Salary of Speaker of Parliament: S$550,000.
Salary of President: S$1,540,000
One term (six years) of being president: S$9.24 million.
If you had a good chance of landing a job with a salary three times your current salary, in a 6-year contract, will you go for it?
Source: Andrew Loh
PAP MP Halimah Yacob spoke to state media Straits Times distancing herself from her Indian father by insisting that she is Malay and that she qualifies to stand for President:
“I have been certified as a member of the Malay community four times in the past general elections: in 2015, 2011, 2006 and 2001.”
However the half Indian-Malay PAP MP has an Indian father and a Malay mother, and hence she should be defined as a minority race, thereby disqualifying her from the racist Presidential election reserved for only the Malays. In fact, the Malay culture dictates that children of mixed marriages follow their father’s race and not their mother. This further disqualifies Halimah Yacob as a Malay.
A minority group comprises of Indians and mixed blood like Eurasians. Under Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s newly-written Constitution, S R Nathan’s two-time presidency exhausted the turns of minority races. Also, according to Malay welfare group Mendaki, mixed blood Indian-Malays do not fall under the “Malay” category and these mixed blood were referred to the Indian welfare group Sinda.
Although PAP MP Halimah Yacob qualified as a Malay candidate in four general election occasions under the PAP GRC ticket, it appears her identity card does not specify “Malay”.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong broke the Constitution demanding that a racist election be held that disqualify candidates by their race. The dictator made arrangements to re-write the Constitution to his interpretation and pushed for his preferred PAP candidate, Halimah Yacob to contest.
However, the clumsy Prime Minister made a serious mistake without checking that Haliamh Yacob actually belongs to the minority race. The dictator PM had to revise the definition of “Malay” for Halimah Yacob to qualify. According to the Lee Hsien Loong-controlled presidential committee, any non-Malay who identifies as a “Malay” and “belong” to the Malay community will be a Malay.
Halimah Yacob is Lee Hsien Loong’s first choice as she is a woman and she wears a tudung in office. The Singapore dictator wants to be praised for letting the first Muslim woman become a head of state for the country.
Source: http://statestimesreview.com
PAP MP Halimah Yacob spoke to state media Straits Times distancing herself from her Indian father by insisting that she is Malay and that she qualifies to stand for President:
“I have been certified as a member of the Malay community four times in the past general elections: in 2015, 2011, 2006 and 2001.”
However the half Indian-Malay PAP MP has an Indian father and a Malay mother, and hence she should be defined as a minority race, thereby disqualifying her from the racist Presidential election reserved for only the Malays. In fact, the Malay culture dictates that children of mixed marriages follow their father’s race and not their mother. This further disqualifies Halimah Yacob as a Malay.
A minority group comprises of Indians and mixed blood like Eurasians. Under Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s newly-written Constitution, S R Nathan’s two-time presidency exhausted the turns of minority races. Also, according to Malay welfare group Mendaki, mixed blood Indian-Malays do not fall under the “Malay” category and these mixed blood were referred to the Indian welfare group Sinda.
Although PAP MP Halimah Yacob qualified as a Malay candidate in four general election occasions under the PAP GRC ticket, it appears her identity card does not specify “Malay”.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong broke the Constitution demanding that a racist election be held that disqualify candidates by their race. The dictator made arrangements to re-write the Constitution to his interpretation and pushed for his preferred PAP candidate, Halimah Yacob to contest.
However, the clumsy Prime Minister made a serious mistake without checking that Haliamh Yacob actually belongs to the minority race. The dictator PM had to revise the definition of “Malay” for Halimah Yacob to qualify. According to the Lee Hsien Loong-controlled presidential committee, any non-Malay who identifies as a “Malay” and “belong” to the Malay community will be a Malay.
Halimah Yacob is Lee Hsien Loong’s first choice as she is a woman and she wears a tudung in office. The Singapore dictator wants to be praised for letting the first Muslim woman become a head of state for the country.
Source: www.scmp.com
PE 2017 by Former MP Inderjit Singh
In less than 2 months, Singaporeans will get a new elected President. Unlike the past Presidential Elections (PE), the run up to this year’s PE has not been a smooth sailing one. Parliament passed a new ruling allowing for a Reserved Election. While many have questioned the wisdom of a reserved PE, Parliament has passed the law and this is our current system of how we will select our future Presidents.
