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The Worker’s Party (WP) introduced its final slate of candidates on Monday for the upcoming elections, bringing the total tally to 23.
The final four are : top corporate lawyer Chen Show Mao, 50; entrepreneur Yee Jenn Jong, 46; businesswoman Glenda Han, 35; and founder of online commentary syndicate opinionasia.com Pritam Singh, 34
WP Secretary General Low Thia Khiang began the press conference by commenting on the episode on Sunday, when WP candidate Watson Chong broke down while relating how his family had strong objections to him joining the opposition.
Mr Low said that he considers himself lucky in that when he entered politics 30 years ago, his family supported his decision. However, he noted that this climate of fear that deters people from offering themselves as opposition candidates has persisted through the years.
“This is a legacy of the previous PAP government,” he said. “This is also the price, my friends, we have paid for our economic development, for a strong government. You want this to continue? You think moving forward this is going to be positive, going to be good for the country, for Singapore?”
WP candidate Mr Chen also made the point that this election is about the future of Singapore. “Do you give all of the power that affects your future to one party and hope for the best? Or do you keep that power for yourself and give yourself a choice. A choice of capable parties competing to give you a better future.
“But in order to have that choice tomorrow, you would need to support the opposition in Singapore today so that we will have the opportunity, the time and the means to grow and develop and become more seasoned in matters of government.”
During the press conference, much of the attention was focused on Mr Chen. Looking relaxed, he fielded questions with candour and humour.
Giving a glimpse into his family life, he revealed that he has three children, a 10-year-old boy and a seven-year-old girl. His middle child, a girl, passed away before her fourth birthday. His wife, a homemaker, was born in Taiwan but grew up in Indonesia and is now a US citizen.
Addressing concerns that he may not be able to relate well to the concerns of Singaporeans after having lived overseas for many years, Mr Chen said, “I spent all this time abroad, but that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped being Singaporean.”
He went on to explain that after completing his national service, his choice of university, the availability of financial aid and scholarship and later, the professional opportunities that presented themselves, were factors that impacted his decision to base himself overseas.
He said that while abroad, he continued to keep in touch with what was happening in Singapore through his personal networks, regular home visits, local news publications as well as the internet.
As a parting shot, Mr Chen called for a refocusing of perspective “Don’t forget. I’m not standing for election on my own. I’m standing to be elected as a Worker’s Party candidate. We have a team. We have a party to serve the residents of our constituencies. And more importantly, this election is not about me only. It’s about us. It’s about our future. It’s about the direction in which we would like Singapore to go. And here I am, imperfect as I am, I offer myself to you so that you have a choice. You have a say in your future.”
Editor’s note: In the article, we had said Mr Chen’s second child passed away one and a half years ago. This is incorrect and we have removed that note. We apologise for the mistake.
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Photos of the media conference by Boris Chan.
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Video of the press con by Patrick Chng.
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I have a crazy idea. Can singaporeans in general show their support for opposition by going to watch Thor. It can be an unofficial referendum of how much we want an opposition no matter what dirty tricks is done during the election. If u support it pass it on in cyberspace. We don’t have other polls nationwide which are reliable. MSM is neither fair nor reliable.
Bro Chen is a true patriot! This morning I teared as I had read of his personal tragedy of losing his young daughter. How many of us will want to run for public office after such a tragedy? He could have gone somewhere else (maybe USA since his wife is an American citizen) to spend more time with his kids and enjoy his hard earned money. After all, he has more than achieved in his career and nothing else to prove. Why should he come back? Because he loves this country and wants to give back. I salute him for coming back to stand up for us who are helpless dafts (as the pappies would like to think we are). Bro Chen, thank you for making such a sacrifice and putting your countrymen before self. You and WP deserve our votes.
Like what Chen said,
This country’s future is not decided by men white on white, but by men red on white.
Red on white are the colours of our National Flag.
Cool.
Chen Show Mao, jia you, jia you, people from other wards will support you.
Of course, the elections are about our futture. What else could they be?
Which is why it is important to choose wisely. And I would not trust my future and my children’s future to someone who has just returned after a generation abroad and deems himself qualified to tell us what is best for us and to enact laws that will affect us.
If we are really honest with ourselves, we would acknowledge that if the PAP loses power (yes, a freak election is not some wild dream), we would all wake up regretting our vote. Low and Sylvia would say, we have miscalculated!Investors pull out, the S$ dives down, inflation shoots up, the value of your house plunges and your job at risk. The talented leave Singapre and the country will take years to recover, if at all.
