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All the oldies jiak kantang gonna miss his voice liao. End of an era. https://mustsharenews.com/brian-richmond-leaves-gold-905/?fbclid=IwAR3WkvAvY-IUAMy89Pvuw_ENZcItIfg0_eT3ViHE5YAypoDqhQvWzAKaDxc

https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3014299/lee-chong-wei-retires-after-19-years-top-badminton?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1560417953 End of an era. South East Asia's favorite underdog.

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"Talent" is considered second rate in her own country, so she plays for an adopted country and now returns to her true home with medals and money. Whole charade is like a commercial transaction except that in commercial transactions, both parties are supposed to gain some benefit. What tangible benefit did the adopted country gain? Link

Almost all recent retirees re-employed: Tan Chuan-Jin 66 per cent of them were allowed to continue working on their existing contracts. -AsiaOne Mon, Feb 04, 2013 AsiaOne Nearly all, or 97 per cent, of some 11,500 retirees in 2011 were offered employment beyond the age of 62. 66 per cent of them were allowed to continue working on their existing contracts and 31 per cent were offered re-employment under a new contract. Of those who accepted re-employment in the same job, 17 per cent had their wages adjusted downwards, with a median wage cut of 12 per cent. Acting Minister for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin was answering WP's Chen Show Mao on how many Singaporeans and permanent residents were covered by the Retirement and Re-employment Act in 2012. In a written reply, Mr Tan stated that statistics on the re-employment situation in 2012 will only be available in March 2013 but the results of a previous ad-hoc survey showed that most employers were prepared for employment even before the Act came into effect on Jan 1, 2012. As for re-employment disputes, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) received 32 cases in 2012, mainly over eligibility for re-employment or dissatisfaction over the re-employment terms offered. In most of these cases, the employers and employees have reached a successful settlement, wrote Mr Tan, who also stated "on the whole, the results in implementing the re-employment law have been positive." Employment rate of older residents aged 55 to 64 rose from 61.2 per cent in 2011 to 64 per cent in 2012, and the number of re-employment disputes lodged with MOM has been low. Mr Tan attributed this to the tight labour market situation and the efforts of the tripartite partners in promoting re-employment. [email protected]

http://www.facebook.com/notes/chen-s...65853076813294 Forward After much thought and consideration, I have decided to retire from active practice as a partner of the Davis Polk law firm with effect from July. It is quite clear to me that given my new responsibilities as MP I will not be able to continue practicing law the way I have in the last twenty years. Law is in my blood and no doubt it will be part of my life. Meanwhile, my retirement from the partnership will afford me more time for my family, to serve constituency and country, and to explore alternative work arrangements. I wish to thank my partners for what I received over the years: their best efforts to aid my professional success and advancement, and the opportunity to use my best faculties to our common benefit. The same goes to our colleagues and clients. I have had many good years with the firm and leave with fond memories and many friendships. On this new journey for Singapore, to everyone who has in some way extended to me encouragement, support and hope, you have my gratitude for reaffirmation. In many ways, this is as much our journey as it is my journey: let us forge our way forward for a better Singapore for all Singaporeans. 向 前 我将在七月从达维退任。于我而言，这是一个非常艰难的决定。法律是我生命中的一部分，无疑，也将继续在我人 生中占有重要的分量。但考虑到作为国会议员所需要履行的职责，我深知自己无法再以过往二十年同樣方式继续从 事法律事业。从律師事務所合伙人的位置上退下来，我将可以有更多的时间陪伴家人以及服务选民和国家，也有机 会探索其他不一样的职业选择。 感谢这些年来在我职业道路上所有尽其所能助我一臂之力的达维合伙人，也谢谢他们让我有机会为大家的共同事业 贡献自己最大的力量。同样的感谢我也想送给所有的同事和客户。在达维，我度过了太多美好的时光，所有回忆和 友谊将常存于心。 我还要再次真挚地感激所有在我踏上这段新旅程的努力中给予鼓励、支持和希望的人们。 我深信我所开始的这段旅程也是我们大家共同的旅程

Press statement by George Yeo on Tuesday, 10 May, 2011 Thank you for waiting a couple of days for me to rest before meeting you. Aljunied voters have decided and I respect their decision. Having committed 23 years of service to the residents, it is only natural for me to feel disappointed but this is politics. It has been my privilege to have served them all these years and they have enriched my life. They have also enabled me to serve in various capacities as a Cabinet Minister in MITA, Health, MTI and MFA for which I am grateful. Why did we lose Aljunied? Mr Low Thia Kiang himself said that they won Aljunied not because the Aljunied team did not do a good job, but because the voters wanted WP to be their voice in Parliament. Mr Low's analysis is fair and I agree with him. This desire for a strong WP voice in parliament was a political tide which came in through Aljunied which we were unable to withstand despite our very best efforts. Right from the start, the Workers party made Aljunied a national battleground. The fight became one between a Workers Party voice in Parliament and an Aljunied team with two miniters, a potential Speaker of Parliament, a potential minister and a most effective Town Council chairman. Though I wish the outcome had been different, Aljunied voters have made their choice. Many of my supporters asked me to stay on to win back Aljunied in five years time. I wanted to level with them and told them last night that if it is better for a younger person to take on this important task. I',m already 57 years old and would be 62 by then. Naturally I would help to ensure a smooth handover. As we ended our campaign on 5 May, I talked about the importance of transforming PAP. This is a belief I've held for some time. It was not something I felt I could say when the campaign started. But , as the campaign went on, as we heard the growing cry from the heart, I decided to make it plain. Like it or not, we are entering a new phase in Singapore's Politic development. How we respond to it will decide Singapore's destiny in the 21st century. I would help in whatever way I can to bring about this transformation of the PAP. I wish I had a mandate from the people of Aljunied to be a strong advocate of such transformation. But I don't. As for remaining in public life, I will contribute in whatever modest way possible. Many young people has stepped froward to help me in this campaign. Ever more have cheered me on. It is not good that so many of them feel alienated from the Singapore they love. I look forward to continue working with them so that the Singapore we struggle for is the Singapore they feel is their own. As to the actual role I can play, I'll be happy to respond to them. In the last few years, I have learnt much from my young friends. Often they led me rather than I led them.Since the GE results came out, there has been a flood of support for me espressed personally, through friends and relatives, on email and, in an astonishing way, on internet and FB. The words expressed are heartfelt. Many wrote me long passages, some in tears. I'm grateful for teh kind words and the good wishes , and will be an advocate of their cause. As for what I'll do professionally after stepping down as Minister when the new Cabinet is sworn in, I'm not rushing to make a decision. My wife and I thought we should take our time to think this over. We also need a break to spend more time with the family. From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank the people of Singapore for the opportunity of serving them in the last 23 years. Singapore lost a great statesman