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  • Lawyer M Ravi To Contest As An Independent In Ang Mo Kio

    Lawyer M Ravi To Contest As An Independent In Ang Mo Kio

    Lawyer M Ravi today (Feb 2) declared in a hastily-called press conference his intention to contest the next General Election as an independent candidate in Ang Mo Kio constituency.

    Sending the media the invitation roughly three hours before the press conference started yesterday afternoon at The Fullerton Bay Hotel, he spent nearly an hour unleashing a tirade against the Government for not treating Singaporeans with due respect and not putting their interests above those of foreigners.

    His electoral campaign, he said, will focus on seeing Singaporeans “being put first”. He also brought up a range of issues he wants to tackle should he be elected. For example, he called for the four official languages here — Malay, English, Mandarin and Tamil — to be made compulsory in school curriculum to “promote equality in the languages”.

    The lawyer, who has taken on a number of cases involving government leaders, including the recent defamation suit by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong against blogger Roy Ngerng, said he chose to run in Mr Lee’s constituency because he (Mr Ravi) has a quarter of his relatives living there. He said he has not firmed up plans on who will run with him in the six-member Group Representation Constituency. Mr Ravi also said he aspires to become the Prime Minister one day. He claimed that he had set aside S$1 million for his campaign and said more details of his manifesto will be announced on Friday.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Lee Hsien Loong Instructs The Revise Of Electoral Registers

    Lee Hsien Loong Instructs The Revise Of Electoral Registers

    Singapore’s voter rolls are being revised to ensure they are current.

    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has directed that the revision of the registers of electors be made and completed by April 30, according to Monday’s Government Gazette.

    This is the second time the voter rolls will be revised since the 2011 General Election.

    The Parliamentary Elections Act requires that the voter rolls be updated not more than three years after a general election. It also provides for the Prime Minister to call for revisions from time to time.

    But the last revision, which was done last year, had already fulfilled that requirement as the election was held on May 7 in 2011.

    When completed, it showed that there were 2,411,188 eligible voters as of March 31 last year.

    To qualify as an elector, a person has to be a Singapore citizen. He must also be 21 years old or older as of Feb 1 this year and also cannot be disqualified as an elector under any written law.

    In addition, the person must have a Singapore residential address registered with the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority as of Feb 1 this year.

    This is so that his name can be entered or retained in the register for a constituency.

    The Elections Department will give details later about public inspection of the revised electoral rolls.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Former Presidential Election Candidate Tan Kin Lian Posts Racist Remarks On Foreigners

    Former Presidential Election Candidate Tan Kin Lian Posts Racist Remarks On Foreigners

    Former presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian has come under fire from netizen for posting a status seen by some as racist.

    Mr Tan had taken a photo on board a bus where all the commuters in the photo appeared to be foreign workers from India.

    He accompanied the photo with the caption “I boarded SMRT 857 and found that I was in Mumbai. Hahaha.”Preview

    He had likely intended it as a light hearted observation of the number of foreigners in Singapore and passed comment on a common frustration Singaporeans feel but doing so on a public platform like Facebook wasn’t taken well by netizens.

    Many commented that his comments were racist and unfit for someone who was once running for presidency.

    Some netizens commented that they were glad that he wasn’t voted in or he could have steered Singapore wrongly or made such social media gaffes which could result in international outrage.

    However, some others also defended Mr Tan saying that the comment itself was not particularly racist as he was just observing that the commuters were probably from India and did not make any derogatory or otherwise negative comments about them.

    It is also clear that many people agreed with Mr Tan or at least found his comment accurate and funny as there were at least 101 people to like his status.

    Mr Tan has since removed the Facebook post after the heavy criticism received but he failed to remove the linked post on Twitter which still shows his post and some users comments in response.

     

    Source: www.therealsingapore.com

  • Tharman: Budget 2015 To Address Needs Of All Singaporeans

    Tharman: Budget 2015 To Address Needs Of All Singaporeans

    Singapore’s upcoming budget will likely address issues on retirement adequacy and ensuring good careers for the young and middle-aged, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, as he provided a rare glimpse of Budget 2015.

    Speaking on the sidelines of NUS’ anniversary celebrations in Taman Jurong on Sunday (Feb 1), Mr Tharman said the budget will provide greater assurance particularly for the lower-income seniors.

    He said the Government is in the final stages of shaping the Silver Support scheme. The new initiative, which was announced at last year’s National Day Rally, will see the Government pay an annual bonus to low-income elderly Singaporeans from age 65 to help them cope with their living expenses.

    “Providing assurances in retirement for our seniors is a very important priority – not just for today’s generation of seniors but those in future as well. It is a strengthening of our social security system,” said Mr Tharman.

    Besides retirement adequacy, Mr Tharman said what is equally important is ensuring that young and middle-aged Singaporeans have fulfilling careers: “We have always got to look to the future – anticipate the challenges, prepare our people and equip them with the capabilities and the expertise that they need to do well, individually as well as collectively as Singapore.

    “When we talk about good careers, it is not just about those who are today in school or in our tertiary institutions and about to start their careers. It is also about our mid-career Singaporeans.”

    The finance minister emphasised that the budget initiatives will not stand on its own. He said it is a continuation of what the government has been doing in the past, especially the last five years.

    Mr Tharman said steps have been taken that are significantly transforming Singapore’s social and economic landscape, such as strengthening affordability in healthcare and housing for the lower and middle-income groups.

    He said that this year’s budget, which comes along with Singapore’s 50th anniversary, will address both the needs of today and tomorrow. Mr Tharman will deliver Singapore’s Budget for 2015 in Parliament on Feb 23.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Former Navy Chief Ng Chee Peng Named As New CEO Of CPF

    Former Navy Chief Ng Chee Peng Named As New CEO Of CPF

    The Central Provident Fund (CPF) board has explained that they have appointed the former Navy Chief, Ng Chee Peng, as their new CEO.

    Mr Ng will take over from the current CEO, Mr Yee Ping who has headed the CPF board since 2011.

    Mr Yee will then move on to another leadership position in the Civil Service.

    The new CEO, Mr Ng, was the Chief of Navy before serving as the Deputy Secretary (Special Projects) at the Ministry of Manpower.

    He also worked as the director of police at MINDEF, as well as the Chief of Staff-Naval Staff and Chief of Staff-Joint Staff in the SAF.

    While Mr Ng clearly has a long list of leadership positions, none of them appear to be related to managing funds which he will probably have to deal with in the CPF.

    In Singapore, paper generals are constantly brought out of the military and parachuted into top civil service leadership positions even if they don’t have any relevant experience.

    Do you think that a former Navy Chief will know how to manage your CPF?

     

    Source: www.therealsingapore.com