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  • Charles Chong To Contest Punggol East SMC For PAP

    Charles Chong To Contest Punggol East SMC For PAP

    The People’s Action Party’s (PAP) Charles Chong will be contesting in Punggol East SMC in the upcoming General Election. The party made the announcement in a press release this morning (Aug 27).

    The veteran politician was first elected to Parliament in 1988 and has served six terms as an MP. He was also chairman of Pasir Ris and Pasir Ris-Punggol Town Councils from 1997 to 2006. He had managed parts of Punggol East when he was an MP in Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency from 2001 to 2011. He was then fielded in Joo Chiat SMC during the 2011 GE, where he narrowly defeated Workers’ Party’s Yee Jenn Jong.

    Joo Chiat SMC has now been taken into Marine Parade GRC following the 2015 electoral boundaries review.

    Mr Chong held a meet-the-people session (MPS) in the Punggol East ward earlier this month. He’d said then: “The first thing is to make sure, if we are in charge of this area, that the town council accounts are in order, so we can do the work that we need to do and perhaps also get the Government to restore its grants. Now, it is holding back the grants because the accounts are not right.”

    “I know that when we handed over this section, it was in relatively good shape. So, now we’re not quite sure whether the money used here has been diverted somewhere to help out maybe in Hougang or in Aljunied,” he added.

    The Punggol East seat is currently held by the Workers’ Party’s Lee Li Lian, who won the 2013 by-election with 54.5 per cent of the vote.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Maliki Osman Unveiled As Part Of PAP Team Contesting East Coast GRC

    Maliki Osman Unveiled As Part Of PAP Team Contesting East Coast GRC

    The People’s Action Party (PAP) on Thursday (Aug 27) officially announced its lineup for East Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for the General Election (GE).

    Incumbent PAP members Lim Swee Say, Lee Yi Shyan, Maliki Osman and Jessica Tan were unveiled as the party’s slate for the GRC, which has been downsized from a five- to four-member constituency for the polls on Sep 11.

    The fifth incumbent, former Minister for Transport Raymond Lim, had earlier announced that he would be retiring from politics to spend more time with his family, having been an MP since 2001. His Fengshan ward has also been carved out as a single seat.

    “The redrawing of the boundaries will not break our bond. Fengshan will always be part of the East Coast GRC,” said Mr Lim.

    In 2011, the PAP team which contested East Coast GRC at the GE won 54.83 per cent of the vote against a Workers’ Party (WP) team led by Gerald Giam and Png Eng Huat. It was the closest GRC victory for the PAP, and resulted in Mr Giam earning a seat in Parliament as a Non-Constituency MP.

    WP has already declared it will once again contest East Coast GRC this year.

    The four PAP candidates for East Coast GRC are:

    Mr Lim Swee Say, 61, Minister for Manpower

    Mr Lim served as MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC from 1997 to 2001, Holland-Bukit Panjang GRC from 2001 to 2006, and Holland-Bukit Timah GRC from 2006 to 2011 before moving to East Coast GRC. He was a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office from 2004 to 2015. Mr Lim was also the Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress from 2007 to 2015.

    “East Coast is about mass personalisation,” said Mr Lim. “How to do it? Week after week we go out and visit our residents as part of our deep engagement. We go house to house, door to door, to understand the profile of our residents, to come out with a Community For All Ages approach.”

    Mr Lee Yi Shyan, 53, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development

    Mr Lee has served as an MP for East Coast GRC since 2006. Prior to entering politics, he worked at the Ministry of Defence and the Economic Development Board, among others. Mr Lee is also the president of the Singapore Badminton Association.

    Dr Maliki Osman, 50, Minister of State for Defence and National Development

    Dr Maliki served as an MP for Sembawang GRC from 2001 to 2011 before switching to East Coast GRC. He is also the Mayor of the South East District of Singapore. Dr Maliki was an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore’s Department of Social Work and Psychology from 1998 to 2004.

    Ms Jessica Tan, 49, managing director of Microsoft Singapore

    Ms Tan has served as an MP for East Coast GRC since 2006. She is also the chairperson of East Coast Town Council and chairperson of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Finance and Trade & Industry.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Fatimah Lateef Saran Model ‘6M’ Sebagai Formula Rangsang Pencapaian Masyarakat Melayu Singapura

    Fatimah Lateef Saran Model ‘6M’ Sebagai Formula Rangsang Pencapaian Masyarakat Melayu Singapura

    Masyarakat Melayu/Islam Singapura banyak meraih kemajuan dan kecemerlangan, hasil kerja keras dan kerjasama dengan pemerintah untuk mencapainya.

