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Four presidential hopeful campaign had started, starting from P.A. office with their supporters.
Published: 18 Aug 2011 0001 hrs
The four presidential candidates have unveiled their election symbols, which will be printed on the ballot paper.
teeth53 ( Date: 15-Aug-2011 00:30) Posted:
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A president role who want to perform a check and balance on govt.
A role should be play between ruling PAP and opposition, set of rules that is laid out on the table, rather then for the president for applying into such role.
I don agree to such idea, the idea maybe his and or may come from SDP and or NSP.
This EP has got nothing on how Singapore is to be rule on party political ideology. oneself need to know what is General Election and what is electing a president... |
Currently a president is consultative in nature, not a check and balance on govt.
A new role is like to be to able to play a more meaningful role in power of need and to united it people's hope and aspiration.
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The same as for Tony Tan who said, he don hav to be approve by his boss, the way he act and go about oredi indicated, others wise...
His has yet to explain why he is racing for a powerless president job..?.
Isit a flavour for PAP, for especially for NTUC union old guard, for now is an opportunity to hold on to 2nd key, isit convince enuff to win over the oppostion and united Singaporeans..?.
The scheme that allows elderly and disabled patient patients to see their general practitioners and pay subsidised polyclinic rates will be extended from 65 yrs old to 40 yrs old is too generous. 40 yrs is not considered elderly. It is OK to subsidise for disabled but not 40 yrs old. Since CPF cut comes in at 50, the subsidy could start at 50yrs. If want to be more generous, may be start at 45 yrs (retrenchment age). Tax payers may start to worry about this as this would NOT be the last as there are more to come and slowly we will sink like the european countries.
Once during the gulf war, the President of USA , and the Prime Ministers of UK and Singapore were travelling on a warship that was cruising near S.Arabia.
The 3 were talking about how brave their soldiers were their discussion soon turned into an argument where each wanted to prove the bravery of their own soldiers.
The President of USA said, " let me show u what is guts" , whereupon he called his Colonel and said " Jump into the sea and swim 3 rounds around this ship!" .
The Colonel replied " Anything for Uncle Sam, Sir" , jumped into the shark infested sea and swam 3 rounds around the ship, with the sharks chasing him like mad! After the successful 3 rounds, the Colonel came up to the deck and said, " I did it for Uncle Sam Mr. President!" .
The proud US President replied " That's what I call guts!" .
The Prime Minister of UK was pissed. He had to show. He called his 3-star General and said " General, jump into the sea and swim 10 rounds around This ship!" .
The General replied " Anything for the Queen, Sir" , jumped into the shark infested sea and swam 10 rounds around the ship, with the sharks chasing him like gila! (lunatic). After the successful 10 rounds the 3-star General came up to the deck and said, " Long Live the Queen!" .
The proud UK PM replied " That's what I call guts!"
The Prime Minister of Singapore cannot tahan. He had to show that his
soldiers have it too. He called one of his Private, Ah Beng and said
" Soldier, jump into the sea and swim 50 rounds around this ship!" .
The Private replied " Oi, you siao (crazy) izzit? I juz bought my condo and I am paying through my nose. Now, U want me to jump and die? If u want to Hao lian (show off), you jump into the sea yourself ! @#*& %F!........
The Singapore PM grinned and said " Now, that's what I call guts!"
The last May GE resulted - shown as 60.1% for and 39.9% against, voting patten indicated party ideology line for voters prefrence.
This time, a elective presidential post has had nothing to do with how Singapore is to be run.
On top for it. it oni hav to take one, oni one Law Ministry. Mr K.Shanmugan to debunks notions on what president can say.
Can ONLY speak. ONLY as cabinet advised. Can on act as chairman for presidential adivsed.
Following is what voters patten can gather, based on assumption of what is a general election and what is a presidential election is...At stake, is TT a change man for presidential job..?.
TT (PAP Ex-MP, Ex-Ministry and Ex DPM) - elitees, plus some fatees rich and NTUC old guards (not an endosement by NTUC ordinary folks members)
Note: Dr Tony Tan is widely seen as the Govt’s preferred candidate. It is something he will have to grapple with going into the campaign. who he had been associated with staunch support for 27 years as PAP party cadre member to LKY.
