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Old 19-01-2015, 11:48 AM   #31
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Nevertheless, I am proud of my achievements, as I am sure Mr Chan is of his. But I do want to sound him a note of caution: When we attain our goals in life, we should not look down and criticise others who have yet to achieve theirs.

I do, however, find Mr Chan's comments troubling on two fronts:

The first is the PAP's out-dated practice of stigmatising failure.

The second has to do with PAP's habit of engaging in the politics of name-calling and personal destruction.

How does calling me a failure help to solve the problems that Singaporeans face? The more the PAP engages in mud-slinging and ignore the grave problems that confront our nation, the more dire will be the lot of our people.

For the sake of Singaporeans, let us go beyond such an un-constructive form of politics which Singaporeans detest and graduate to a more mature level of contestation of ideas which the people deserve.
He is a very different man today! Very composed and objective in his reply, with little chance of 'recovery' for the other side.

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Why "out of the blues" the garment is "aiming" at CSJ????
Isn't these signs that election is coming soon?
CCS is worried now, that his backdoor entrance and possibly promotion is at stake if Dr Chee wins Tanjung Pagah GRC.

Apart from this low shot, there were also some segments in CNA/Mediacorps conversation program where LHL were on lately (eg last night). GE is around the corner I think.

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Actually the letter from CCS is written by himself of drafted by others then vetted by him?
Written or draft aside, it was in his name. That matters.

Anyone can write, but who sign? The signature holds responsibility.
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Old 19-01-2015, 11:49 AM   #32
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there is no way CSJ will win tanjong pagar lah, and didnt KJ already tissue paper chope it?
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Old 19-01-2015, 11:52 AM   #33
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and tan jee say will probably show up at the most at risk PAP ward (probably east coast) and throw spanner in the works.
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Old 19-01-2015, 11:55 AM   #34
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there is no way CSJ will win tanjong pagar lah, and didnt KJ already tissue paper chope it?
I'll still think, send the strongest team, to contest the weakest link. So whichever SDP contested in, send in their strongest team, to the weakest GRC they are contesting in. This better their chances of winning.

A true voice is only in parliament.

And this KJ? He simi also can.... what his father had already worked on PE (part of Cheng San GRC) then, and he will remain in PE even if he lose. Anyone saw him in PE so far? Social butterfly!
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Old 19-01-2015, 12:22 PM   #35
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actually you are right, TP seems to be a weak link outside east and north east which is mostly WP territory. Marine Parade seem to have been shored up by Tan Chuan Jin.

PAP should put Khaw in TP, i am sure the duxton people will give him a vote of gratitude. very hard to lodge Khaw after what he did to housing.

no need to have both Khaw and K Shanmugam in Sembawang.
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Old 19-01-2015, 01:01 PM   #36
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Factually, LKY is very old and fragile, he really need to step down. It is a constituency that need to be represented, it's political, not an home for the aged.
If PM and team put him up on the pedestal again, it will be a laughing stock to PAP for the whole world to see.
why punish the physical being although the mental thing is willing.

Honest, we need to know when to stop mah
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Old 19-01-2015, 01:16 PM   #37
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no need to have both Khaw and K Shanmugam in Sembawang.
They need Shanmugam in Sembawang w Khaw, else that GRC is one target that may fall. Shanmugam is quite well liked I hear.

So far there are a few GRC that is still considered rather safe haven considering the performance in the last GE. If the same party still fights in those GRCs, there's a good chance PAP will continue to hold their fortress.

I think a good wake up is when Opposition parties fields in their best in an A team, 2nd best in B team. Looking at what WP did in last GE, they fielded their best in Aljunied GRC.

Looking at what NSP did, they split all their best into individual GRC, and that seems to be the doings of PAP, fielding a minister in each GRC. This method can only work if all the other members of the team are prominent, or the party is ruling and been strong. Else, the model NSP took was doom to fail. Leadership failed terribly.
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Old 19-01-2015, 03:03 PM   #38
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i think the difference is between whether you seriously think you have a chance of winning vs just running to mastabate your own ego
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Old 19-01-2015, 03:22 PM   #39
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http://newnation.sg/2015/01/huffpost...ublish-a-year/

Huffington Post has responded to Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing.

Posted on 15 January 2015

In a sharply-worded statement, Huffington Post has responded to Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing.

This after Minister Chan chastised the publication in a statement on Jan. 15, 2015, for giving Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) Chee Soon Juan “considerable but undeserved attention and space” on their website.

Chee had previously written two articles for HuffPost, titled Without Freedom There is No Free Trade and Free the Singapore Media and Let the People Go, on Nov. 13, 2014 and Dec. 11, 2014 respectively.

In his diatribe against the website, Minister Chan also called Chee a “political failure” and insinuated he is not an honourable man.

In response, HuffPost replied Minister Chan by explaining that Chee’s contribution of two articles in reality made up only 0.0001% of content they published in any given year, and therefore, the accusation that he received undeserved space is uncalled for.

This is compounded by the fact that Chee’s articles were competing for eyeballs against cat videos and other shorter articles on HuffPost showing people face-planting that were more shareable in nature.

Moreover, as an American media, HuffPost said it is not up to them to judge people based on how well they did in life thus far, but what people can do to contribute to society in the future.