    AP GRC Marine Parade, Profesor Madya Fatimah Lateef berkata demikian hari ini di sidang media yang diadakan untuk memperkenalkan secara rasmi barisan calon PAP bagi GRC Marine Parade dalam Pilihan Raya Umum akan datang.

    Namun beliau turut menekankan bahawa “masih terdapat golongan yang memerlukan bantuan kita semua”.

    “Jadi inilah golongan yang harus kita dekati dan bantu mereka, tetapi jangan lupa tentang golongan yang atas juga. Mereka juga perlu penglibatan kita. Dan kita akan selalu mendekati setiap golongan dan lapisan masyarakat,” tambah beliau.

    MODEL ‘M’ UNTUK DEKATI RAKYAT DAN PENDUDUK 

    Profesor Madya Fatimah turut mendedahkan model ‘6M’ yang membawa kepada konsep berteraskan keluarga yang diterapkan dalam GRC Marine Parade.

    • 1. Menukar minda

    M yang pertama, ujar beliau, ialah menukar minda.

    “Kalau kita boleh mengubah minda kita, kita juga boleh mengubah cara kehidupan kita. Inilah yang saya terapkan dalam keluarga-keluarga yang saya dekati dan bantu,” jelas beliau.

    • 2. Motivasi

    M yang kedua pula ialah motivasi. Profesor Madya Fatimah berkata, keluarga-keluarga yang terjerat dalam lingkaran kemiskinan harus dibantu.

    Mereka harus ada sikap yang ingin meningkatkan diri dan bertambah baik setiap tahun, bukan sahaja untuk diri sendiri, tetapi juga untuk keluarga mereka, katanya. Dan maka itu, motivasi adalah elemen yang begitu penting.

    “Kita sebagai Anggota Parlimen memberi mereka motivasi itu, jalan bersama mereka, pegang tangan mereka dan pimpin mereka bersama,” kata beliau.

    • 3. Masyarakat majmuk

    Menurut beliau lagi, masyarakat Melayu/Islam tempatan boleh menjadi global dan dikenali kerana diberikan wadah untuk terus maju di Singapura, dalam masyarakat majmuk.

    • 4. Meritokrasi

    Dengan sistem meritokrasi di Singapura, mereka dengan latar belakang yang susah dapat maju ke hadapan disebabkan oleh kegigihan dan ketekunan untuk meningkatkan diri, kata Profesor Madya Fatimah.

    • 5. Maju bersama-sama

    Profesor Madya Fatimah berkata: “M selanjutnya ialah kita harus maju bersama-sama.”

    “Yang kuat tolong yang lemah. Yang kaya tolong yang susah. Ini adalah satu model kolaborasi yang baik, dan itulah yang kita terapkan dalam GRC Marine Parade,” katanya.

    • 6. Memudahkan

    Profesor Madya Fatimah merumuskan perincian tentang model ‘M’ dengan menjelaskan tentang membuat kemudahan atau memudahkan.

    “Apa-apa yang susah difahami oleh masyarakat, kita ‘simplify’ atau membuatnya senang untuk difahami,” katanya.

    Profesor Madya Fatimah, yang sudah berkhidmat di GRC Marine Parade sejak 2006, menekankan bahawa untuk menerapkan kesemua ‘6M’, para AP perlu terus mendekati masyarakat.

    Beliau berusia 49 tahun dan bertugas sebagai seorang doktor dan konsultan di Hospital Besar Singapura. Beliau juga Timbalan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Parlimen Pemerintah (GPC) bagi Kesihatan.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Goh Chok Tong: Opposition Parties Come And Go Like Nomads

    Goh Chok Tong: Opposition Parties Come And Go Like Nomads

    Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has urged Singaporeans to give the currentGOVERNMENT a good mandate and not be distracted by the Opposition.

    The former Prime Minister (PM) was speaking on Wednesday (Aug 26) at the unveiling of the People’s Action Party (PAP) slate for Marine ParadeGROUP Representation Constituency (GRC), which is expected to face a challenge from the Worker’s Party (WP).

    Commenting on the WP, Mr Goh said there was a “certain arrogance” about the opposition party. He addressed a wide range of topics during the introduction.