All these just to spite the government? I too have my greviances, some heavy ones, but I know the PAP represents the best possible governemt in an imperfect world. Imagine Low as PM!!! He can hardly string a proper sentence which is a reflection of his confused thinking. Look at the number of stupoied statements he has made since the campaign started.
Now, in spite of my greviances, at least I and my children have opportunities. If we don’t take them we can only blame ourselves.
“And I would not trust my future and my children’s future to someone who has just returned after a generation abroad and deems himself qualified to tell us what is best for us and to enact laws that will affect us.”
Right, u would rather trust current ministers who have lived their entire lives in Singapore, know every rule and law like the back of their hand, and rip the people off in whatever manner they can. 3 cheers to u!!
“we would all wake up regretting our vote. Low and Sylvia would say, we have miscalculated!Investors pull out, the S$ dives down, inflation shoots up, the value of your house plunges and your job at risk. The talented leave Singapre and the country will take years to recover, if at all.”
U would, not us. Once again, painting the doomsday scenario. The WP is not so dumb to screw up everything that has been created. They’re going for gradual improvements for the lives of citizens. maybe u used to having such a gd life, u don’t need further improvements to your life.
“Imagine Low as PM!!! He can hardly string a proper sentence which is a reflection of his confused thinking. Look at the number of stupoied statements he has made since the campaign started.”
Right, Low is stupid. Maybe you’re more eloquent and your thinking is more “straightened”. Clearly, this more important than thinking about welfare of citizens. Another 3 cheers to u being PM! I would bow and kiss your feet
Having a freak election in 2011 is statistically impossible. The worst case scenario is 15-20 seats will go to the opposition which I think is a good thing as it will help spur competition in Parliament.
With the first generation PAP leaders, I would say that they lead with passion, dignity and vision. So, they deserved our unreserved support.
But for the current generation of PAP leaders, you have to evaluate them against their track record over the last 5 years. I think overall, they fare quite badly in my view. To continue to give them your unreserved support, you are actually doing the nation a disservice by encouraging the rapid deterioration of the PAP team
50 years and we are beginning to feel the strain from PAP whip!
i am not mistaken to say we are the maids
, not they are our servants
Parasite 26 April 2011
@iPUSHleekuanyewwheelchair
Spot on, this Glenda Han is very attractive. By the way, any idea what business she doing?
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cannot and no idea as well
last time was invited to sit with her and her team havin dinner..
i politely declined as i hav hidden agenda…i am attracted to her…
to all concerned
glenda han is a simple low profile lady
she has never admit defeat..see as proven she is back
best of all she also never loss their deposits for the last election campaign
33% hor..don’t prayed play…
Mr Chen, stay calm and steadfast. You can see that the PAP is in deep shit having dimsissed the people’s views and ignoring the problems for so long. One can see how desperate they are and how they are turning wacko. PAP are resorting to dirty tricks like DDSO on temasekreview, disabling comments on youtube, facebook, inciting discrimination and hate but are unable to talk about solving national issues and people welfare issues. With weaklings like TPL, Janil hiding under GCT’s underwear hoping to sneak into parliament, PAP is now a sorry sight. you definitely have our full support. Keep up the spirit, and ALL THE BEST.
@angmo1
To look for candidates with a selfish reason to serve, look no further than the slate of PAP candidates.
For CSM, he has everything to loose as an opposition candidate and what he stand to gain is only a chance to serve the people of Singapore. Do you really think he cannot get into PAP camp if he wanted to? This guy has a soul that cannot be bought. To be in the opposition, you have to be whiter than white.
For CSM as the President, it will really be awkward for the PAP government to walk the talk of having an independent safeguard for our reserves. CSM with his background will be very difficult for PAP to control and manipulate.
Sreehc
Imagine Low as PM!!! He can hardly string a proper sentence which is a reflection of his confused thinking. Look at the number of stupoied statements he has made since the campaign started.”
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you meant by havin proper cambridge english..all the peasant would had a better future life ahead?
where did leekingyou/son educated from?
and by their last records…
named me 5 good deeds they hav done for the peasants let alone attendin funeral wakes in their respective constituned…
lek walsha was a polished union leader
blair was a coal union leader
both the ABOVE run thir countries to their best of their abilities…
kaomangai
I think you misunderstand my earlier post.
