Tag Archives: PAP

The latest scheme adopted by the NTUC to provide professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) who are retrenched with financial assistance is a modified version of the SDP's proposal launched 2010. The PAP's idea, called Returner Work Trial, will assist employers to offer job training for the individuals who have been unemployed for at least two years. The trainee, who must be 30 and above, will receive

MPs running town councils is a terrible idea that largely only serves to effectively stifle opposition politics in Singapore by raising near impossible barriers to entry.

An independent panel acting on behalf of AHTC has taken WP MPs Low Thia Khiang, Sylvia Lim and Pritam Singh to court over supposed misappropriation of Town Council Funds.

Someone said that the lapses by the Aljunied MPs (from the Workers Party) in running the town council will give a bad name to the opposition parties. The voters will be afraid to vote for opposition parties in the future. I disagree with this view. In fact, I empathise with the Aljunied MPs. They were given a very difficult task. I criticize the PAP government for creating this terrible state of affairs. It is terrible for them to make the MPs handle the work of the town council and to get a system where the existing contractors can hold the new MPs to ransom.

I refer to the article “The more successful Singapore is, the harder it is to attract political talent: Chan Chun Sing” (Channel NewsAsia, Jul 22).

Our reader disagreed that people should spoil votes for the upcoming Presidential Election. "It would be stupid and irresponsible not to vote because whether you do or don't, staunch PAP supporters are going to vote. By telling others not to vote, you are in fact diluting opposition votes, which is what PAP wants". What do you think?

SDP volunteer Abdul Salim Harun has asked for the Malay community to spoil their vote. He urged them not to stoop so low into letting the Government manipulate them. "If you vote for any of the candidates in this coming PE, it means you are agreeing to the racist and discriminatory policy of the PAP Government".

Opposition politician Khan Osman Sulaiman thinks the upcoming Presidential Election has divided the nation. He blames PAP and the government for accusing others of playing up racial politics when they are the ones who created racist policies. Do you agree?

Do you think Singapore is really becoming more junta-like? Especially with the recent appointment of ex-military chiefs to head our civil service. "Actually nothing would work becos the Govt wants the best of both worlds - to be totalitarian and still appear democratic". Do you agree?

Retired ST journalist Ismail Kassim referred to the Reserved Presidency as the greatest setback to multiculturalism. He predicted that Singaporeans will pay the price of having a "helpless PAPpie Malay" who is more loyal to the Party than the People. He said the PE has already caused divisions among Malays. "It takes a lifetime to build up a sterling reputation, but it takes just one error of judgement to turn all to ashes. I think history will judge this controversial EP race harshly; in time it will be regarded as the greatest PAP blunder over the last 58 years - even worse than the bungling over Oxleygate.