    Here is a selection of hisQUOTES:

    GE IS “MANDATE” FOR PM LEE’S GOVT

    “I’ve travelled all over the world as PM. I know the impact of politics on people’s lives … I came to the conclusion that we can categoriseGOVERNMENT into three categories: The good, the bad, the ugly.

    “As you can see now, in many countries in the world, there are ugly governments. We are lucky that we have a good Government. So I look at this election as a mandate for the Lee Hsien Loong Government.

    “If the Government doesn’t get a good support, you’re repudiating what they’re doing. It’s very important that you give them a very clear signal and support their agenda.”

    OPPOSITION ARE LIKE “NOMADS”

    “Opposition parties come and go like nomads. Nomads will not have anINTEREST in the people’s welfare. A new tribe is coming – do they really have interest in Marine Parade’s welfare?

    “Having spent forty years there, the residents know me. I will leave it to them to decide whether I’ve done a goodJOB or not.

    “The opposition will be there just throwing all kinds of distractions.

    “You know the fable of the rooster that crows when the sunrises? The rooster goes around claiming that it’s the crow causing the sun to rise. So that’s what they’re doing.”

    “A CERTAIN ARROGANCE” ABOUT WP

    “Strength is relative. They (WP) are stronger than NSP (National Solidarity Party) – there’s no doubt about it – but there is a certain arrogance about them.

    “With that arrogance will they be able to replace me and my team? Let them try.

    “Are we worried that WP is coming to MP? Look at the way they run their Town Council’sFINANCES and look at the way we run (ours).

    “You decide – who do you want to manage your town council?”

    “I COULD HAVE RETIRED”

    “I’ve fought nine General Elections. I could have retired … (I’m) the only pioneer generation leader left in politics. When PM (Lee) asked me to stay, I felt duty bound to contribute.

    “Chuan-Jin has beenWORKING hard as the anchor minister and he is leading the Marine Parade team to fight the elections. Chuan-Jin is a member of the fourth generation leadership team.

    “Will I be running the next election after this? I want to have theOPTION to retire. So, I hope that Chuan-Jin will give me the option to retire.”

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Is PAP Candidate Sun Xueling A New Citizen From China?

    Is PAP Candidate Sun Xueling A New Citizen From China?

    Is PAP candidate Sun Xue Ling a new citizen from China? This question has been hogging internet forums like Hardwarezone and Facebook for weeks and it appears Singaporeans are still not able to gather any “intel” from google to substantiate their claims.

    Here are the facts about Sun Xue Ling:

    1) Her original name was Sharene Soon Sher Rene, and she changed her name to Sun Xue Ling for unknown reasons. (Confirmed from a Straits Times Forum letter she submitted fifteen years ago on 15 July 2000)

    2) Sun Xue Ling is only 36 year old and she is already the director of Singapore sovereign wealth fund company Temasek Holdings drawing at least S$25,000 a month excluding bonuses. If elected, her part-time MP job will add on another S$16,000 putting her the top 5% highest income earner in Singapore.

    3) She joined PAP grassroots at the age of 22 years old at Buono Vista and Punggol West, which probably explains her meteoric rise to directorship in Temasek Holdings.

    4) She reports to Ho Ching, the CEO of Temasek Holdings and also the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

    5) She left for Hongkong in 2008 and only came back to Singapore in 2014, with only about a year of volunteer experience.

    6) She is contesting in Pasir-Ris Punggol GRC, a sure-win for the ruling PAP party because their opposition opponent is Desmond Lim and his team.

    7) Her husband is from People’s Republic of China and has only been a Singapore citizen for 6 years. Her new citizen husband does not serve National Service.

    Photo from Facebook

    Photo from Facebook

    Photo from Facebook

    Here is one unconfirmed detail about Sun Xue Ling:

    1) She is ruthlessly competitive according to her peers from Econs in NUS between 1998-2001 (HWZ)

    The States Times Review is not interested in rumors but simply establishing facts in this article. This being said, the greater question for Sun Xue Ling is that whether if her allegiance is to Singaporeans given that her background is highly questionable.
    However from the facts we do know, it is a conflict of interest for Sun Xue Ling to be a member of Parliament because her employer has vested interests in legislating laws that will lock more money in CPF.

    Singaporeans have every valid concerns to know who they are voting for and especially for candidates who might have vested interests in Singapore politics. Another good example is PAP MP Dr Janil Puthucheary who is a new citizen from Malaysia and has never served a day of National Service. It will be dangerous to have people with dubious background to take up Ministerial positions and formulate policies to serve their foreign interests.

     

    Source: http://statestimesreview.com

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