GE2020: Singapore General Election - 10 July 2020

[Volvobrick]

2 hours ago, Yewheng said:

 

What has Tcb done for Singapore? Watch the video above. 

I can say what he did for me personally - he treated me when I was ill (went to his clinic when young...) 

[Freeder]

3 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

Look at this FB. What’s so different?

Ang ang boh hai nang...

[inlinesix]

7 minutes ago, Freeder said:

Ang ang boh hai nang...

No la.

It is stated there who pays for it

[Yewheng]

On one hand we know that the full impact of economy recession or depression is not fully felt yet and would not like to rock the boat. On the other hand, we also feel that government keep expending in expenditure is not the solution. Like how does increase in number of mps from 89 to 93 help in the economy? It only increase in government spending to fund 4 more mps. Can do it with 80 mps? Sure can right? Beside this of coz there are other things like cpf, housing lease and etc. 

 

So very headache.. Want to vote pap because don't want to rock the boat due to economic troubles ahead. At the same time also want to vote for opposition to want to tell government to not to continue to spend money like nobody business with some actually quite redundant and yet they still keep it and or worst expend it. 

Edited June 24, 2020 by Yewheng

[Staff69]

 

[Albeniz]

11 minutes ago, Staff69 said:

 

Where is his magic cup of water?

[Lethalstrike]

2 hours ago, inlinesix said:

She will be my MP

Really CCB

You Jalan Besar GRC ? 😂

1 hour ago, inlinesix said:

 

This is apt. Errrrr...hehehehehehehe

[Yewheng]

https://mustsharenews.com/overseas-register-ge2020/

 

Overseas Singaporeans voters you guys have till tomorrow 1159pm to register, if you guys would like to vote this time round. 

 

Edited June 24, 2020 by Yewheng

[Staff69]

Just questions......no answers 

Edited June 24, 2020 by Staff69

[Windwaver]

1 hour ago, Yewheng said:

https://mothership.sg/2020/06/wp-pap-psp-ge-sdp/

 

From 89 seats to 93 seats.. Keep on expending.. Just don't understand why need so many mps for such a small country. By right I feel no need to have so many mps. Should reduce the number of mps instead of increase. Decrease in government spending and not keep expanding government spending that end up costing taxpayers money. Haiz.. 

The number of generals in SG also quite a lot 

[steveluv]

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Singapore-election/Prospect-of-Lee-vs.-Lee-election-has-Singapore-buzzing?utm_campaign=RN%20Subscriber%20newsletter&utm_medium=daily%20newsletter&utm_source=NAR%20Newsletter&utm_content=article%20link&del_type=1&pub_date=20200624190000&seq_num=4&si=%%user_id%%

Prospect of Lee vs. Lee election has Singapore buzzing

PM's estranged younger brother steals spotlight by revealing opposition membership

Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged younger brother of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, mingles with other Progress Singapore Party members on June 24.   © Getty Images
DYLAN LOH, Nikkei staff writerJune 24, 2020 18:01 JSTUpdated on June 24, 2020 22:25 JST

SINGAPORE -- The chance of a Lee vs. Lee election clash has sparked a buzz in Singapore, after the prime minister's estranged younger brother emerged as a member of an opposition party on Wednesday.

Lee Hsien Yang was announced as a member of the Progress Singapore Party, after he had breakfast with fellow members at Tiong Bahru Market, a popular food court. He was wearing the party's signature red and white shirt.

The attention-grabbing move came just hours after his brother, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, called the July 10 election on Tuesday evening. Although the younger Lee was already known to be backing Progress Singapore, his formal membership touched off a flurry of speculation that he intends to run.

Progress Singapore leader Tan Cheng Bock -- himself an ex-member of the ruling People's Action Party -- confirmed Lee Hsien Yang's allegiance but declined to say whether he would be a candidate. "That's a good speculation but I'm not confirming," Tan told reporters.

Lee Hsien Yang, a former military officer and businessman who served as CEO of Singapore Telecommunications, himself was mum on whether his name would be on a 2020 election ballot. "You will know if I do," he said.

Later the same day, Lee posted a message on Progress Singapore's Facebook page, calling the coming election "a watershed" and saying "the PAP has lost its way" from the days of his father. His upstart party, he stressed, needs volunteers to spread the word and donors to ensure it "has adequate financial resources to mount a serious challenge."

It is possible, he added, "to love Singapore, and yet to not vote PAP." Again, he said nothing about running.

All parties must nominate their candidates on June 30.

Eugene Tan, associate professor of law at Singapore Management University, said the revelation of Lee as an opposition party member was rich in symbolism, since it took place within the Tanjong Pagar electoral constituency. This was the territory of the Lees' late father, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, and a PAP stronghold.

"That is enough to suck the wind out of many other issues the PAP needs to put before the voters," he told Nikkei.