I am not saying CSM has a selfish reason to serve….
I state clearly that for my own personal selfish reasons, I prefer CSM to go helm one of the Stat boards, GIC, etc…..
There he can really affect change as opposed to just debating in Parliament….
opps should be directed @ Cheers
my esteem apologies to SReehc
now back to cheers
at least I and my children have opportunities…
opportunities in what may 1 seek?
a busaries perhaps?
a opportunity to buy a 1/2million dollar$ hdb flat as well?
angmoh1
I state clearly that for my own personal selfish reasons, I prefer CSM to go helm one of the Stat boards, GIC, etc…..
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wow! who made you goodyear? just because your name is angmor #1 you can changed temsek inc under YOUR command?
yeah you better SELL FISH….
it suit you 101%..even the former woman mp dr seet washed her hand after shakin yours….
angmoh1:
Do you still remember the former President, the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong’s request for some figures?
Ha, who wants to be yes men in the STATs, GIC or Temasek, and be bound by instructions from the Grand Master.
Angmo 1 must be joking again.
Oh I love popcorn, dislike anything to do with balls, human or from the fish, the same.
Am a peasant class lah, need someone to represent my lowly class, who cares about
perfect Queens language, at least a peasant would not be so dumb as to pay visit to a sensitive place like Taiwan before ascending the PM post.
Clueless,
It would seem that you are really clueless as to what this election is about.
I have tried to help you frame your query on people’s logic in various feedbacks more specifically.
I believe I have tried my best to tell you this is a once-in-five years’ opportunity for people to decide whether the incumbents have done a good job and what if any has gone wrong so as to make the right choice.
Now you ignored all these and insisted on repeating the wrong policies of the incumbents which have caused so many people to suffer from rising costs of housing to living and loss of our economic competitiveness due to a “tax-and-privatize system of governing.
I recalled that the ministers who were brought in two election ago like VB were given the task for remaking Singapore.
In the annual conference I attended on Remaking of Singapore, he admitted to the large audience that the no. 1 feedback to his committee is “rising cost of living”
He presented a long list of complaints and feedbacks including lack of transparency and accountability, bureaucracy and lack of coordination among departments etc.
He as the kind of ministers you indicated who would know about Singapore has obviously failed to measure up. His latest booboo is to over-spend people’s monies for the YOG by three times over the budgeted amount.
Do you still trust the new blood brought in under “heavy weight”, “scholar”, “debater” by the incumbent party.
Don’t you see the reality, and hard truths untold in MM’s self-praising book “Hard Truth”
CSM decision to serve the people of Singapore through joining opposition party makes educated professionals to pause and think harder how they can contribute back to society constructively for long term benefits.
@ Cheers,
There are many ifs and buts. Your spouting just shows what kind of person you are.Like your master, you a a dim witted, self serving liar who do not have a brain to think beyond yourself. If you can cast your sight wider, you may be see things differently.
Something tells me that you are actually not a born Singaporean. Then again, its another story.
@alitheia
I have not forgotten….but do bear in mind that Ong Teng Cheong was the first President after the consitutional changes adopted in 1991 which also granted the president more responsibilities over the reserves among other things.
Be it resistance or just the usual difficulties in changes to the previous modus operandi, I take it with a pinch of salt. Granted it was tough….but if you look at the spirit of the consitutional change implemneted then…..I guess you can’t really complain…
@popcorn
If you think CSM is such a good man, then I assume he will be able to hold his own and push agenda’s through in roles suggested with the Stats, GIC etc.
Unless you are saying he is not capable??
Think twice before you discredit a person we both clearly think highly off!!
*pop pop*
@iPUSHleekinyouwheelchair
With your wierd sense of logic, I guess no point considering your view henceforth….siow!! Why not put forth decent arguments…then we can debate again…..for now, just need to skip your comments. :-)
Why would anyone like to response to someone with a nick ‘Clueless’? You know that with whatever you try to explain to him, he will continue being clueless. The clue he gets will be from the master. So just direct him to the media which is the mouth piece of the government. He will then get the clues.
to angmoh1:
ha ha ha ha ha ha…really?….ha ha ha ha
Take it with a pinch of salt? How about 56 man-years full of it?
@angmoh 1
Sorry people have tried that, just have a look at our chief civil service officer Mr Ngiam.
It will not work anymore, they have started skewing statistic to fool people in a grand way.
