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  • Dr Chee Belum Sedia Undur Diri Dari Politik

    Dr Chee Belum Sedia Undur Diri Dari Politik

    Calon SDP yang juga Setiausaha Agung parti itu, Dr Chee Soon Juan bergiat aktif dalam politik hampir suku abad lamanya.

    Pencalonannya dalam pilihan raya kecil Bukit Batok menandakan kali kelima Dr Chee bertanding untuk memasuki parlimen.

    Sekitar 25 tahun selepas bertanding di Marine Parade – Dr Chee Soon Juan menjadi tokoh terkenal tetapi berkontroversi dalam arena politik Singapura.

    Dr Chee menyertai SDP pada 1992 dan diperkenalkan pengasas parti Chiam See Tong sebagai calon pilihan bagi pilihan raya kecil di Marine Parade.

    PAP bagaimanapun memenangi pilihan raya tersebut dengan 73 peratus undi.

    KERJAYA POLITIK DIPENUHI KONTROVERSI

    Pada 1997, Dr Chee mengambil alih kepimpinan parti kira-kira setahun selepas Encik Chiam meninggalkan parti menyusuli pertikaian dengan Dr Chee dan para anggota SDP yang lain.

    Ada laporan menyatakan Dr Chee menyingkirkan Encik Chiam tetapi itu dinafikan Dr Chee.

    Pada 1997 dan 2001, SDP kalah di MacPherson dan Jurong. Kerjaya politik Dr Chee dipenuhi kontroversi. Dr Chee dipecat dari Universiti Nasional Singapura pada 1993 kerana dituduh menyalahgunakan dana kajian. Tetapi Dr Chee menafikan tuduhan tersebut.

    Dr Chee pernah mengadakan beberapa bantahan awam. Dia juga pernah disaman di mahkamah oleh mendiang Encik Lee Kuan Yew dan Encik Goh Chok Tong berhubung beberapa kenyataan yang dibuat dalam kempen pilihan raya 2001.

    Dr Chee kemudian diisytiharkan muflis selepas gagal membayar ganti rugi.

    Akibatnya Dr Chee tidak layak bertanding dalam dua pilihan raya pada 2006 dan 2011.

    2012 RASMI BEBAS DARI MUFLIS

    Pada 2012, Dr Chee secara rasmi dibebaskan dari muflis dan ini membolehkannya bertanding dalam pilihan raya.

    Tahun lalu, Dr Chee bertanding dalam Pilihan Raya Umum di GRC Holland-Bukit Timah. Dr Chee dan pasukannya bagaimanapun tewas di GRC Holland-Bukit Timah dengan meraih hanya 33 peratus undi.

    Kekalahan demi kekalahan itu nampaknya tidak mengekang Dr Chee daripada terus bertanding.

    “Kami menerimanya, orang ramai membuat keputusan dan hanya yang dapat kita lakukan adalah melihat ke hadapan,” ujar beliau. Nampaknya, Dr Chee tidak mungkin meninggalkan politik dengan segera.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Walid J. Abdullah: Murali’s Win Illustrates That Sinicization Important Pre-Requisite For Winning

    Walid J. Abdullah: Murali’s Win Illustrates That Sinicization Important Pre-Requisite For Winning

    I have seen opposition supporters trying to put a positive spin on the by-election.

    Honestly, whichever way you look at it, it was quite a disaster (but not an unexpected one) for the SDP and Dr Chee. This was a by-election, not a general election, so there was a greater chance for him. He was up against a minority candidate. And it was an SMC.

    If he could not get more than 40% of the votes considering these factors, honestly, he’d probably find it hard to win in any other contest.

    Perhaps then it is time for Dr Chee Soon Juan to consider stepping down. He can help build the SDP, but maybe, his time with regards to contesting elections should be up.

    Of course, it is easy for me to say all these. I am not the one who has fought my entire life against all odds, just for what i believe in. So i may not feel the need to hold on as much as him.

    As for our friend Ah Mu, congratulations are due. But more than that: scrutiny should also be applied. His attendance record in Parliament, the amount of time he spends in his constituency (visiting homes just during election period is not ‘walking the ground’), the promises he made during hustings: all these should be looked at closely by Bukit Batok residents and Singaporeans in general.

    And a word on race: Ah Mu, it is hard enough for minorities as it is, so when someone who is as successful as you feels a need to be known via a Chinese name, it really does tell the rest of us that perhaps, being sinicized is a prerequisite for success. So please, Ah Mu and future minority candidates, bear this in mind.

    I want to say that elections should henceforth be based on contests of ideas, and not personal attacks, but Singaporeans have shown that personal attacks are rewarded. So my point on this would be moot.