Lee Kuan Yew, independent Singapore's late founding father, plays Chinese chess at home with his family in 1965.   © Getty Images

Although the PAP has never lost an election -- and few believe that will change anytime soon -- Lee Hsien Yang's presence adds to steadily growing opposition pressure. A record 12 opposition parties could wind up fielding candidates this time around, vying for the 93 seats contested.

The rift between the siblings can be traced to a dispute over their father's home. The house at 38 Oxley Road, a bungalow near Singapore's prime shopping belt Orchard Road, was the site of early PAP meetings and therefore holds historical value.

But Lee Hsien Yang insists their father wanted the house to be demolished. The fate of the residence has become a subject of parliamentary debate, and their sister, Lee Wei Ling, has taken Lee Hsien Yang's side.

In a Facebook post on June 14, the younger brother reiterated their beef with the prime minister.

"We do not trust Hsien Loong as a brother or as a leader," the post stated. "We have lost confidence in him."

Progress Singapore's Tan, when asked about Lee's place in his party, suggested his decision to join was a "clear indication" that "maybe the current team [of government leaders] didn't follow what his dad wanted."

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's PAP has never lost an election but faces growing opposition pressure.   © Reuters

When Prime Minister Lee announced the election Tuesday, he sought to portray the PAP as a team of steady hands ready to guide the nation through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. But on Wednesday, his brother said he sees numerous deep-seated problems that need to be addressed in the city-state.

"There are issues of income inequality, there are issues of poverty, there are issues of governance and transparency," the younger Lee said when asked what he was concerned about. "I think many things need to be dealt with."

Nevertheless, Eugene Tan doubts whether the younger Lee will throw his hat in as a candidate.

"I would be very surprised if Mr. Lee Hsien Yang were to contest. I don't see him as a political animal," the professor said.

"If he were to contest, it would give credence to the argument that was asserted by former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in parliament" during a debate over the Lee family home: "that Mr. Lee Hsien Yang was seeking to undercut the political standing of his brother and bring him down as prime minister."

Contacted by the Nikkei Asian Review about the younger Lee's intentions, Alex Tan, a member of Progress Singapore's Central Executive Committee and personal assistant to Tan Cheng Bock, would only say, "At this juncture, I would not know what the situation is."

[Yewheng]

PSP youngest candidate is 23 yrs old. OMG.. He 23 yrs old and straight jump to politics? He did not even go out and work yet and still studying in University. 

 

This one is very shaky, coz many people will look at his age and decide that too young, sorry no vote for him. If he is in grc = the whole grc vote get affected. 

[Yewheng]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10163829077645711&id=759760710

 

This is one of the candidate pap had choosen. Hope he will not get voted in, coz there is this saying a leopard will never change it spots. So what reflected in the past = what will reflect in the future too. 

Edited June 24, 2020 by Yewheng

[Ho2786]

pay and  pay you complain

give and give you also complain

 

[TangoCharlie]

9 hours ago, inlinesix said:

 

Healthy competition breeds better outcomes.

Well said , Leon 👍👍👍

How to best use the 1T honey jar needs more debates.

.👍👍👍

Edited June 24, 2020 by TangoCharlie

[Hyde333]

8 hours ago, Yewheng said:

On one hand we know that the full impact of economy recession or depression is not fully felt yet and would not like to rock the boat. On the other hand, we also feel that government keep expending in expenditure is not the solution. Like how does increase in number of mps from 89 to 93 help in the economy? It only increase in government spending to fund 4 more mps. Can do it with 80 mps? Sure can right? Beside this of coz there are other things like cpf, housing lease and etc. 

 

So very headache.. Want to vote pap because don't want to rock the boat due to economic troubles ahead. At the same time also want to vote for opposition to want to tell government to not to continue to spend money like nobody business with some actually quite redundant and yet they still keep it and or worst expend it. 

Whether you want to rock the boat or not, the boat is already rolling and pitching as it approaches inclement weather in the next few months. It may not be a situation the existing circus of clowns can handle!

[Mockngbrd]

7 hours ago, Yewheng said:

PSP youngest candidate is 23 yrs old. OMG.. He 23 yrs old and straight jump to politics? He did not even go out and work yet and still studying in University. 

 

This one is very shaky, coz many people will look at his age and decide that too young, sorry no vote for him. If he is in grc = the whole grc vote get affected. 

Yes si ginnah

[1fast1]

2 hours ago, Ho2786 said:

pay and  pay you complain

give and give you also complain

 

Dude, most of the members here will get the minimum amount, but even the maximum amount would be insignificant to them. 

In any case, why would anyone be swayed by a populist gahmen returning our tax money to us in dribs and drabs hoping to buy our support? Ownself pay ownself indirectly? Muahahaha.