TCB (PAP Ex-MP, 6 terms and is very up front, a presidential hopeful fighter) - West side more vote then east, plus some daftees not happy with TT
TJS (most recently stood for as oppostion MP, was unsuccessful) - right after may 2011 election, now depending on SDP, plus some unhappy voter daftees with V.van
TKL (Once counted to stand as PAP MP candidate and most recently was invited by WP-Mr LKT to give GE May, 2011 speeches) - East side more vote then West, plus some datees unhappy with PAP policy.
In my own personnal opinion. Since lehman and it finance crisis, many hundred, if not thousand had ask TKL to go for d president post. It is oni logical for TKL to move forward, as seen best connected to d people's and giving hope, aspiration and better life for common folks.
Just sharing my thot. Voting for the Honourable Excellency the President.
Choices is yours as many Singaporeans feel about themselves passionately on each politcal belief. Now there are four hopefuls.
How well can presidential hopeful get connected with citizens and capable of unifying Singaporeans.
Result will tell in the night of Aug 27, 2011.
I wishes all four presidential hopeful, all the best.
do away with President post? oh..ok..then who will SHAKE ur hand on Istana Open Hse? u mean they shld schedule some form of " Duty-Officer" among the PM and Ministers to rotate and perform the duty to shake those hands? GOOD IDEA !!! maximise the pay of the Ministers hor ! :P
andreytan ( Date: 12-Aug-2011 01:23) Posted:
In the first place, we shd do away with the President.
It is a waste of public money to have a President.
If the govt of the day, can override him, thro ,Parliament, he is there for what???
it is a waste of our time and money holding all these election., those $ shd go to the poor and disable, |
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In the first place, we shd do away with the President.
It is a waste of public money to have a President.
If the govt of the day, can override him, thro ,Parliament, he is there for what???
it is a waste of our time and money holding all these election., those $ shd go to the poor and disable,
TT - elitees, plus some fatees rich and NTUC old guards
TCB - West side more vote then east, plus some daftees not happy with TT
TKL - East side more vote then West, plus some datees unhappy with PAP policy
TJS - right after may 2011 election, now depending on SDP, plus some unhappy voter daftees with V.van
Just sharing my thot.nickyng ( Date: 11-Aug-2011 21:29) Posted:
so wat can u suggest we do about it ?? :P
teeth53 ( Date: 11-Aug-2011 20:39) Posted:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-10/singapore-miracle-dimming-as-income-gap-widens-squeeze-by-rich.html
Income gap widens. Unaccustomed as it is to opposition, the ruling PAP may have underestimated popular discontent, says Vishnu Varathan, an economist at Capital Economics (Asia) Pte in Singapore.
The Workers’ Party, which won six seats in Parliament (up from one in the 2006 election), called it a watershed election. Some S'poreans went further. Catherine Lim, a best-selling novelist and political commentator, said the electoral landscape had turned toxic for the PAP by the time voters went to the polls. “This election shocked them like no other,” Lim, 69, says.
Meanwhile there will be four presidential hopeful for electing our President.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1146431/1/.html
Published: 11 Aug 2011 1639 hrs
The Presidential Elections Committee received six applications but issued only four Certificates of Eligibility to Mr Tan Kin Lian, Dr Tony Tan, Dr Tan Cheng Bock and Mr Tan Jee Say. |
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so wat can u suggest we do about it ?? :P
teeth53 ( Date: 11-Aug-2011 20:39) Posted:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-10/singapore-miracle-dimming-as-income-gap-widens-squeeze-by-rich.html
Income gap widens. Unaccustomed as it is to opposition, the ruling PAP may have underestimated popular discontent, says Vishnu Varathan, an economist at Capital Economics (Asia) Pte in Singapore.
The Workers’ Party, which won six seats in Parliament (up from one in the 2006 election), called it a watershed election. Some S'poreans went further. Catherine Lim, a best-selling novelist and political commentator, said the electoral landscape had turned toxic for the PAP by the time voters went to the polls. “This election shocked them like no other,” Lim, 69, says.