     

    Source: Walid J. Abdullah

  • Former Chee Soon Juan Sceptic: Dr Chee Made Genuine Sacrifices For Politics In Singapore

    Former Chee Soon Juan Sceptic: Dr Chee Made Genuine Sacrifices For Politics In Singapore

     

    Dr. Chee Soon Juan

    Those who talk bad or have ill feeling toward Dr. Chee Soon Juan should relook and rethink again and ask yourselves what has he really done to Singapore in general that cannot be forgiven and forget forever.

    Ask ourselves have we ever know him closely or just rashly demonize him believing whatever the Government control medias has always like to portray him.

    He was very young technocrat, NUS lecturer when he first entered politic in 1992 with SDP which was then headed by Mr. Chiam See Tong as its Secretary General.

    I remembered how proud Mr. Chiam was when he introduced his good catch to the mass media and warned the PAP Government not to underestimate his party credibility and potential.

    Sadly just after a year in 1993 there was leadership crisis and Mr. Chiam parted and joined a new party SPP which was formed by his supporters earlier and from that onwards the SDP party was headed by Dr Chee as its Secretary General.

    Being young and charismatic leader of a political party with liberal views followed by his dismissal from NUS hardened him to confront the PAP Government ferociously.

    PAP Government which have hard time with Mr. JB Jeyaretnam in parliament on that time was determined not to make it easy for Dr. Chee who see him as another threat a potential JB.

    The rest is history when the PAP Goverment managed to subdue him into political wildernesses couple with his bad bloods with Mr. Chiam has made his reputation even worse.

    I’m sorry to say that I’m one of them who has the same thinking as most Singaporeans who never think highly of him even though I was quite critical toward the PAP Government then.

    Tonight for the very first time I came to his SDP rally in Bukit Gombak Stadium and observe him closely. I’m very impress with his composure and manner despites all the foul words hurling at him about his past.

    He indeed a changed man more dignified and what impressed me the most was his humility and his sincerity to serve the people and his despise of materialism and monetary reward which was prevalent with PAP ideology.

    He has proven with deeds when everyone know he and his PH.D. wife and his three children can easily live comfortably if he abandons politic altogether and start new life afresh abroad

    I just shake my head in disbelief of his grit and perseverance who is still steady in facing the humiliation and difficulty to shoulder the responsibility as an opposition politician.

    His eloquent language speaking in English and Chinese never fail to captivate his attentive audience who seem started to acknowledge him as a most formidable opposition that can give the Government a hard time.

    His charisma, aura and persona clearly surpass Mr. Murali Pillai his challenger in this Bukit Batok By Election by a wide margin.

    Just look at the long lines people queuing up to get his signature for his books selfies or whatsoever bewildered me how easy he connect and touch the ordinary peoples heart.

    Although I’m not from Bukit Batok, I hope my fellow citizens from that area can see his genuine sacrifice and vote for him into parliament.

    The time is now.

    Sincerely,
    Ismail L. A.

     

    Source: Mohamed Ismail Ismail

  • Lee Hsien Loong: Good Character, Integrity First Requirement For Candidates

    Lee Hsien Loong: Good Character, Integrity First Requirement For Candidates

    “Anyone standing for public office should be prepared to have his past actions examined, transparently and honestly,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a statement in response to comments by the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)’s Paul Tambyah on Saturday (Apr 30).

    PM Lee said this is so that “voters can make informed, responsible decisions as to who is fit and best qualified to represent them in Parliament”.

    “Character goes to the heart of the fitness of a candidate, whether to be an MP, or indeed to hold any public office. Is he honest? Does he have integrity? Is he loyal? Is he committed to serve the people? What are his basic motivations? These come first, before we even talk about how able he is, what experience he brings, or what policies he proposes,” PM Lee said.

    The Prime Minister said the importance of character applies to People’s Action Party (PAP) candidates, although he said it was “understandable why SDP, and particularly Dr Chee Soon Juan, should wish it to be otherwise”.

    “Good character and integrity is the first requirement, and it should be so for opposition parties too.”

    Earlier on Saturday, PM Lee had questioned Dr Chee’s character and aptitude to be an MP for Bukit Batok.

    In response, Dr Tambyah said later in a live Facebook video statement: “A person is not defined by his or her actions or words”, adding that an attack on Dr Chee’s character was “uncalled for”, and that “we need to debate the issues, not engage in character assassination”.

    PM Lee’s comments were issued in a statement from his PressLee Secretary.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Full Time Or Part-Time MP – Who Would You Choose?

    Full Time Or Part-Time MP – Who Would You Choose?

    2 people go for a job interview.

    Person A says: ‘This will be my full-time commitment. I will be at the office for many hours, more than the required amount of time.’

    Person B says: ‘I won’t be here always, this is not my full-time commitment. But don’t worry, i will manage. Don’t ask me how; i just know i will manage.’

    Person B gets the job.

    Sounds ludicrous? Not in my country.

     

    Source: Walid J. Abdullah