

Aiyah PM does not fly by private jet because SIA is more comfortable and safe. What is wrong with it? Anyway LKY, JYM Pillay, pilots, stewardess, SATs etc and many others are responsible for SIA’s success. In the early days when SIA was penetrated by Australian pilots, I remembered he sent Devan Nair to handle the case. Thus the phrase: “This meek and subservient man will give you the marching order….”

Life is not easy. Singapore was a slum before. Now it is a beauty and suddenly everyone has something to say.. But the bottom line is we must still thank the old guards under LKY and the people of Singapore and Dr Winsemius too.

Please give them a break!

By: Teo Kueh Liang

Teo Kueh Liang — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:21:19 +0000

Ministry of Trade and Industry had earlier made an economic performance forecast. It predicts and expect Singapore GDP to contract between minus 2 and minus 9 percentage. Hence, we can clearly draw an correlation that Singapore’s economy cannot avoid the disaster and influence of the global economic/financial crisis.

In view of this respect, our Cabinet can’t really do much to turn the table around by reversing Singapore’s economy to a better state. The most they can do for now , is to dip into reserve to tide over the adversities of the businesses and workers. Thus, it will be good for all ministers and high ranking officials to cut their official travel pattern and expenses.

By: red_dot

red_dot — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:21:47 +0000

Let’s have a Parliamentary investigation
to the truth!!!!!!

By: You Win Liao

You Win Liao — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:11:48 +0000

liar! liar!
tell lie will have his tongue to be cut off in hell……

By: Yamasam

Yamasam — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:53:12 +0000

“lead by example” ?? Haha . . . my toes are laughing.

If he’s serious, first thing first, cut those out-of-this-world salary to be more aligned with international benchmarks for political leaders.

By: ST_fan

ST_fan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:24:42 +0000

Did he told the Korean he saved wasting 15 sticks of satay…

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/277178/1/.html

By: ST_fan

ST_fan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:19:47 +0000

This SHOULD BE in Mediacorp’s “Incredible Tales”

By: tew ah seow

tew ah seow — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:09:00 +0000

Fly economy with 1st class treatment, what is the difference ? Pot calling the kettle black.

By: GABRIEL

GABRIEL — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:55:06 +0000

Aiyoh, that Korean chappie was just trying to generate media publicity for himself by talking about his guest. He was trying to project himself a a good host by singing the praises of his guest, while at the same time, gaining media mileage.
Just take what he and other media-savvy politicos say, with a big pinch of sale. No need to get worked up over such worthless proclamations. Not worth it — tackle bigger issues.

By: more and more of their faces in the msm videos and prints

more and more of their faces in the msm videos and prints — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:46:23 +0000

like this people can see they working .
so comforting.
i wonder is it coming soon?
why non-reply of losses?

By: plopp

plopp — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:14:34 +0000

6 hours economy class — > sounds very nice and generous ah, but how often do they fly 6 hours and how often do they fly more? If only need to fly 6 hours , usually they come here not vice versa. O.O Pretendgames.

By: Alex the peasant boy

Alex the peasant boy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:36:35 +0000

Somehow, all these wayangs remind me of WWE! Always entertaining & providing a few laughs!

By: aiyoyo

aiyoyo — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:52:26 +0000

aiyoyo

those elites talk talk talk

got time recover/save the economy la..

benefit all ma..

aiyoyo

By: tick

tick — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:51:51 +0000

they did not say that it’s economy class on SQ…which could end up more expensive than some business class of some other airlines…

remember some TT Durian trying to exploit and compare the price of air tickets??

By: kingisher

kingisher — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:10:22 +0000

For those here who still think we shld not badmouth the PAP govt, may I offer this quote from Bertrand Russell:

“The man who has fed the chicken everyday throughout its life at last wrings its neck instead, showing that refined views as to the uniformity of nature would have been useful to the chicken.”

As chickens, we shld guard against being lulled by the usual routine apparent “goodness” under PAP. One day, it’ll just snap like the chicken’s neck. It seems to be happening already. Also, don’t expect to wake up when you’re a boiled frog!

By: kingisher

kingisher — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:59:47 +0000

#39,
Sori, did you say “at least there’ll be more ppl on ground to mourn for the father and son team.”

Who cares? I thot there’ll be parties everywhere?

By: kaopehkaobu

kaopehkaobu — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:52:51 +0000

Terrorists are more likely to strike on planes carrying impt govt personnel and thus he is risking the lives of innocent by travelling with the masses. It is better for him and his father to travel by pte jet. In the event that it crashes like Air France 477, at least there’ll be more ppl on ground to mourn for the father and son team.

By: spineless comparison

spineless comparison — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:35:01 +0000

The Billions lost by father and wife could have paid for Airforce One A380 to be used exclusively for PM Lee, with a Squadron of F117s as security escorts.
There will still be plenty of Billions left to upkeep one Battalion of Gurkhas, convert Sentosa Island for PM Lee’s retreat and still enough change to improve the lives of many Sporeans.

So whatever claims made by PM Lee about his govt saving money or being prudent in spending is laughable.