The PAP will not even let you in the door, if you are not with them. Have a look at Vivian.
Its diffrent today, the change coming from within is impossible.
Its either you are with them or with the opposition. Period.
Saw the ToC vid on Chen. Impressive handling of the overseas time issue. The use of the growth & share letter was handled very well.
POSB bank acct. Lived in HDB. Served in NS. Family connections. Overseas ambassadors of Singapore.
I found the immigration & population policy is ironically apt coming from an immigrant background himself.
I think there is a good connection with the listeners. The speech pauses are the sign of a thinker a la LKY. Well made with solid responses.
If Chen contest in a GRC, the weak link will not be him. The Tin Pei Ling issue has reduced the PAP’s ability to focus on the other members of the GRC.
I think Aljunied has a very realistic chance of turning “hammer”.
Even movie releases are helping WP. The timely release of Thor & his hammer. Looks like WP got their own Thor!
Agree that he seems to be the most calm and composed candidate so far. Just compare his gravitas with the so called grassroots, army camaraderie style used by chan chun sing. Everytime they screen his hysterical horsy laughter, we want to question his army credentials.
In any case, Chen show mao credentials are far more superior than any of the PAP candidates. Let’s juz hope he survives till May 7 without another smear campaign, THOUGH IT WILL QUITE UNLIKELY, knowing the PAP.
angmoh1
@iPUSHleekinyouwheelchair
With your wierd sense of logic, I guess no point considering your view henceforth….siow!! Why not put forth decent arguments…then we can debate again…..for now, just need to skip your comments. :-)
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no POINTs indeed..so must skip class lark.. one who do not do well should leave school and be a choachukang farmer
you are indeed your father’s son
Keep it up, WP.
When a government lost the trust of the people, WP, and all opposition parties in general, should have a good result this GE.
NCP
People of Aljunied, it’s encouraging to see your support to BG George Yeo, he has indeed been a people person over last 5 years. We will support you all the way. I would not put our trust with a foreigner who do not know our people in Aljunied. PAP will win again, with the mandate in Aljunied! We will also take back Hougang and Aljunied this election!
82-2 is simply not sustainable. I don’t believe there is no group-think and there are many people in PAP willing to oppose their authoritative leader.
Complacency is starting to show. Just look at our “cream of the crop” ministers uttering nonsense daily on Strait Times. MBT is the worst!
Unfair politics through 1)gerrymandering, 2)pork barrel (vote buying through upgrading) and 3)GRC have to stop. The playing field has to be level so that Singaporeans benefit by having the most capable people elected into the government regardless of party affiliations.
Just as monopoly is bad for customers, do you want to be the citizens of a monopolistic government who has absolute power? What would happen if they fail or are wrong? We know many family business won’t survive past the 2nd generation.
Singaporeans have to vote wisely to bring balance into the parliament. I believe if Singaporeans show support to opposition, it would encourage more able people to join politics. There would be a bloom of talent which would propel our country to next stage of growth.
The PAP will be very, very smug if all the internet rhetoric and “noise” about needing more alternative voices in parliament comes to nought, zero, nil and we still have two non-oppo MPs on the evening of the 7th. That will be the biggest nightmare and worst still, the miw will take revenge on all of us in their vindictiveness! God save us all.
Ha Ha, really like the sound of pop pop, my beloved popcorn, not like dangling balls, swing here and there without a sound.
Must be joking the third time, the moment someone opens his mouth to object, out he
goes like Ex-President Ong and Goodyear,
the Grand master could not hold one bit of dissenting views. Peter Ng, the CEO of GIC said every investment proposal must get approval from the Grand master.
Chen Show Mao would rather be a real fund investment manager, not a puppet one.
Old Singapoeans 26 April 2011
People of Aljunied, it’s encouraging to see your support to BG George Yeo, he has indeed been a people person over last 5 years. We will support you all the way. I would not put our trust with a foreigner
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indeed georgeyeo did a greatjob..he let a criminal foreigner walked away after killin fellow singapoor on a drunk drivin offence…
hopefooly you family in aljunied should not be run over by drunken foreigners or else you would had demand compensation from dr chee again…
Some people has viewed Chen’s absence negatively. After all, PAP was in the midst of nation building and now he is coming back to reap the fruits.
