Ex-MP regrets mistake, aims to move on

bigmouthjoe SG

Sheesh if it was the opposition...

MIW... Men of intregrity? Mmmmh... wonder what is happening at the top?

CPTMiller SG

It all politics
What you expect him to do?

the Bear SG

is it too much to ask: The right thing?

LazerLordz SG

that's quite a generous 20% swing vote. Laughing

CPTMiller SG

In politics.
It is real.
Right and wrong is very grey at times....

the Bear SG

and that makes it okay??

Atobe SG

MM Lee Kuan Yew on James Gomez, Channelnewsasia, May 2006

"When I call a man openly, you're a liar, you're dishonest, and you do not dare to sue me, there's something basically wrong. And I will repeat it anywhere and you can't go and say, oh, I have apologised; let's move on. Can you commit a dishonourable -- maybe even one which is against the law -- an illegal act and say, let's move on because I've apologised? You may move on but you're going to move on out of politics in time."

Chng is definitely out of office but can he move on ?

Gomez did, and we will see if he will stay in politics.

lotiman SG

Issue is smaller company and bigger company (NTUC) has conflicts of interests, and MP must declare in his Company's Act.

If i am a director of a club, i would not try to make more money by outsourcing job$$ to my another smaller company. Instead i would try to succeed without depending on kins, relatives, or relationships.

On the contrary, i do not know this personally the person, and there maybe scenario like, the ex-MP is helping the charity generously, and rather than a big project/money goes to other IT company, why not comes to my company, and indirectly $$ will go to charity due to my personal interests with charity.

So i cannot judge by a book's cover, it's just the means is wrong, the result is the same. Money-makers may got the means right, but the result non-noble.

caleb_chiang SG

nope... let's sue them...

in fact... someone might had mentioned... I'll sue you until you go bankrupt... Laughing

nanren4ever SG

That would depend on how capable the opposition candidates are, as well as whether voters (i.e such as those who come in and whine about the ruling party) will put their vote to what their mouth says and vote for the opposition.

reddressman SG

Hello,

I just like to ask, why a director do not declare properly his earnings?

Already earning good money still like this? Why?

Money not sufficient?

Will more salary help prevent these situations in future?

we need to ask ourselves.

reddressman SG

I am convinced at least 66 out of 100 believe that statement.

We are all partially responsible for the current situation - good or bad.

This is democracy. How good it is , the people very much is also responsible.

We must take accountability, everyone of us.

If we leave it to others, we should not completely blame others for the situation we are in.

How great a democracy is depends ultimately on the People.

bigmouthjoe SG

The PAP has done their homework well. They have always associated economical success to their governance and any downturn to uncontrollable global forces.

However if one studies the global trends, many countries are enjoying greater economical success than what Singapore is enjoying, but do their leaders give themselves a pay rise?

NO!

Because if they do, they can jolly well expect displeasure from the masses, and the masses do let their voices be heard. Singaporeans have only themselves to blame for being so naive.

reddressman SG

Indeed, all appears well.

But I always factor in how our country is managed compared to other countries. The way it is managed can affect the impression it gives to the world. This is just my opinion.

I notice that many share the same sentiment as you.

Look at the turnout the other time. Like a fullhouse rock concert. This turned out to be only 33%.

At this stage of singapore development, I am not so concerned about economic development as I am about moral character of our talents and leaders.

Some boss rather hire a honest and hardworking employee who is not yet the best talent than to hire the best talent who may not be honest, who will work for any employer that pays him the best.

This story reminds me that a leader is not just how smart he is. Its also how he can lead the People. Honesty and respect for the People are attributes I support. To be honest, you got to also be Transparent.

I prefer an honest person over a smart alek. With an honest person, I can trust he will do his best and not lie.

bigmouthjoe SG

I agree with you.

Somehow the citizens of Singapore have lost the spirit as a nation. Day after day Singaporeans brace themselves for the inevitable. They know they have the powers to change things but they are afraid to do so.

Singaporeans are angry with the government for forgetting their existance. let us not be angry with Singapore, our homehand, but rather, direct that anger to the government. It's time the ''leaders'' place equal emphasis on building a sense of belonging, a sense of pride for our national flag.

National Day approaches, but my friend commented that flags flown are far and few between. Our people are not proud of our country. We need to change.

lotiman SG

Yeah, we lost our own spirit, and also the nation's spirit.

However, somehow this NDP, there are still crowds that thonged the stadium, 2-3 new national songs telecast tis year, many participants cheorographed in the national songs dance, praises of sg in ST forum, fireworks in the NDP, and massive road blocks for NDP resherasals, limited bids for people joining the NDP, and limited goodies to many people answering the quiz. And many more....dinners at neighbourhoods, ...I do not like all these, two sides of the same coin, one side plastic, the other side it's real.

It's just inevitable, 2 sides, one side plastic, one side real. It means, we have to work for it, to get benefits from the governance. If the political and business wind is blowing east, we have to go along with it, inorder to reap the benefits we need. But all these is just a degree of plasticness.

Anway, it's not good to advocate all the time anti-gov blogs either, becos whenever i read through the lives of the PM and MPs, they went through ups and downs, pains and real moments, esp. about sickness, health, etc. They have real and touching life stories also, and do not deserve oppositions for all the things they do. But however, i just feel their grip on power is abit but too non-ideal to equality, and their squeeze on their people resources a show of their oblivious towards many unseen pains and hardships.

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