I supposed the most shocking person or persons comes from within the MIW party. It is not surprising why USA knows so much about singapore since Bush time whereby the 2 govts are doing so much things in common. I believe there will be more things opening up to surface in time to come. Obama is not stupid OK!

i am also concerned about the decades of audit required but as far as we know, there is no announcement that such audit has started?

what are we waiting for? to extent the time needed to complete such a ginormous audit?

At this stage, having read the excellent response from trulysingapore and the comments from readers, I have nothing new to add except to say that you, Dr Yik, appears to be a person with a screwed-up mentality insofar as the PAP is concerned; you have a jaundiced view of the PAP.

Care to respond, by making a post here?

Dr Yik, The Straits Times published your article [14 Jan] when you wrote in response to Dr Catherine Lim’s article of 13 Jan. But when I wrote [16 Jan] in response to your article, my article has been left unpublished. Would you help by initiating an inquiry with The ST?

In case you are an avid reader [secretly or otherwise] of what is happening here, at theonlinecitizen,  it is my pleasure to let you read my article of 16 Jan to The ST:

“I refer to the letter from Dr Catherine Lim, “Surprised by ‘cooling off’ idea” [ST Jan 13] and the response from Dr Yik Keng Yong, “It’s a sound policy” [ST Jan 14].
I agree with the points raised by Dr Lim and consider Dr Yik as the one with a jaundiced view of the PAP’s intentions and of Dr Lim’s comments, and the one making comments that appear unrepresentative of the situation at ground level.
First, a 24 hr cooling period before Polling Day is an idea that only a political party such as the PAP is capable of. If Dr Yik thinks that such a policy is sound and should be applied not only to voting practice but also in our daily routine, has it ever occurred to him to ascertain why it was not introduced in prior elections which have been held every 4 years for the last 50 years? Why only now? Having been voted into power in the past – in the absence of a cooling period – is the PAP now afraid that it will be voted out, on emotional grounds, if a cooling period is not introduced? If so, it cannot be considered as rational thinking.
A cooling period will make no difference if people have already decided which candidate/party they want in. Moreover, it can be argued that it is not a question of having a day of calm reflections to help one think rationally before casting one’s vote. Whether the government has performed to people’s expectations is a far more important criterion, and one does not need a cooling period of 24 hrs to know or decide whether the government has performed to expectations or not. With support from people like Dr Yik, the PAP should have no fear of being knocked out of the competition. It may lose its shirt but not its pants.
To quote Dr Yik’s opening line: Dr Catherine Lim’s interpretation yesterday [“Surprised by ‘cooling off’ idea”] of the People’s Action Party’s [PAP] announcement of a 24-hr cooling-off period before Polling Day is as striking in its perspicuity as it is jaundiced of the PAP’s intentions. If Dr Lim is perspicuous with her interpretation, then it would be contradictory or inconsistent to accuse her of having a jaundiced view of others.
Sorry, Dr Yik, you are the one who is jaundiced, not Dr Lim.”

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MBT failed to take appropriate actions before the prices of resale HDB flats doubled within four years, from 2006 to 2010. When almost one million PRs and foreign workers arrived here the government should have built more HDB flats in anticipation of the demand. They have all the information and statistics.

Immortality is the only constant.

What about productivity and creativity?

LHL has not delivered.

He basically grew the GDP by feeding employers with cheap labour.

to the detriment of ordinary Singaporeans.
 

Only in monetary rewards, or in terms of power, or abuse  of a privilaged position?

In this respect, my wish for the country is the same as his excellency’s aspirations.

But make no mistake, i am not always agreeable with USA policies such as the main cause for the world financial crisis.

Having said this, I like to remain neutral when dealing with political issues.  Although some may say he appears to have involved himself with domestic politics, i tend to keep an Open Mind. I see that what he said is highly credible and logical and not without merits.
As much as i dun like singapore to be criticised, as a Responsible citizen who hopes to see the country advance and improve, such interventions, if you will, is not what i would not welcome.

As intellectuals, we should admit what is the problem, if any, and then try to resolve it and not be Emotional, Illogical and Biased and should use our EQ to handle such criticisms positively. 

By the by, i am really shocked that USA knows so much about singapore.

incorruptible?