As the Head of State, the President must have the respect of all Singaporeans once he or she is elected (or appointed as in the past). After the new President has been elected in the reserved PE in September this year, I hope all Singaporeans will give that elected person the respect the office of the President of Singapore deserves.
Many of us are saddened with the recent developments and comments from different quarters of society but I hope that we can put all these differences behind us. Once the new President is elected, we should all unite behind that person and focus on uniting the nation so that the respect accrued to the office of the President remains intact.
To help that process, I feel that the following issues need to be addressed fast before we go into the formal PE 2017 process:
1. For the purposes of effecting a reserved election, it is important to establish who our first elected president was Some feel that it is Mr Ong Teng Cheong. He was the first person who was formally elected to the office of President. Before him though, Mr Wee Kim Wee had exercised the powers of the elected president during his term, which was when the constitutional changes were made to allow for Singapore to have an elected President. The court will be deciding on this very soon, but I feel the policy makers could have avoided this question all together by paying more attention to this issue – the constitution could have said that the 5th election should be a reserved election and not the 6th. Nevertheless, once the courts decide, we have to move on.
2. The concept of “Malayness” has also become a debatable issue. Questions about how Mendaki and SINDA classify who is a Malay and who is an Indian do not seem to be aligned with how a Malay or an Indian is defined for the purposes of a GE or a PE. For now, it is critical that the leaders of the Malay community and the government come out and make this position clear and hopefully this position will apply to all aspects of life in Singapore. I hope this can be resolved before the formal process of PE 2017 starts.
3. This being the 1st ever reserved PE, many hope to see qualified Malays step forward and give Singaporeans an opportunity to choose their President. It is also very important that Singaporeans and the rest of the world see that we have enough qualified Malays in Singapore who meet the very stringent requirements set in the constitution. It will be a pity if we don’t have enough qualified candidates to choose from for the first ever reserved PE. So, I hope all those who meet the criteria, come forward for this wider call.
4. While the constitution is open about having a current sitting government politician standing for the PE, some Singaporeans have expressed concerns on the prospects of a current government MP, still in parliament, resigning as an MP and immediately standing for the PE. The spirit of the Elected President is independence of office as intended by Mr Lee Kuan Yew when the idea was mooted. While I have no question about how each person will do his or her duty to serve the office they are elected to serve, public perception is also important. While Mr Ong Teng Cheong also did the same in 1993, I sense people are increasingly uncomfortable with this.
As the Head of State, the President of Singapore holds the highest office and he or she must get the full respect of all Singaporeans. I hope the above issues are addressed before PE 2017 kicks off formally. It is good that Singaporeans are debating the issue of the reserved PE. My hope is that we can largely come to an understanding of the above 4 issues before we kick off PE 2017. And once our President has been elected, let’s all show respect for the President of Singapore and stand united as Singaporeans.
Source: Inderjit Singh
Singapura kini berada di ambang Pilihan Raya Presiden yang dikhususkan buat masyarakat Melayu. Bermakna, seorang Melayu akan menjadi Ketua Negara ini.
Dua bakal calon, Encik Salleh Marican dan Encik Farid Khan sudahpun meluahkan hasrat untuk bertanding bagi jawatan tertinggi negara. Speaker Parlimen Cik Halimah Yaacob juga baru-baru ini memberitahu beliau sedang menimbangkan untuk menjadi calon Presiden.
Jadi, apakah ini bermakna Presiden Melayu itu nanti adalah Ketua Negara kedua bagi Singapura selepas Presiden pertama, Presiden Yusof Ishak?
Jawapannya ialah: Tidak.
Singapura sebenarnya pernah menyaksikan sebilangan orang Melayu yang pernah menjadi Ketua Negara dalam sejarahnya. Ini hujah-hujahnya.
KETUA NEGARA PERTAMA SINGAPURA – SANG NILA UTAMA
Sistem pemerintahan Singapura sebelum merdeka merupakan sistem kerajaan, iaitu seorang Raja atau Sultan yang memerintah Singapura dengan kuasa mutlak.
Antara ketua atau pemimpin Singapura yang pertama, dan juga pengasas kerajaan Singapura ialah Sang Nila Utama, juga dikenali sebagai Sri Tri Buana. Tentu ramai yang pernah dengar atau membaca kisah Putera asal Palembang itu tiba di Singapura pada tahun 1299.
