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  • Teo Ser Luck To Quit Politics To Join Private Sector

    Teo Ser Luck To Quit Politics To Join Private Sector

    Mr Teo Ser Luck has requested to step down from public office to return to the private sector. The Prime Minister has accepted Mr Teo’s request. Mr Teo will relinquish his appointment as Minister of State for Manpower on Jun 30. Mr Teo will also relinquish his appointment as Mayor of North East CDC when his current term ends on May 26, but will continue serving the residents of Sengkang Central division as a Member of Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC.

    The changes are part of leadership renewal, the PMO said.

    This is the third round of changes in appointments that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has made to this Cabinet. The first changes on Aug 22 last year saw Mr Lawrence Wong appointed as Second Minister for Finance, and Ms Sim Ann appointed as Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry and relinquishing her appointment in the Ministry of Finance.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Teo Ser Luck Tribute Workout For Lee Kuan Yew Draws Flak From Netizens

    Teo Ser Luck Tribute Workout For Lee Kuan Yew Draws Flak From Netizens

    In a Facebook post, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Teo Ser Luck dedicated a workout he just completed to former Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew, which he created and named “LKY91″, as a tribute to the elderly statesman who passed away on Monday, 23 March.

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    The contentious Facebook post that attracted flak from netizens

    Mr Teo’s tribute, however, did not go down too well among his fans. When the Strait Times later shared his post, the number of commenters who felt that the ‘tribute’ was “distasteful” also grew in number. In fact, it drew so much flak that he deleted the post soon after.

    Some, like Mr Benny and Ms Li also drew comparisons between Ministers who were under Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s Government and the current slate of Ministers and lamented at the “type of Ministers we have now.”

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    Ms Li also added that, in her opinion, Mr Lee Kuan Yew would “prefer ministers to think of ways to improve the country, rather than waste time.”

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    “Your pay this month should be $91,” another comment read.

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    Others remarked that it represented nothing less than an act of “personal glorification” and “self promotion.”

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    Others who were evidently infuriated by the Minister’s post suggested that Mr Teo should head to “Pinnacle @ Duxton and shout his (Mr Lee’s) name 91 times.”

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    This, of course, was a sarcastic reference to a PAP Rally in 2011 where, in an effort to rally the crowd, Mr Teo called for supporters to give three cheers to his fellow party members and himself.

    Teo Ser Luck speaking at the abovementioned PAP Rally in 2011
    Teo Ser Luck speaking at the aforementioned PAP Rally in 2011

     

    Source: www.theonlinecitizen.com

  • SDP Wants Public To Accept Apology From CPF Protesters

    SDP Wants Public To Accept Apology From CPF Protesters

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    Roy has asked to meet with the children and parents to apologise to them. This is the right thing to do.

    I met Roy several weeks ago. He is a thoughtful individual and no one should believe that he intentionally targeted his or the group’s actions at the children who were performing that afternoon.

    It is important, nevertheless, that both he and Hui Hui offer an apology to the children.

    The danger is that those who are angered by the episode but who, otherwise, would support the Return Our CPF campaign, unwittingly reinforce a culture intolerant of mistakes.

    Throwing labels like “immature”, “inexcusable”, “attention seekers” at the protesters is unhelpful. For even the most experienced activists spend a lifetime making errors and learning from them. Gandhi, himself not immune to mistakes, acknowledged: “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”

    In this vein, let us re-affirm our faith in Roy and Hui Hui as well as in ourselves, who, with all our imperfections and weaknesses, continue to learn and grow in our journey to make our Republic a better place.

    Authored by: Chee Soon Juan