Tag Archives: TAN CHUAN-JIN

Elderly cardboard collectors are not "poor" or in poverty - or at least that's what Minister for Social and Family Development (MSF) Tan Chuan Jin would have you believe. In a Facebook post yesterday, Tan said that he had received a report from ministry volunteers who had gone out to interview the elderly cardboard collectors in the Jalan Besar area in a bid to understand what motivates them. What they found "surprised" him and his volunteers.

PAP Minister and Singapore National Olympic Council chairman Tan Chuan Jin told the media he hopes Singaporeans can show more support for local athletes during their games or risk having foreign supporters neutralize Singapore’s home advantage. He says Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia will likely receive strong support from …

A man who allegedly caused serious head injuries to a 1 year-old boy by pushing him off a bed is out on bail today. The court had, during the previous hearing some weeks ago, ordered a S$10,000 cash bail, with a S$10,000 non-cash bail. Franklie Tan Guang Wei, 24, walked in from the public gallery and took his place in the dock when his case was called on Thursday.

I am very disappointed in you, Mr Tan Chuan Jin. In your last day as Minister of manpower, you failed to reassure Singaporeans that we can live in Singapore without fear of being pushed out by foreigners holding fake degrees.

Minister of Manpower Tan Chuan Jin said in Parliament today that the new guidelines allowing Central Provident Fund (CPF) account holders to withdraw 20 per cent of their retirement savings after their 65th birthday do not apply to members who turned 55 before the year 2013. This is because the withdrawal rules for these older cohorts were already more generous. Mr Tan was responding to a question by Member of Parliament Lee Bee Wah. He reminded Singaporeans that CPF members turning 55 in 2008 and earlier had already been allowed to withdraw 50 per cent of their savings in a lump sum at the age of 55.

Is the government telling companies and Singaporeans that it cannot fulfill its Singaporeans First policy? If that's the case, then I advise all of you to consider very carefully and vote in a government that can keep to its word in the next General Elections.

Just a few days ago, mainstream media highlighted the growth of our foreign workforce numbers over the last 4 years, stirring up a tangle of anxieties over foreign competition for PMET jobs with locals. Many are concerned that foreign PMETs have displaced Singaporean PMETs. But is this really the case?

I am promoting Masagos Zulkifli to full Minister. He has performed well, both in his ministries and as an MP in Tampines. It is the first time we are having two Malay full ministers, which reflects the progress of the Malay community.

Many Singaporeans have recently received an anonymous message calling on them to wear "black tops" when the state funeral of the late Lee Kuan Yew takes place on Sunday. Yet one day after the message was sent, a 2nd competing message was sent out discouraging Singaporeans from wearing black.

Wildlife rescue group Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) has formed Animal Crime Investigation Unit to investigate complaints on animal cruelty and wild life crime. The methods used will include undercover work and sting operations. The evidence collected will be used by ACRES to prepare case for Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) to be used in court.