Meanwhile there will be four presidential hopeful for electing our President.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1146431/1/.html
Published: 11 Aug 2011 1639 hrs
The Presidential Elections Committee received six applications but issued only four Certificates of Eligibility to Mr Tan Kin Lian, Dr Tony Tan, Dr Tan Cheng Bock and Mr Tan Jee Say. |
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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-10/singapore-miracle-dimming-as-income-gap-widens-squeeze-by-rich.html
Income gap widens. Unaccustomed as it is to opposition, the ruling PAP may have underestimated popular discontent, says Vishnu Varathan, an economist at Capital Economics (Asia) Pte in Singapore.
The Workers’ Party, which won six seats in
Parliament (up from one in the 2006 election), called it a watershed election. Some S'poreans went further. Catherine Lim, a best-selling novelist and political commentator, said the electoral landscape had turned toxic for the PAP by the time voters went to the polls. “This election shocked them like no other,” Lim, 69, says.
Meanwhile there will be four presidential hopeful for electing our President.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1146431/1/.html
Published: 11 Aug 2011 1639 hrs
The Presidential Elections Committee received six applications but issued only four Certificates of Eligibility to Mr Tan Kin Lian, Dr Tony Tan, Dr Tan Cheng Bock and Mr Tan Jee Say.
Then, what is Tony Tan doing to race for the presidential job..?. even if and when 1 2 retire from highest office, it do not mean oneself can collect the highest salary.
" The Singaporean’s paycheck is eight times fatter than Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s"
I was wondering how for a president salary must be more then the PM of Singapore?.
Who has had to carry alot more responsibilities looking after the well being for Singapore to continue to prosper.
Law Ministry. Mr K.Shanmugan debunks notions on what president can say.
Can ONLY speak. ONLY as cabinet advised
teeth53 thot: The role of president cannot do anything, except to collect more money and salary then what PM Lee has had to shoulder alot more responsibilities, in the name of Head of State, president is given all for what a president should receive - all the necessary potocol, respect and all necessary item.
except salary cannot (a sticky matter here),
as it is a personnal salary earn (and is not taxable), that must peg to cabinet advise for what a president can act and speak, and will not, did not be held for anything at all,
even act and speak - must speak ONLY as cabinet advised.
teeth53 ( Date: 21-Jul-2011 12:20) Posted:
It is all about oni for one man....perhap, will there ever be any EP election around?.
Na Tan did it, so can TT, no vote by default.... 
teeth53 ( Date: 06-Jul-2011 15:28) Posted:
Dr Tony Tan knew it from day one. A Govt “blessing” could end up being, a kiss of political death.
That why...Dr Tony Tan took pains to pre-emptively allay concerns regarding his independence,
He now want to be seen as independence of LKY for this EP election.
Even without the Govt’s tacit or express endorsement, the reality is...Dr Tony Tan is widely seen as the Govt’s preferred candidate. It is something he will have to grapple with going into the campaign. who he had been associated with staunch support for 27 years as PAP party cadre member to LKY.
Independence has become a prominent theme in the lead-up to the presidential election.
All three hopefuls have a PAP background. |
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How many singaporeans want to work as bus drivers, construction workers, factory workers and even service workers ? Without those foreign workers, what will happen to singapore ?\\
Remember that gov said that 1 in 3 are foreign workers. Check for quota from MOM website (see below): May be gov should reduce foreign workers to 1 in 4.
Companies/firms in the\\\ services sector are allowed to employ foreign workers from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea or Macau on Work Permits up to 50% of their total workforce. Work Permit holders from the PRC can make up to 10% within the 50% dependency ceiling.
With effect from 1 January 2008, the company S Pass quota will be increased to 25% to help meet industry demand for mid-skilled foreign manpower. The quota will come entirely from companies' Work Permit quota. This means that companies can employ more S Pass holders, in lieu of Work Permit holders, thereby improving the quality of their foreign workforce.
There is no quota on the number of Employment Pass holders a company can employ.