Indeed, Singaporeans are forever indebted to our 1st generation leaders who set a strong foundation for our success. But the heartware and hardware of society are strained today…
Giving up his comfort zone, Chen is back to contribute as an MP. His children are coming back too, attending our schools, the education system which nurtured him into the talent he is today. Hence, he too has a stake to make sure Singapore works and become even more First World in all aspects.
It is amazing how his facebook has exploded in numbers… why are Singaporeans rallying behind him? It is spontaneous… why???
Food for thought for PAP.
Minister Yeo is a nice person. Let’s hope he would be more philosophical and gracious to understand what is at stake. In the event CSM stands in Aljunied, it may be a blessing in disguise.
He will be merely losing to someone who could truly re-unite the divided people after all these years of oppressive rule cclculated to entrench the self-centered people in power.
Chen Show Mao
Take care and all the best. God bless you and your family to pray for you to win this GE election 2011.
The 86 comments:
Hope ALL true Singaporeans are listening and beg to give him a chance to serve.
A rare guy, who is sincere enough (Please watch him in youtube, in your heart can feel it, the passion and the fire in his belly to do good for Singapore future). Good MP potential.
Chen Show Mao – Bolek
Real, capable talent won’t join the PAP Govt, their talents are pursued by foreign
MNCs and foreign Govts.
Talented people in the engineering and IT fields say they would not be able to get jobs after working with the STATs here in Singapore when they go hunting for jobs overseas.
So even if Chen Show Mao could not enter
Parliament, he could easily go back to
China or even to America, these Govts would welcome him with open arms.
Only people with less grey matter push our prodigal son away, out of selfish interests and envy.
So CSM, jia you, even if you return overseas to your previous job, we would support you.
I am happy to declare I am in Aljunied GRC and I am glad for the 1st time I can give my vote to WP not because they will do something for me but because they can try to change things for my fellow singaporeans. To all who thinks he is a foreigner and cannot represent us may I remind them that many ministers in the 1959 government were also foreigners. so let’s not disgrace our forefathers by slamming immigrants who have made Singapore their home
I seriously don’t get the whole “freak result” line the ruling party keeps repeating over and over again.
Free and fair elections ALWAYS reflect the prevailing mood of the people. “Freak” election results don’t happen when there are millions of voters, if the PAP wins or loses seats it will ALWAYS be because the electorate wants them in/out.
Be not deceived. PAP’s trick of using GRC to entrenched themselves in power is losing it’s effectiveness now with high calibre opposition candidates. Their next trick is importing foreign supporters in large number to out flank the true blue sinkies bcos many sinkies (pap supporters) are beginning to turn against them. The ramifications of this huge import are of immense impact on your future. Don’t play play ah!! Better have checks on the incumbents by voting in some opposition.
“Would a ration system work. I had a chat with my cook from Tamilnadu (India). He said that households are given Ration coupon booklets which entitles them to buy basic neccesities eg Rice, cooking oil, Dhal, chappati flour, kerosene, sugar, salt (I will get the complete list) at subsidized prices. They may not be of top grade, like “basmati” rice. The individuals mentioned in the booklets (say family of 4 each gets a ration ie 4 persons x 1kg each = 4 kgs of rice etc.
They dont have citizenship papers or identity cards, sometimes not even birth cerificates, they only essential documents are the “ration booklets’ and “Voting Cards” for elections.
Comments please.”
Isn’t that similar to the food coupon system used throughout the Western world? I think something like this should be implemented here as well – we are ostensibly a First World country after all, nobody should go hungry.
A good show from WP, and it’s candidates. Organised and yes anticipated questions. It does give the electorate more choices.
So far issues from WP has been on housing ( to be fair the wre many others) but at least those that caught the media.
The debate is still on and the relevant solutions from WP don’t seem to gel except to excite the public or netizens. A couple of issues are raised immigration policies and minsterial pay.
There is also mention about the future but vague notions of what the party will provide like in it’s defence of a manifesto for a first world parliament. Point is how will you change the future for Singapore in the areas that the party has said immigration, space, housing and well as checks what are the issues not accounted for and how should the accountability be. Beyond populist notions, quite a number in the crowd are wondering What will you propose.
A number of issues brought up by members of the Party were said in Parliament and have yet to be discussed. Do hope to see the real WP beyond general words!
to Political Observer:
The opposition is not a panacea. Neither would the PAP be able to solve everything with a snap of the finger. The challenges thrown at us by a globalised world are complex.
