Part of Mat Alamak Search Team Reassigned to Hunt For
PM’s Successor
Posted on Wednesday, April 02,
2008
Topic:
Politics
by K.K. Cheow
The Gahmen has announced that it will be diverting some of the
forces hunting down escaped terrorist Mat Alamak to search for the
Prime Minister’s successor.
Further delays are also expected at the Causeway, as the
authorities will be checking travellers for their resumés.
“PM Lee has said it’s an urgent task to find those who can take
over him,” said Prime Minister’s Orifice spokesman Cheng Hu Kong.
“So we want the best at finding people to be on the lookout. We’ve
reassigned some police, gurkha and SAF units who’re now hunting
down Mat Alamak to search for the PM’s successor.”
According to Mr. Cheng, checkpoints will be established at the
areas surrounding Ministries and civil service divisions, as well
as some private sector installations in Shenton Way and Orchard
Road.
“We think that just like Mat Alamak, our target may be in disguise,
and we will have to really keep a sharp eye out,” said Assistant
Deputy Commissioner Chuay Boh Lee.
ADC Chuay said that Singaporeans should anticipate extended delays
at the Causeway and Second Link, as officers scrutinize citizens’
resumés.
“We’ll be looking out for scholarships, awards, important positions
held in multi-national corporations, overseas experience, and maybe
even things like golf handicaps and who their father is. You never
know,” he said.
In the meantime, MediaCock has been tasked to set up a reality show
to find the PM’s Successor, tentatively titled ‘Ministerial Idol’.
The role of the harsh Simon Cowell-type judge will be filled by a
senior politician who has played a mentorship role in the Cabinet.
The alternative title of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' was
rejected.