HuffPost then wrote that they would allow Minister Chan himself to contribute articles to them if he is so inclined to be heard on such a platform, but that time spent writing articles for a blog-like website might not justify his ministerial salary.

HuffPost then wrote: “We wonder how much did it cost taxpayers for Minister of Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong to write this article for The Straits Times?”


Apparently Huffington Post referred to this letter.......


"By Lawrence Wong

One of my responsibilities in the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth is to regulate charities.

One thing I have learnt about charities is that wanting to do good is not enough.

When you are responsible for public monies, whether donations or fees, good intentions are not enough to prevent bad outcomes.

From time to time, some charities get into trouble because of the mismanagement of funds and poor governance. The dishonest ones would choose to stay silent, hoping that it would go unnoticed. But, eventually, questions grow too loud, and the issues burst into the open, as they rightly should.

In recent weeks, the centre of attention has not been a charity, but a town council, specifically, the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC).

Every year that the Workers' Party (WP) has run AHPETC, the town council has been consistently flagged "red", both for its service and conservancy charge (S&CC) arrears management and its corporate governance.

In fact, since 2012, AHPETC has faced repeated questions - from its own auditor, from the Ministry of National Development (MND), and from residents of Aljunied, Hougang and Punggol East.

The situation worsened sharply in April last year. AHPETC reported a spike in its S&CC arrears - nearly 30 per cent of its HDB residents and 50 per cent of its commercial units owed S&CC for three months or more. This was more than 10 times the national average for HDB residents; and more than 34 times for the commercial units.

The spike came suddenly, without warning. After that, silence. No more S&CC arrears reports at all, for 18 months now.

Something is seriously wrong.

MND is naturally concerned. It has queried AHPETC several times.

But so far, all we have got from AHPETC are prevarications, non-answers, and sweeping assurances that things will be all right.

It reminds me of an erratic TV set that works initially. After a while, the image starts to flicker, and then with an almighty bang, the screen goes black. Eventually, a message appears on the screen: Please don't adjust your controls. Your TV is working fine; the picture will return shortly.

But nothing more happens.

Recently, WP chairman Sylvia Lim, the AHPETC chairman, explained that the delay in submitting the arrears figures was because of an audit by the Auditor-General's Office (AGO).

But AHPETC had stopped submitting monthly arrears reports 10 months before the AGO audit began.

Anyway, why should an audit prevent Ms Lim from immediately investigating the figures, establishing the facts, and informing the public?

Perhaps, there is a good explanation for all this.

Perhaps, the April 2013 arrears figure was just an aberration.

But maybe, just maybe, there are bigger problems lurking behind the tangled web?

AHPETC recently put out a tender for a new managing agent. Not a single company bid, not even the current managing agent. Clearly, I am not the only one queasy about goings-on in AHPETC.

In fact, the issue is not just the S&CC arrears, but the governance and supervision of the town council, and what the WP MPs are doing (or not) to resolve the matter.

Nobody knows - which is precisely the problem.

Every month, AHPETC collects $3 million in S&CC from residents and shopkeepers. This is $36 million a year.

Residents and shopkeepers deserve to know that their money is being properly managed and spent by the town council, and that everyone who is supposed to pay is, indeed, paying.

But unless AHPETC starts being transparent and accountable and answers questions, the residents may never know the truth.

When pressed recently, Ms Lim said that she was looking into the matter and would release her findings in "due time".

That was the same answer she gave two years ago, when the arrears issue was first flagged.

There is a disturbingly familiar pattern in how the WP responds whenever questions are raised about its conduct.

It has happened again and again - cleaning hawker centres, running illegal trade fairs and, now, managing S&CC arrears.

First, its leaders say it is not a big deal. Then, when they can no longer pretend it is not a big deal, they blame someone else - the National Environment Agency, the People's Action Party, even the AGO. Then, when their excuses are exposed one by one, they say "we are looking into the matter", or that things will be explained - in "due time". And then, more silence.

Perhaps, the WP hopes that by lying low and keeping its head down, the matter will go away. The public may forget, or even better, not notice.

But it will not, and the public will not. Instead, the WP's credibility and integrity are slowly but surely draining away.

After my colleague Desmond Lee, as well as many residents and commentators in the media, raised questions, I was expecting the WP to issue a prompt and full reply, and end its long and damaging silence.

Sadly, nothing of the sort has happened.

Instead, there is silence - one that is growing more deafening by the day.

The writer is the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/opi....8hTXg4BS.dpuf

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Old 19-01-2015, 03:32 PM   #40
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Isn't it strange that Chan Chun Seng prefers debating with Chee in Huffington Post and not in our local MSMs? Why is Straits Times refusing to publish Chee's letters and allowing Chan and Singaporeans to debate?

Instead they are taking their arguments in an international news website and Chan is making a fool of himself and allowing Huffington Post the space to make sarcastic remarks to Chan and also dragging in Lawrence Wong's antics on show.

From this exchanges between Chan and Huffington Post, we can see that even though Singaporeans worship the grounds the MIWs walked on, Huffington Post is not a great admirer of the MIWs. They are not fools by a long shot to think the MIWs are pure white angels.
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