What we can hope for is a more rounded representation of hopes and apprehensions in Parliament. A credible opposition can perform this function. It doesn’t mean that all policies henceforth will be sweet and easy. What it means is that tough proposals would have gone through sufficient scrutiny and consideration. Should they be adopted as policies, they would have more buy-in from a wider spectrum of society.
This is good for all: Singaporeans, Singapore, the government, the PAP, the opposition. This is how we can move forward.
Whichever party we may support, whatever our affinities or affiliation, we must remember this is an election about Singapore, for Singapore and by Singaporeans.
Agree with Alitheia
The vote is important and it should be an informed decision. Not based on barefaced lies or propaganda.
Voting for WP in Aljunied will have multiple implications.
1) PAP will lose 3 ministers if the vote for WP is over 50%.
PM is wily enough to raise the stakes by pointing Zainul as the next speaker.
However, the unsaid is whether PAP has back-up if it fails. The answer is likely yes if only 1-2 GRCs fall.
I personally don’t think the foreign ministry is as critical as the other ministry particilarly when the wikileaks fall out has zero impact. Indeed, a change in FMs might ironically help boost SG’s image abroad.
Ms Lim is only supporting Tharman so its not like the Finance ministry will collapse.
So can the speaker position be replaced.
2) The worker’s party even with a GRC + 1 SMC will not be able to change or affect laws. So what’s the point?
The WP has the most moderate and logically tot out counter-arguments of all opposition parties. It can only get better with more top people like Chen onboard.
They are not distracted by fringe issues eg gay rights etc and appears to have learnt their lesson regarding defamation suits since Tang Liang Hong.
Voting WP won’t actually stop PAP policies so long as PAP has a majority but it will raise issues that will make PAP stop to think, argue against or risk appearing as if they can ride roughshod over constructive criticism.
3) Will GRC suffer if under opposition?
The GRC comprises ~150k voting citizens and more than double that in number if you count their families. The PAP risk a big negative political fallout in discriminating against such a large number of people including foreigners living in a GRC, many of whom can also be PAP voters. This could have a long term anti-PAP fallout as compared to an SMC.
However, a GRC can suffer if not properly run. The opposition has always the advantage in having full time MPs without ministers distracted by government work rather than grassroots work. 3 ministers = more minister work but PAP has kar kia.
WP is not a large party but has smartly focussed their resources so as to avoid overstretched. That should not be an issue.
The question is whether their elected MPs are solid enough to run town councils?
Can Mr Chen, who has dealt in multi-$billion deals, + Sylvia Lim & other members manage a GRC together? I’ll leave it to Aljunied voters to decide.
I am pleased (for Singapore and Aljunied voters) to add Mr Low Thia Kiang with more than 20 years managing town council experience into the list above!
Can Mr Chen, who has dealt in multi-$billion deals, + Mr Low with 20+ years of town council experience + Sylvia Lim, NCMP & other members manage a GRC together? I’ll leave it to Aljunied voters to decide.
Lim
Beside being eminent in looking after the municipal interests of Aljunied GRC, the WP team should be able to have a larger vision to serve all Singaporeans without relying on the self-centered tweaking and gerrymandering of the outdated one-man democracy.
The outside world could see that we have truly a safer world-class system and more will be attracted to investing in our creative economy where everyone is respected for their contributions and abilities instead of one ruled by iron hand which is more likely to cause chaos and people’s revolutions due to clverly disguised one-man autocracy justified in the name of democracy, false leadership and talent.
If we read today’s straits time which spreads out the momentos of the different parties, we sense that what motivates the WP is that they recognise the current problems and their sincere interest in helping singaporeans and to correct current problem, whereas we see that the pap’s momentos is still to continue with what they are doing- the pap is not addressing the problems face by singaporeans at all.
We are happy to have good Opposition party members like Mr Chen Show Mao to represent us, and what we can do is to give them our votes.
Ms Sumiko Tan of the States Times did a report on who she would vote for.
I thought she is telling us about how Singaporeans have matured over the years with more citizens demanding greater participation and transparency and accountability and would vote for change.
All that I can see is the same old fear of losing property enhancement by the rich and not so rich.
All I can see is an attempt to pain a picture of fear.
What ideas has she got to report the truth that thousands and thousands of Singaporeans are filling the rally grounds shouting for change to autocracy, hypocrisy and money politics that they are witnessing right before their eyes.
Sumiko, shame shame. My letter to the States Times on dubious refuse collection fees collected from private condominiums was not even published (see thread “News”
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