The Dependency Ratio (DR), i.e. the ratio of the number of full time local workers is to the number of foreign workers, for the Construction and Process sectors is 1: 7. In addition, companies in the construction and process sectors that wish to recruit workers from the Non-Traditional Source (NTS) will have to apply for Man-Year Entitlement (MYE), unless the worker is eligible for a MYE waiver.
Manufacturing companies/firms are allowed to employ foreign workers from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea or Macau on Work Permits up to 65% of the companies’/firms’ total workforce. Work Permit holders from the PRC can make up to 25% within the 65% dependency ceiling.
The Dependency Ratio (DR), i.e. the ratio of the number of full time local workers is to the number of foreign workers, for the Marine sector is 1: 5. This means that for every one full time local worker, companies in the Marine Sector is entitled to employ up to five Work Permit holders.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1142473/1/.html
S'pore cannot do without foreign talent: Ex-MM Lee
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporescene/home-grown-foreign-players-stta-clashes-snoc-032359120.html
Home-grown v foreign players?
I understand what Old PaPaya, Ah Long Long and Lau Chee Chee wants, no one ask U all to chase away and block all FT from coming. We just want U to know WE R singaporean and focus more benefit towards its own singaporean in the right ways. WE R your owns children!!!
If really got war, who will go? Will FT fight and die with us? Or will all FT run road to its own mother country?
If really want to serve and waste 2 years+ and 10 years + of national services and in the end all goodies goes to FT, then why serve? OH!, maybe WE got no choices, if U dont go under the law, U go jail.
And i foresees in future FT will get richer and richer and owns singaporean will get poorer and poorer, thats the truth hard fact we all can see! Or maybe we can use Mr Cock bull wanted ways, we forsake our pink and move to neighbour beside us, sell all our asset, take out all our CPF, and make our total $$$ X 2.4! House there dont had to pay 30 years+, dont had to retired after 70 years+, dont had to work till U die and live like king there. Come here do some business, earn more $$$ and take back X2 or X5 again!!! So shoik for not begins a pink? Thats what Singapore future wants? All can see it yourself in future what singapore will become, maybe it can grow stronger, but with lesser owns true singaporean liao.
We R singaporean
This is singapore
This is our home
Pls know whos is your own child.
If parent dont feed and care for us, u want us to take care of them when they turn weak and old? Thats what U teach to your own child? What your children will think if u like others kids more? If parent dont show or love their own kids, u expect them to love U back??? And with nowsaday both parent need to work in this stressfull enviroment to fight for survive and no times for children, no wonders many turn bad liao, many teens shit rush to brain thought they r swordmans liao, anyhow chop chop. So sad...
Pls Show your loves for us.
If not why expect us to love U?
Is money(GDP,GST,ERP,COV,COE,CPF,Med,ect) more important than love and care?
If your answer is YES, then can WE singaporean betray U for money? Is all depend what U teaching us and our future children!!!
Pls dont anyhow teach :( And by the way, maybe U can close down your sport school liao, U all know what i means, u think our kids all idiot ah?
Sorry if i talk too much.
Pls. U can move a step forward, one step at a time....and
Ok..,, fine, wait a moment. Pls give me sometime. Don hurry me.
SPH Holding control by Dr Tony Tan and by default is so closely associated with LKY. ST paper had most recently given a head start for TT, this time I personnally think voter is not daft at all.
teeth53 ( Date: 06-Jul-2011 15:34) Posted:
Sunday 26-06-2011. SPH
(Sundaytimes) headline published Dr Tony Tan will unify S'poreans, says PM Lee.
He spoke of it qualities but stopped short of explicitly endosing him as preferred choice.
In others word Dr TCB and Mr TKL was not mentioned and that they may not unify S'poreans.
teeth53 thot: it's a fair, biased comment by PM that may back fire on Dr Tony Tan. Where PM has forgotten about how elective citizen voters remain unhappy and still vote for PAP.
and now ESM Goh has had spoken....for Dr Tony Tan. |
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Pls. U can move a step forward, one step at a time....and
Ok..,, fine, wait a moment. Pls give me sometime. Don hurry me.