Tag: PAP

Lee Hsien Yang: Oxley Rise Home To Be Demolished

The second son of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Hsien Yang, has made a press release confirming that his father’s wish will be respected and the Oxley Road house will be demolished:

“In accordance with our late father’s last Will and Testament that his house at 38 Oxley Road be demolished, my sister and I, as the executors and trustees of the estate, believe it is only appropriate that some of his personal items of historic importance, that have been used by him at the house, be donated to the NHB for the people of Singapore who honoured him with their love and respect during our recent bereavement.”

Previously the Singapore Government intended to preserve Lee Kuan Yew’s more than 100 year old bungalow as a national monument and even have laws under the Preservation of Monuments Act to over-rule his will.

According to Lee Hsien Yang, all personal items of historical value will be donated to the National Heritage Board and he has signed the deed on Monday (June 8).

Source: http://statestimesreview.com

June 12, 2015
Do We Want Another 5 Years With PAP?

More than 100 days have passed since 23 March, and business seems to be back to normal in Singapore. There is no more outpouring of gratitude whatsoever and in typical pragmatic style people have begun to realise that the next general elections could be as near as 100 days away. Given the trend of downwards support for PAP, things certainly look interesting.

For one, the PAP has always preached that the opposition should not be given a blank cheque less they make things hard by blocking policies in parliament. As the past 5 years have shown, this is complete and utter bullshit; the WP has shown that they have acted responsibly by voting to strengthen regulatory oversight of town councils despite placing a higher burden on them.

In fact, quite the contrast can be said. The PAP has made use of their parliamentary majority to pass laws such as the population white paper and the implementation of new media laws, which may not have been favourably received by the majority at large. Hence, more opposition power in parliament may be seen as a positive thing as democracy becomes the new norm.

Are we willing to accept that alternative political parties in parliament have added more value? While Aljunied town council may have been portrayed as a failure, the fact that WP’s presence in parliament has proven its worth as they serve as a platform to raise difficult questions and elicit answers from the PAP to allow us an insight into their thinking.

The questions range from the millions spent on scholarships to foreign students to government intentions on the use of ‘unaccredited’ degrees. In both instances, this left some sour feeling on the expected returns from these foreign scholars as well as the PAP government’s lack of empathy. As this catches on, slowly but surely people have begun to realise the merits of having more voices.

So let’s think about it: do we want another 5 years with PAP?

Source: http://mythoughtsinafewparagraphs.net

June 12, 2015
Activist Han Hui Hui Calls For S$10,000 Donation To Pay For Legal Fees

On 5 June 2015, an email was received by Han Hui Hui informing her that she has to pay $6,000 to the Attorney General’s Chambers as her application OS67 has been withdrawn while she was overseas on 27 May 2015.

OS67 is an Originating Summons seeking declarations that Singaporeans should be given the rights to freedom of assembly and freedom of speech at Hong Lim Park to demand for transparency and accountability.

On 6 June 2015, $500 was paid to seek legal advice as OS67 is important to the #ReturnOurCPF case for both the illegal demonstration and public nuisance charges.

On 7 June 2015, summons, affidavit and other legal documents were prepared.

On 8 June 2015, a further $256.90 was being paid to the Supreme Court as filing fees.

On 9 June 2015, the court has granted Han Hui Hui the right to represent herself in court as Mr M Ravi was suspended and there is no other legal counsel available.

We are looking for 10,000 Singaporeans who care to give $1 each so as to continue this fight.

This amount is for the court, filing and legal fees to continue the cases of Singaporeans being charged for the CPF Protest at Speakers’ Corner on 27 Sep.

Send your $1 via Internet Banking, ATM or cheque to POSB savings account no. 279-12328-0.
(This account belongs to Han Hui Hui and has the sole purpose of organising events as well as fighting lawsuits against us)

Please help to share this meaningful activity with your friends.

Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

June 11, 2015
High Court: No Queen’s Counsel For Roy Ngerng In Defamation Suit By Lee Hsien Loong

The High Court today dismissed an application by blogger Roy Ngerng’s for a Queen’s Counsel (QC) to represent him in a hearing on damages he must pay for defaming Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

High Court judge Steven Chong also ordered Ngerng to pay S$6,000 in costs, inclusive of disbursements.

Ngerng was found guilty of defaming PM Lee in a blog post he made last year that suggested PM Lee misappropriated pension funds in a similar way to how the City Harvest Church was accused of misusing church funds.

The City Harvest Church is currently still before the courts with no verdict yet to be made.

Ngerng’s lawyer George Hwang had filed the bid on 28 May, and had subsequently cited the precedence of the case as grounds for a QC.

This is the first time a blogger is being sued by the Prime Minister in Singapore.

However, Justice Chong said that “novelty is not to be confused with complexity”, as QCs can only be admitted to argue cases in the Singapore courts if they have special qualifications or experience for the purpose of the case.

He also said that while Ngerng’s choice of QC was well-respected in the field of defamation in the United Kingdom, the subject matter of this case is “local-centric”.

Another factor for considering a QC was whether local senior counsel was available to take the case, and whether there is a need to engage the services of a foreign legal counsel.

In response, Justice Chong called Ngerng’s attempts to seek members of the local bar who are not senior counsels to argue his case “disappointing”.

“If Mr Ravi was suitable at the more complex stage, I fail to see why local non-senior counsels would not be suitable at this less complex stage,” Justice Chong was reported by media as saying.

Human rights lawyer M Ravi had been representing Ngerng until his license to practice has been suspended on medical grounds. Ravi is currently seeking to have his license reinstated.

Adapted from media reports.

Source: www.theonlinecitizen.com

June 11, 2015
Thank You MINDEF, You Ensured That I Will Never Vote For PAP Again

dear a.s.s,

i am age 48, working overseas… i was an officer during my army days. my last reservist was in year 1999.

due to my age and medical condition, i recently downgraded to pes e.

for so many years, mindef never call me up for any reservist. suddenly today, i received a letter from mindef stating that i committed offence reg 27 enlistment regulation for not reporting for reservist?

nabei, really sian to the max.

i have been working overseas since year 2000, and then now they come and throw me this ****?

i served 30 months, got #2 best recruit, best platoon, went for airborne as nsf, ippt gold and marksman every year, did my reservist. now i am 48 yrs old – 2/3 of my body inside grave hole liao, still kena fine $100 for this **** regulation?

thank you mindef, thank you very much, you’re unbelievable.

want to post the letter here but maybe they will charge me for osa

i have asked my daughter to pay the $100 fine for me. they can take my 100… but they will never get my vote again, not from me, not from my kids, not from my grandkids

Angry Sinkie

Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

June 10, 2015