April 9, 2010 by Field Reporter
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Written by Our Correspondent
A Seng Kang resident who wished to be known only as Mr Leong
said he agreed with the content of the anti-PAP fliers given out to
Seng Kang and Marine Parade residents lately.
The state media reported yesterday that A4-sized fliers were
being distributed in Pasir-Ris Punggol and Marine Parade GRCs to
residents asking them to “united and take concerted action” against
the PAP.
A police report was made and the Singapore Police Force is now
investigating the matter under the Sedition Act using taxpayers’
monies.
The Temasek Review sent a team down to Compassvale Blocks 244 –
256 where the flyers were reported to be distributed yesterday
evening after 6pm:
Unfortunately, despite our best efforts including searching the
rubbish bins, we were unable to find the flyers.
We spoke to 20 residents and 18 of them claim they did not
receive the flyer at all. Of the two who did, one refused to speak
to us. The other only did so after much persuasion and even then
declined to have the interview video-taped.
Mr Leong is a 44 year old Chinese gentleman with a family of two
and he has been staying in Seng Kang for 5 years. As he is working
in a government-related agency, he is afraid of revealing his
identity when speaking to us. The fear of speaking out is
deep-seated among Singaporeans thanks to years of repressive PAP
rule.
According to Mr Leong, the flyer was printed in both English and
Chinese and he took a quick glance only at the Chinese side. In
brief, it was about the PAP’s unfair and discriminatory policies
towards native Singaporeans which created the present problems of
large number of foreigners, stagnant wages and increased cost of
living.
Mr Leong said he dared not bring the flier home out of fear of
being arrested by the police and he threw it away immediately on
the spot after reading it.
Below is what he told us in Chinese about the contents of the
flier:
“The language used is quite strong, but there is some
truth in it. I am not an opposition supporter and I still feel the
PAP has done a relatively good job in the past, but I can’t say the
same in the last two years or so. Life is becoming harder for
everybody.
My pay has not increased. In fact, I took a pay cut last
year and my boss still hasn’t restored it. The cost of living has
increased in the meantime. Everything is getting more and more
expensive. You go to the market and buy vegetables and fishes, you
will know.
My eldest son is in Secondary Two this year. He told
me he feels like a stranger in school. Why? Almost half his class
are foreign students, some on MOE scholarships. Why are we paying
for the foreigners to study for free here when some Singaporeans
are too poor to attend school?
My flat’s value has increased, but what’s the use? I cannot
sell my flat. If I sell it, where do I stay? And I have no savings
or CPF left. Young lady, I presume you are still single? Wait till
you start a family then you know how tough life is. Every month I
see my money go in and out like magic, my bank account has only a
few thousand dollars. Utility bills, S&C charges, transport
fees, children’s allowances, how much you think I can
save?
What can we ordinary people do? You complain they don’t
listen, you protest they arrest you, you know our government – they
are always right, never make any mistakes, you dare to tell them
what to do? Hey, you sure you are not recording my voice?
Anyway, my advice to you is – want to marry get a rich man,
don’t marry a poor man like me, sure suffer, nowadays it is very
tough, you look around my estate so many Indians? I don’t know
where they come from. My children will have to compete with these
fellows when he graduates in the future. When I first move here,
there are only a few of them, now it’s like little India. You see
that playground, on the weekends it will be crowded by Indian
families, not Singapore Indians, overseas Indians.
(Shake head) – Better don’t talk too much, sai1 hei2 (in
Cantonese), talk also useless, what to do, they just do anything
they like, since when they care about whether the people are dead
or alive? (waves and walks away)”
Readers who have received a copy of this flyer, please scan it
and email to us at [email protected]
We would like to call on all Singaporeans to stand behind this
brave Singaporean who dares to go against the despotic,
undemocratic and paranoid regime. In the event that he/she is
arrested by the PAP’s police, we will set up a fund to fight the
case for him/her in court. Let the whole world knows how
dictatorial, repressive and totalitarian the PAP is!
temasek review uses gmail? This sounds like a trap set up by the
police.
