- Election loss forces Singapore into delicate balancing act
- loss of by-election will force (PAP) to balance investor and voter needs
- anger rising over soaring living costs, reliance on foreign workers and a widening income gap
- Workers' Party took PAP-held seat in Punggol East by 11 percent
- eroding support for the PAP
- economic and social pressures challenge the PAP's technocratic approach
- steps to cool property prices, restrict foreign workers and enhance social protections.
- new population and immigration policies are due
- human touch helped Workers' Party candidate, a woman who works as a sales trainer and lives in public housing, defeat the PAP's contender - "a colorectal surgeon with so many credentials and too much ministerial caliber".
The Singaporeans (like many Chinese in Penang) are really tired of the PAP and DAP talking down to them.
And they themselves are not angels either. The by election happened in East Punggol after the PAP candidate was forced to resign after a sex scandal. Ha ha ha.
There have also been other sex related corruption scandals in Singapore like the National University of Singapore professor who gave higher grades for sexual favours, and that very high ranking Singapore Army fellow who demanded sexual favours for some IT contracts or something.
Just like the DAP here. They can stitch up their CEC Election results to fake a Malay from a Chinese. No questions to be asked. They passed a completely unconstitutional law to curb democracy (their so called anti hopping law). When one of their own DAP members opposed it, they promptly suspended him for six months. This is Gangnam DAP style.
Their members have also negotiated 10,000 acres of land in Kelantan from their political allies. When others do the same things they scream corruption. When they do it, it is called a business transaction. Banyak cantik.
The PAP's loss in Singapore shows that the people are fed up with the 'holier than thou' complex that they have. You really need a more human touch. You have to listen to the people. The days of "Government knows best are over" - here is the guy who said this. He is the Prime Minister of Malaysia.
And here is another picture. This was the MCA's dinner and ceramah in Penang yesterday. 5000 people attended the dinner. Full house. Chua Soi Lek is doing a good job of reaching out to our Chnese folks. This is Penang ok. There is plenty of delicious food in Penang. People dont come here because they are starving or because its a free dinner (at least not everyone). The DAP also organises free makan. This crowd is making a statement. You have to get down and listen to the people.
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Pap is nothing like umno syed......so is DAP,they are nothing like mca or gerakan.
Shuk for once you are right. They are worse than UMNO and MCA. Gerakan donno.
Seriously, Penangites have grown fed-up of Lim Guan Eng.
You are absolutely right Shuk! PAP is nothing while UMNO is something and DAP is nothing while MCA and GERAKAN are noting their coming back to haunt DAP.
Yeap, Singaporeans are yearning for change too. But as someone who frequently go to Singapore, you can see that PAP is seriously doing something to address their eroding support - on the foreign talent/worker issue, if you notice lately, there are less Pinoys or Mainland Chinese in the services sectors. Service sector used to be flooded with Pinoys, now you can see they are Singaporeans. Also recently, PAP put new round of measures to cool their property market so that houses are affordable. Incentives are also being offered for Singaporeans to have families and kids.
More importantly, their founder LKY seems to have kept quiet and not interfere with the government.
While their new policies may yet trickle benefits to the real people on the streets, at least PAP is doing something to placate/appease the anger of the people. Again, this is something that both Pakatan and Barisan can learn from.
DAP is always learning from PAP. One of the lessons they learn is to form the Lim Dinasty in DAP just like the Lee Dinasty in PAP - never relinquish power till you die and make sure the power is inherited to the son and family.
The other lesson DAP shares with PAP is to sue, sue, sue.
Tokong Lim is acting like god for all religions.
On Christmas, he demanded to install Allah in bible.
On Maulidur, his picture was biggest of em all.
On Thaipusam, he was pictured standing biggest amongst hindus and bigger then Dewa Hindu.
Of course on Chinese New Year, he will proclaim himself as the Penang Tokong. Remember, nobody can use the word Penang without permission from the Tokong.
And I must say, Penang is now Tanah Jajahan Melaka.
Hang Tuah Eng
Gelang Patah said...
Yeap, Singaporeans are yearning for change too. But as someone who frequently go to Singapore, you can see that PAP is seriously doing something to address their eroding support - on the foreign talent/worker issue, if you notice lately, there are less Pinoys or Mainland Chinese in the services sectors. Service sector used to be flooded with Pinoys, now you can see they are Singaporeans. Also recently, PAP put new round of measures to cool their property market so that houses are affordable. Incentives are also being offered for Singaporeans to have families and kids.
More importantly, their founder LKY seems to have kept quiet and not interfere with the government.
While their new policies may yet trickle benefits to the real people on the streets, at least PAP is doing something to placate/appease the anger of the people. Again, this is something that both Pakatan and Barisan can learn from.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 5:18:00 PM
Just so you know, Barisan do provide affordable housing (or at least financial assistance to buy houses) even before PM Najib launched the PR1MA housing scheme. We have had Skim Rumah Pertamaku where government guarantees the 10% financing cost.
Barisan have always put priority on the locals to join not just the service sectors, but other industries as well. And now that we have raised the minimum wage, there's no excuse to the locals anymore.
Perhaps you may want to appreciate what Malaysia have done to its own people first. Your Singapore should learn from us.
time has changed, challenges hv changed, ppl hv changed,hence politicians must also change.
quote: the only constant is change
Anon 8:56
There are reasons why Singapore ranks highly in terms of liveable place than a lot of other cities in the world.
Go get a passport and travel. Malaysia is not that great, but is not that bad either. Don't be so blindly over-supportive of the ruling party or the opposition. There are monkeys on both sides of our parliament.
With Singapore ranked top 5 in the world for its per capita income using World Bank or IMF data, PAP must have done something right although its no longer appreciated by their younger generation. But we have to give credit when it's due. Jealousy, or big-headedness, doesn't solve anything.
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