Early elections is a betrayal of the trust of Singaporeans, very xia suay (low class, shameless)
It's like eating roadside Street hawker finger food where patrons must pay up before food preparation and collection.
Michelin restaurant is pay only if u are happy with the food and service delivered. Chef/ manager will immediately attend if u have complaint regarding the service or food.
Showing posts with label Singapore Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Singapore Politics. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Friday, March 13, 2020
[Singapore]: Should internet (online) voting be allowed?
[Singapore]: Should internet (online) voting be allowed?
Probably, PAP will roll out internet voting vz Singpass or so for citizens based abroad or Singaporeans on quranteen /stay home notice (SHN) who are not allowed to leave home except for serious emergency (go to A&E for medical treatment etc) to cast their vote during general elections.
Probably, PAP will roll out internet voting vz Singpass or so for citizens based abroad or Singaporeans on quranteen /stay home notice (SHN) who are not allowed to leave home except for serious emergency (go to A&E for medical treatment etc) to cast their vote during general elections.
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Singapore and DPRK (North Korea) ruling political familees are cut from the same cloth?
Singapore and DPRK (North Korea) ruling political familees are cut from the same cloth?
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (L) is welcomed by Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (AFP Photo/ROSLAN RAHMAN)
Singaporeans (69.9% of them at last count (GE2015)) vote for PAP not out of hope, but out of fear (cowardice) instead.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (L) is welcomed by Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (AFP Photo/ROSLAN RAHMAN)Singaporeans (69.9% of them at last count (GE2015)) vote for PAP not out of hope, but out of fear (cowardice) instead.
Thursday, February 7, 2019
GRC electorial system is an ABUSE of Minority Race trust in Singapore:
GRC electorial system is an ABUSE of Minority Race trust in Singapore:
Actually, even before PAP implemented GRC system of elections in 1988, PAP already implemented the NCMP scheme in 1984 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-cons...Parliament but it was probably just a decoy to the real damage to be done by the GRC scheme which would in majority benifit large incumbent political parties who already hold majority seats in parliament, especially the PAP party which would inordinately benifit from the GRC system of elections. (The GRC system allows PAP EXCO to dismiss a PAP MP from parliament by virtue of cancellation of his political party membership since such membership is a parliamentary membership requirement throughout an MP term in parliament if he was elected under such a political party banner during elections (and also absolve the GRC of undergoing by-election unless "100% of MP vacate their post" (see bottom reference))).
Actually, even before PAP implemented GRC system of elections in 1988, PAP already implemented the NCMP scheme in 1984 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-cons...Parliament but it was probably just a decoy to the real damage to be done by the GRC scheme which would in majority benifit large incumbent political parties who already hold majority seats in parliament, especially the PAP party which would inordinately benifit from the GRC system of elections. (The GRC system allows PAP EXCO to dismiss a PAP MP from parliament by virtue of cancellation of his political party membership since such membership is a parliamentary membership requirement throughout an MP term in parliament if he was elected under such a political party banner during elections (and also absolve the GRC of undergoing by-election unless "100% of MP vacate their post" (see bottom reference))).
Thursday, February 4, 2016
LTA gives S$15,450,617 COE hongbao bonanza to rich elite this CNY.
If this amount squandered on the rich were to be multiplied by 24 COE bidding exercises per annum, I estimate that the PAP gahmen would have easily 'squandered' S$370,814,808 p.a. in all. Instead of spending 2 precious hours squabbling over 1 petty NCMP seat, ought not parliament discuss how the catB COE pricing system should be tweaked so that gahmen revenue will not be spilled/ lost?
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Only SMC elections can ensure that Singaporeans are effectively heard/ served (with NCMP/NMP method of ensuring minority representation)
Essay material referenced from: 'How the the PAP abused its mandate, created GRC system to terrorize Singapore.' as well; as 'NCMP scheme a great replacement for flawed GRC system of elections'.
The following deficiencies of the GRC system of Elections have caused PAP to lose touch with the electorate on the ground exploiting inherent authoritarian slant of the GRC system of elections to 'terrorise' Singapore, a reversion to full SMC system of elections (with minority rights provided for by NCMP/NMP electoral mechanism) would make Singaporeans a much happier, productive bunch.
The following deficiencies of the GRC system of Elections have caused PAP to lose touch with the electorate on the ground exploiting inherent authoritarian slant of the GRC system of elections to 'terrorise' Singapore, a reversion to full SMC system of elections (with minority rights provided for by NCMP/NMP electoral mechanism) would make Singaporeans a much happier, productive bunch.
How the the PAP abused its mandate, invented GRC system to terrorize Singapore.
The following deficiencies of the GRC system of Elections have cause PAP to lose touch with the electorate on the ground and leverage upon authoritarian means to rule Singapore:
1) Repeated gerrymandering of GRC constituency boundaries for maximum electoral advantage. This confuses the electorate if not the candidates themselves as no candidate can be expected to be fielded in the same constituency as they are incumbent MP. The relationship between MP and his constituents thus becomes shallow and superficial as it is hard to form stable relationships given such an unpredictable future. To the extent that constituency boundaries are subject to gerrymandering also disadvantages opposition political activities from taking root since such preparations can easily be thwarted by the PAP with gerrymandered boundaries towards PAP advantage.
2) Short-changing the electorate by-elections except in extreme circumstance: i.e. the vacation of seats of of ALL MPs in the GRC since to eliminate the 'inconvenience' of conducting by-elections (which the PAP often lose) the PAP has lost an essential genuine feedback mechanism about the popularity/ acceptance of their gahmen policies. (Ref: Parliamentary Elections Act (Ch218), S24(2A): "In respect of any group representation constituency, no writ shall be issued under subsection (1) for an election to fill any vacancy unless all the Members for that constituency have vacated their seats in Parliament.")
Given the situation of GE2015 having only 13 SMC seats (16GRCs) to make up an 89 seat parliament, it can be said that 76 seats (85.4%) are exempt from any by-election: a significant loss of voter feedback mechanism to the PAP.
1) Repeated gerrymandering of GRC constituency boundaries for maximum electoral advantage. This confuses the electorate if not the candidates themselves as no candidate can be expected to be fielded in the same constituency as they are incumbent MP. The relationship between MP and his constituents thus becomes shallow and superficial as it is hard to form stable relationships given such an unpredictable future. To the extent that constituency boundaries are subject to gerrymandering also disadvantages opposition political activities from taking root since such preparations can easily be thwarted by the PAP with gerrymandered boundaries towards PAP advantage.
2) Short-changing the electorate by-elections except in extreme circumstance: i.e. the vacation of seats of of ALL MPs in the GRC since to eliminate the 'inconvenience' of conducting by-elections (which the PAP often lose) the PAP has lost an essential genuine feedback mechanism about the popularity/ acceptance of their gahmen policies. (Ref: Parliamentary Elections Act (Ch218), S24(2A): "In respect of any group representation constituency, no writ shall be issued under subsection (1) for an election to fill any vacancy unless all the Members for that constituency have vacated their seats in Parliament.")
Given the situation of GE2015 having only 13 SMC seats (16GRCs) to make up an 89 seat parliament, it can be said that 76 seats (85.4%) are exempt from any by-election: a significant loss of voter feedback mechanism to the PAP.
NCMP scheme a great replacement for flawed GRC system of elections.
NCMP scheme a great replacement for flawed GRC system of elections
The GRC system was created to promote PAP hegemony and despotism; if anybody still insists that GRC system can actually be justified by its original premise of actually "entrenches the presence of minority MPs in Parliament": then one is a fool since the following 2 examples prove this to be UNTRUE:
Firstly, the law (Parliamentary Elections Act (Ch218), S24(2A)) obviously neglects ANY interest minority existence the moment GRC election results are announced as the statute does states: "In respect of any group representation constituency, no writ shall be issued under subsection (1) for an election to fill any vacancy unless all the Members for that constituency have vacated their seats in Parliament.": there is no need to replace a seat vacated by a minority candidate for any reason: suffice to say that just one candidate who need not be a minority need remain. A bait and switch trick by the PAP?
Secondly, despite needlessly emphasizing minority race differences (through 16 GRCs occupying 76 seats in a 89 seat parliament (=85.4% of all seats post GE2015)), the 16 designated GRCs are only able to guarantee a meagre presence of 16/89= 18.0% minority representation in parliament: far less than the population census result (2014) showing 25.7% of the Singapore as belonging to minority ethnic group. The significant shortfall of 25.7%-18.0%= 7.7% (or equal to 7.7%*89=6.87=~ deficit of 7 minority MPs) remains glaring proof of how deficient/ inadequate the GRC system is at defending minority ethnic interest in parliament.
The GRC system was created to promote PAP hegemony and despotism; if anybody still insists that GRC system can actually be justified by its original premise of actually "entrenches the presence of minority MPs in Parliament": then one is a fool since the following 2 examples prove this to be UNTRUE:
Firstly, the law (Parliamentary Elections Act (Ch218), S24(2A)) obviously neglects ANY interest minority existence the moment GRC election results are announced as the statute does states: "In respect of any group representation constituency, no writ shall be issued under subsection (1) for an election to fill any vacancy unless all the Members for that constituency have vacated their seats in Parliament.": there is no need to replace a seat vacated by a minority candidate for any reason: suffice to say that just one candidate who need not be a minority need remain. A bait and switch trick by the PAP?
Secondly, despite needlessly emphasizing minority race differences (through 16 GRCs occupying 76 seats in a 89 seat parliament (=85.4% of all seats post GE2015)), the 16 designated GRCs are only able to guarantee a meagre presence of 16/89= 18.0% minority representation in parliament: far less than the population census result (2014) showing 25.7% of the Singapore as belonging to minority ethnic group. The significant shortfall of 25.7%-18.0%= 7.7% (or equal to 7.7%*89=6.87=~ deficit of 7 minority MPs) remains glaring proof of how deficient/ inadequate the GRC system is at defending minority ethnic interest in parliament.
Monday, September 7, 2015
How the GRC system of elections is a farce and promotes despotism and autocracy in Singapore.
Quote:
| According to the Parliamentary Elections Act (CHAPTER 218), Writ of election 24.—(1) For the purposes of every general election of Members of Parliament, and for the purposes of the election of Members to supply vacancies caused by death, resignation or otherwise, the President shall issue writs under the public seal, addressed to the Returning Officer. (2) Every such writ shall be in Form 1 in the First Schedule ... (2A) In respect of any group representation constituency, no writ shall be issued under subsection (1) for an election to fill any vacancy unless all the Members for that constituency have vacated their seats in Parliament. [10/88] (3) Upon receipt of the writ... Source: http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/aol/searc...ec=0;whole=yes |
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Supersized GRC system of election has achieved its objective: Singapore can hail her first Emperor now.
Seems like GE2015 is about elevating Mr Lee Hsien Loong as Emperor of Singapore: why else is one man's photo posted all over Singapore, even in Potong Pasir? http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Regio...polls-posters/
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Pride and Arrogance of Singaporeans, a threat to the National Security of the Island State.
A slip of the tongue let the naked truth out, the 'Singapore Population White Paper 2030 (2013)' incontrovertibly denigrating the nursing profession: defining it as “low skilled” workers.[Health officials in strong defence of nurses (The Sunday Times, 10 February 2013, Pg 8)].
Blogs that do not lie also report the truth: "There’s a lot of verbal abuse that we’re suffer.We’re expected to be efficient despite being severely overworked (in Singapore)."[TOC: 30Jan2015: 'Government: Hard to get SG locals to become nurse'].
With such a prevalent culture of prejudice and abuse against frontline service staff, not least the nursing profession, Singapore seems now dependent upon transient (foreign) service staff to man its hospitals: 'Singapore faces nurse shortfall for years to come' [By Salma Khalik, The Straits Times, 15 Feb 2013]
Blogs that do not lie also report the truth: "There’s a lot of verbal abuse that we’re suffer.We’re expected to be efficient despite being severely overworked (in Singapore)."[TOC: 30Jan2015: 'Government: Hard to get SG locals to become nurse'].
With such a prevalent culture of prejudice and abuse against frontline service staff, not least the nursing profession, Singapore seems now dependent upon transient (foreign) service staff to man its hospitals: 'Singapore faces nurse shortfall for years to come' [By Salma Khalik, The Straits Times, 15 Feb 2013]
Friday, May 22, 2015
Parliamentary Elections Act says that RCs under PA treating residents to attend PAP election meetings constitutes a corrupt practice?
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT: (CHAPTER 218)
CORRUPT PRACTICES:
..
Treating
58.—(1) A person shall be guilty of treating if he corruptly, by himself or by any other person, either before, during or after an election, directly or indirectly gives or provides, or pays wholly or in part the expense of giving, any meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing or any money or ticket or other means or device to enable the procuring of any such meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing, to or for any person —
(a) for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person to vote or refrain from voting;
(b) for the purpose of inducing that person to attend or remain at any election meeting;
(c) on account of any such person or any other person having voted or refrained from voting or being about to vote or refrain from voting at the election; or
(d) on account of any such person having attended an election meeting.
CORRUPT PRACTICES:
..
Treating
58.—(1) A person shall be guilty of treating if he corruptly, by himself or by any other person, either before, during or after an election, directly or indirectly gives or provides, or pays wholly or in part the expense of giving, any meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing or any money or ticket or other means or device to enable the procuring of any such meat, drink, refreshment, cigarette, entertainment or other provision or thing, to or for any person —
(a) for the purpose of corruptly influencing that person or any other person to vote or refrain from voting;
(b) for the purpose of inducing that person to attend or remain at any election meeting;
(c) on account of any such person or any other person having voted or refrained from voting or being about to vote or refrain from voting at the election; or
(d) on account of any such person having attended an election meeting.
Friday, March 20, 2015
Proof that PAP/ MPs not as trustworthy as once thought.
Instead of earning citizen's/ international praise by promulgating upright, cohesive, progressive policies that benefit both the poor and enterprise alike, MPs like Lim Wee Kiak like to show off their pay slips to CEOs to obtain their attention/ 'respect', Lim Wee Kiak must as well point a gun at the CEO's head to hold ransom their respect. It seems that Lim Wee Kiak is speaking from the POV of an uncivilized cannibal: the more human teeth dangling from his necklace/ human scalps around his waist: the more fear ('respect') he obtains from CEOs... like a fascist/ authoritarian ruler. Me thinks that the only real effect that the said PAP MP has on enterprise is to chase away foreign investors because any fool will spot the barbarism and crassness of his mindset: that greed (his own wealth) is the greatest good of all.
Monday, December 8, 2014
LHL: First class political leadership and First World Parliament are separate issues...
23Mar2007: "First class political leadership" (to justify exponential pay rise)...
Friday, November 21, 2014
Law/ politics= snake oil in Singapore???!!!
Letter to press by SMU dean's list law student: if indeed it is the dean's list law student, my guess is that many in Singapore's political elite are money faced/ smoke weed in their ivory towers...
Why does his legal logic reek of the same bias and stink as the AGC conclusion about LHL's influence of votes at poking station in 1997 ???!!!
So its all about tax revenue $$$ or the bullying of minorities??? These scholars in their ivory towers should better stop smoking the weed that they pass around to each other: morally, they are no better than the shisha smokers loitering in dark alleys...
Banning shisha, but not cigarettes, a justified move | TODAYonline
Why does his legal logic reek of the same bias and stink as the AGC conclusion about LHL's influence of votes at poking station in 1997 ???!!!
So its all about tax revenue $$$ or the bullying of minorities??? These scholars in their ivory towers should better stop smoking the weed that they pass around to each other: morally, they are no better than the shisha smokers loitering in dark alleys...
Banning shisha, but not cigarettes, a justified move | TODAYonline
Friday, October 24, 2014
HHH cf. LHL: sauce for the goose is also sauce for the gander please.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ilold
Re thread (SGC):Han Hui Hui, Roy Ngerng and others to face charges over Hong Lim Park protest march
it's not double standards. it's comparing to separate events with different circumstances. if you're so sure it's double standards and unlawful then HHH and roy can just go and sue Nparks and they would win assuming you are right. If you believe that AGC is corrupt that means you should just move out of the country as the country is inherently corrupt. |
Thursday, October 23, 2014
PAP lightning quick to raise political salary, drags feet when helping handicapped kids...