Menurut hikayat Sejarah Melayu, beliaulah yang menamakan pulau ini Singapura setelah ternampak seekor haiwan seperti singa semasa mendarat di pulau pasir putih ini. Beliau kemudian mendirikan kerajaannya di Bukit Larangan, yang sekarang dikenali sebagai Fort Canning.
4 KETUA NEGARA SELEPAS SRI TRI BUANA
Walaupun cerita pengasas Singapura itu tersebar luas dan dijadikan sebagai cerita rakyat, ramai orang yang mungkin tidak tahu bahawa selepas Sang Nila Utama atau Srti Tri Buana, sebenarnya ada lagi empat Raja yang memimpin kerajaan Singapura hingga 1498.
Mereka adalah keturunan Sang Nila Utama.
Raja-raja Singapura itu ialah (1) Sri Wikrama Wira, (2) Sri Rana Wikrama, (3) Sri Maharaja dan (4) Parameswara.
Sebahagian sarjana dari Britain percaya bahawa Parameswara kemudian memeluk Islam dan menggunakan nama Sultan Iskandar Shah. Makam raja Singapura terakhir itu kini dipercayai bersemadi di bukit Fort Canning.
Jadi, ini bermakna, Singapura sudah ada sekurang-kurangnya lima orang Raja dalam sejarahnya.
Kerajaan Singapura kekal sehingga ke tahun 1498 apabila Majapahit membuat serangan terhadap kerajaan Sultan Iskandar Shah, yang melarikan diri dari Singapura dan kemudian mendirikan Kerajaan Melaka.
SULTAN HUSSEIN SHAH YANG MEMERINTAH SINGAPURA
Mengikut catatan sejarah, selang ratusan tahun kemudian, Singapura pernah diperintah oleh Sultan Mahmud Shah. Sultan Mahmud ketika itu memerintah kesultanan Johor yang termasuk Pahang, kepulauan Riau dan Singapura.
Tengku Hussein pula merupakan anak pertama kepada Sultan Mahmud. Beliau bagaimanapun enggan mengambil alih pemerintahan bapanya, Sultan Mahmud.
Bagaimanapun pada masa kerajaan Britain dan Belanda saling berlumba-lumba untuk menubuhkan pangkalan di rantau ini, pegawai Inggeris iaitu Sir Stamford Raffles dan Farquhar berpendapat bahawa lebih baik jika Tengku Hussein dijadikan Sultan bagi Kerajaan Johor.
Dipendekkan cerita, Tengku Hussein menjadi ketua kerajaan di Singapura dan dimahsyurkan sebagai Sultan Hussien Shah.
Pusat kerajaan Melayu ini terletak di Istana Kampong Gelam, yang kini menjadi Taman Warisan Melayu.
Ini bermakna, selepas zaman Sultan Iskandar Shah, Singapura diperintah oleh sekurang-kurangnya dua orang Sultan Melayu atau ketua kerajaan – iaitu (1) Sultan Mahmud Shah dan (2) Sultan Hussein Shah.
PRESIDEN SINGAPURA PASCA-KEMERDEKAAN
Seorang lagi ketua negara Melayu muncul bagi Singapura muncul pada tahun lewat tahun 1950-an, apabila Encik Yusof Ishak dilantik sebagai Yang di-Pertuan Negara Singapura pada 3 December 1959.
Beliau merupakan seorang tokoh masyarakat yang menggerakkan akhbar Utusan Melayu, salah satu akhbar utama di rantau ini.
Pada 1965, Encik Yusof Ishak diangkat pula menjadi Presiden Singapura yang pertama apabila Singapura mencapai kemerdekaan – sehingga kini menjadi satu-satunya Presiden berbangsa Melayu bagi Singapura.
SEKURANG-KURANGNYA 8 KETUA NEGARA MELAYU DI SINGAPURA
Rumusannya, setelah mengambil kira hujah sejarah sejak zaman Sang Nila Utama, ternyata bahawa Singapura sebenarnya sudah mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya 8 Melayu yang pernah menjadi Ketua Negara selaku Sultan, Raja, Yang di-Pertuan Negara atau Presiden.
Jadi, Presiden Singapura yang terbaru menyusuli Pilihan Raya Presiden pada September tahun ini nanti, akan menjadi Ketua Negara Melayu ke-9 atau sekurang-kurangnya yang ke-9 bagi Singapura.
Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg