Time to work together!
LET'S GALVANISE ALL SINGAPOREANS
One of the best things that The Straits Times has said in all the electioneering is its editorial on Saturday morning that great leaders galvanise the people.
I urge the PAP leaders, in particular the PM, to do so, and the only way to do so is to show impartiality to all Singaporeans, Opposition voters or PAP voters. This is the only way forward. This is the only way to earn the respect of ALL Singaporeans. Division and disunity are the death knell of a nation, no matter how strong it may be today.
UPGRADING FOR ALL
The PAP policy of providing upgrading to PAP wards is the most divisive and nastiest piece of PAP policy ever. This is completely unacceptable.
In fact, it may not even be constitutional. The Singapore constitution guarantees equality for everyone, and if the PAP insists on continuing this, I would urge the Opposition to test the constitutionality of such a policy in the High Court.
Singaporeans' money must be used for all Singaporeans, regardless of creed (politics and whatever else), colour, race and religion.
The PAP must repeal its policy now, and immediately upgrade the Opposition wards, which it should have done years ago. These constituencies have now lagged far, far behind others and therefore now deserve priority.
Furthermore, the National Development Minister Mr Mah Bow Tan, and SM Goh have both promised $100 million and $80 million packages for Hougang and Potong Pasir respectively. Please keep your word if you are men of honour and integrity which we know you are.
DISMANTLE THE FIVE- AND SIX-MEMBER GRCs
The GRCs were formed with ONE objective: to ensure seats for minority candidates. We fully support this, but the GRC concept has been manipulated so that they make it more and more difficult for the Opposition.
If the PAP were dead serious about ensuring more minority candidates, it should create more three-member GRCs instead of bigger ones (see article, GRCs' purpose debunked by PAP itself, below).
But more importantly, the bigger GRCs can backfire on the PAP. Given the fact that the PAP's share of the popular vote is about 60 to 65 per cent, there will surely come a time when one or even two GRCs with Opposition parties will beat the PAP.
In one fell swoop, the PAP could suddenly face 10 to 15 Opposition MPs in Parliament.
NO DIRTY POLITICS FROM NOW ON, PLEASE
It is amazing to now hear nice words from the PAP, especially about the Opposition. For example, the PM said: "I want also to continue to encourage open debate on issues because neither the PAP nor the government nor the opposition has all the solutions and answers to problems. But we have enormous talents in Singaporeans. And each has something important to contribute. We should tap and engage this for the good of Singapore."
Rightly said. But during the campaigning, this was never uttered. In fact, it was the contrary, that the Opposition had absolutely nothing to offer, their programmes and ideas were rubbish and their candidates not worthy of representing Singaporeans.
Here's what SM Goh said about Mr Chiam See Tong: "He has put in 22 years of hard work and I was worried if he had to go out defeated, it would be very bad for him. I'm happy for him in a personal way, because I know, having served here for some 20 years, if in one of my elections I were defeated, I think it would be terrible."
We said during the campaigning that Mr Goh is a decent man. But during the campaigning, he made some remarks about Mr Chiam, which were most unworthy of such a man.
I therefore urge the PAP and Opposition parties, particularly the SDA and WP to put aside all malice and work for the common good of Singaporeans.
Furthermore, I say to all the parties that they should refrain from dirty politics such as the PAP has shown and be honest to Singaporeans in future. Let's give credit where credit is due, especially to Mr Low Thia Khiang and Mr Chiam See Tong.
Honest men and women need not bash a fellow Singaporean so he/she can be No. 1. That's not how we, and especially politicians and leaders, should conduct ourselves because it sets a very bad example to all young Singaporeans and bespeaks ill of leaders.
There are many other issues that need to be addressed, but we will leave that to later when the dust has fully settled. Meanwhile, good luck, Singaporeans.
posted by PAPtalk at 4:26 PM
11 Comments:
well said. lets hope for the best and prepare for the worse and some day we might really be a first world country we can all be proud of!
I am a Singaporean now living in Sydney, Australia, and I applaud all your comments and analysis.
Like yourself, I hope that the PAP will work with the opposition and inturn benefit all Singaporeans. The whole purpose of government is to lead and serve the people and I hope the new government and generation of leaders will have that in mind.
Please continue to maintain the site.
May God bless Singapore.
I do not believe the words of the PAP for one minute. They have been saying more open and inclusive society since I can't remember when, but their actions have shown time and again what their true intentions are. Want to win the trust you've lost? Work for it with your actions, and not ask for it with your words.
Well said! I especially feel for the residents of Potong Pasir and Hougang! And it looks, from todays' statement from both PM and MM, that they may be getting their upgrading anytime soon! Given a chance, I wish we have a way to show our support to these brave fellow countrymen of ours, and a way to tell the government that we wish for these 2 estates to get their upgrading first!
PAP goes on snuffing out the opposition... With James Gomez detained by the police this afternoon, this is the start of the end for him. Yet another voice (who dares to oppose PAP) being FIXED by MM Lee and his inner circle. They will insist that a person is lying even when they have no proof. Someone take them to task pls. When will we see the end of MM Lee's atrosity clothed as "going after the truth"??? Pls, people of Singapore who have voted for the PAP, pls remember that Singapore under the PAP leadership has never ranked high in human rights.
Boycott the companies where the Lees and Temasek Holdings have stakes in. Stop all of them from becoming richer and more cruel. Boycott Singtel, DBS & POSB banks, Comfort & City cabs, SIA, Capitaland properties, Keppel, Starhub, etc... Too bad we can't boycott SMRT cos we do not have alternative public transport. Am sure there are many other companies Temasek has a stake in.
SPH and Mediacorp?? Even mainstream media is owned by them. Sigh... total control over the Singapore society. That's the power of the Lees and their cronies.
MM Lee will have a lot to asnwer for if he presists in the present direction. The "sword" is entrusted to the government under God not to be abused. May God have mercy on them!
http://www.elections.gov.sg/secrecy.htm
Ballot papers have to be numbered to provide evidence if there is an allegation of impersonation, i.e. that a voter has cast his vote pretending to be someone else. This is done if the court orders so, by matching the suspicious ballot paper with the counterfoil, on which the voter's registration number is recorded. If proved, the vote can then be subtracted from the declared election results. Without the ballot paper having a serial number, it will be difficult to establish such an allegation, and to adjust the declared election results accordingly.
I think compared to the world, the PAP had done very well. Singapore is rich, but who helped made the money? Singaporeans are well educated, who build the system? SAF is strong, who laid the foundation? Police Force is clean and effective, who helped create it? Housing for everyone, who helped to build it? Everyone knows how to criticise using computers, who helped to create the situation?
I consider myself a lucky man to be in a country where the PAP forms the Government.
I consider myself lucky to have a leader like MM who dedicated his life to Singapore.
You are not being fair blindly criticing an outstanding PAP government. I can agree with you if you think you can do a better job. But don't go overboard. What makes you think you can do a better job? Come off it!
To the PAP, don't totally ignore them, but handbrake pull a bit whenever you can.
Proud Singaporean.
Where did you find it? Interesting read » » »
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