Raising political salaries circa 2007:
Friday, October 17, 2014
Singapore gohmen runs short on cash, obtains Sports Hub through hire-purchase???!!!
http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/...ms-sandy-pitch
"While the Government did not pay anything upfront, it will bear the construction and operational costs of the Sports Hub, which includes the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the OCBC Arena and the OCBC Aquatic Centre.
The Government is making annual payments over 25 years to SportsHub Pte Ltd, which manages and runs the Kallang facilities. The first payment was made in August 2010, when construction started."
Sounds like a very complicated contract/agreement to me. I really cannot understand why the Singapore gahmen would not pay up immediately like in the case of the public buses enhancement scheme where S$1.1billion is budgeted and promptly paid e.g. as and when the 550new buses are delivered.
Does this complex arrangement also allow the Singapore Sports Hub consortium (Pte, Ltd) to postpone/cancel the national day parade or provide a 'sandy-pitch' if the Singapore gahmen is either late or short in its annual payments???!!!
In case of a contractual dispute with the international consortia: will the Singapore gohmen be dragged to settle the case at the international court of justice @ Hague like Pedra Blanca was settled: & become a laughing stock to the world/ print excessive $$$ to pay its debts like the now bankrupt country of Zimbabwe under Mugabe???!!!
Will upcoming Project Jewel@Changi airport (projected to costs S$1.47billion)also be obtained on hire-purchase???!!!
Given the obvious future public-funding liabilities (25 yrs for sports hub installments): was the president at least invited to rubber stamp his consent given the fact that national reserves might well have to be used should gohmen revenue be in short fall (budget deficit etc) for the 25 installments over 25 (or more) years???!!!...
"While the Government did not pay anything upfront, it will bear the construction and operational costs of the Sports Hub, which includes the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the OCBC Arena and the OCBC Aquatic Centre.
The Government is making annual payments over 25 years to SportsHub Pte Ltd, which manages and runs the Kallang facilities. The first payment was made in August 2010, when construction started."
Sounds like a very complicated contract/agreement to me. I really cannot understand why the Singapore gahmen would not pay up immediately like in the case of the public buses enhancement scheme where S$1.1billion is budgeted and promptly paid e.g. as and when the 550new buses are delivered.
Does this complex arrangement also allow the Singapore Sports Hub consortium (Pte, Ltd) to postpone/cancel the national day parade or provide a 'sandy-pitch' if the Singapore gahmen is either late or short in its annual payments???!!!
In case of a contractual dispute with the international consortia: will the Singapore gohmen be dragged to settle the case at the international court of justice @ Hague like Pedra Blanca was settled: & become a laughing stock to the world/ print excessive $$$ to pay its debts like the now bankrupt country of Zimbabwe under Mugabe???!!!
Will upcoming Project Jewel@Changi airport (projected to costs S$1.47billion)also be obtained on hire-purchase???!!!
Given the obvious future public-funding liabilities (25 yrs for sports hub installments): was the president at least invited to rubber stamp his consent given the fact that national reserves might well have to be used should gohmen revenue be in short fall (budget deficit etc) for the 25 installments over 25 (or more) years???!!!...
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Please End GRC system of Elections to save Singaporeans from Political Ignorance/ Indifference.
Please End GRC system of Elections to save Singaporeans from Political Ignorance/ Indifference.
Quote:
Originally Posted by blindswordsman (22Feb2014)
Thread source (SBY): What is the Singapore Cow?
Quote:
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Judicial courts in Singapore should stop assuming that the government is always right or being the political mouth piece of the government.
Judicial courts in Singapore should stop assuming that the
government is always right or being the political mouth piece of the
government.
I read with some concern the article (appended in quote below) 'What court decision on by-election reveals' [TODAY, 06Aug2013] and noted the bias in 2 contrasting statements pertaining to the decision of the court to "dismissed her appeal on the ground that she lacked standing to have the case heard."
I read with some concern the article (appended in quote below) 'What court decision on by-election reveals' [TODAY, 06Aug2013] and noted the bias in 2 contrasting statements pertaining to the decision of the court to "dismissed her appeal on the ground that she lacked standing to have the case heard."
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