Netizens overwhemingly call for resignation of PUB CEO Khoo Teck Chye

<TABLE id=msgUN border=0 cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD id=msgUNsubj vAlign=top> Coffeeshop Chit Chat - Netizens call for resignation of PUB CEO</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"></TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>kojakbt_89_ <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>Jun-7 7:28 pm </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right>(1 of 7) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"></TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>52327.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD id=msgtxt_1 class=msgtxt>Netizens overwhemingly call for resignation of PUB CEO Khoo Teck Chye

June 8th, 2011 | Author: Your Correspondent | Edit

In an online poll conducted on TR Facebook, more than 90 percent of the respondents agreed that PUB CEO Khoo Teck Chye should resign to take responsibility for the recent spate of flooding.
Under his charge, Singapore has experienced numerous flash floods in the last two years ago causing massive economic losses to businesses as well as inconveniences to ordinary Singaporeans.
Last Sunday’s flooding was the last straw leading to the usually compliant Orchard Road Business Association to issue a public statement that it is ‘disappointed’ with the abject failure of PUB to control the floods.
Not only did the measures put up by PUB last year failed to stop the flooding, a ‘technical glitch’ prevented a few buildings from receiving the flood-alert messages, two of which became the hardest hit by the flood.
When Orchard Road was first flooded in June last year, Mr Khoo put the blame immediately on a ‘choked’ drain:
“Although initial investigations showed that the drainage system capacity is sufficient and this flood resulted from an unusually intense storm which was aggravated by some partial blockage in the culvert, we will continue to thoroughly investigate and take the necessary measures to prevent a recurrence.”
(Source:Straits Times, 20 June 2010)
Less than a year later, Orchard was flooded again, albeit in a different area. Instead of apologizing to the public and seeking the forgiveness of Singaporeans, Mr Khoo still acted smugly and warned that additional flood measures would be ‘very very costly’.
According to a TR reader, Mr Khoo was the CEO of Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) in 2002 when it lost its two major customers Maersk Sealand and Evergreen Marine to Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas. He left PSA following year and kept a ‘low profile’ at MapleTree, a Temasek outfit before being appointed as CEO of PUB.
“This is one cool dude, who nurtures his relationships to an art – regular golf sessions/vacations with ministers is de rigueur,” he revealed.
TRE calls on Dr Vivian Balakrishnan to relieve Mr Khoo Teck Chye of his duties with immediate effect and appoint a panel of experts including those with experience in handling flooding in metropolitan areas from overseas to study and review our entire drainage system to find out what went wrong exactly.

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His incompetence revealed here........

http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2...formation-act-yet-to-come-down-with-the-rain/

And this incompetent was rewarded, insensitively, by the gahmen with some Public Service Award and complemented with a great bonus, presumably.

OUT with him.

A quote from the Minister Mentor, 5 years ago.
Said Mr Lee, then, “The PAP makes promises they deliver. The Opposition cannot deliver.”

“If you have a flood, just carefully think who is more likely to get the drainage put right and have the flood alleviated as quickly as possible: A PAP candidate with links to the ministers and Prime Minister, or a non-PAP candidate who has become an MP, like in Potong Pasir or Hougang, and who has to manage on his own?”

“That’s a fact of life.”

Source: Today newspaper, “MM Lee explains his tough stance against Opposition, throws a challenge“, 29 April 2006.

The Old Man's spastic brain was at work again. It is true only if Sinkies allow him to turn govt services into a PAP's playground and his personal empire. Govt Ministries are supposed to serve all people niot only those who voted for them. Only shows that if he cannot have the control levers, he will never be satisfied. Glad he's down and out now. Better off dead.

Charlie99 said:

A quote from the Minister Mentor, 5 years ago.
Said Mr Lee, then, “The PAP makes promises they deliver. The Opposition cannot deliver.”

“If you have a flood, just carefully think who is more likely to get the drainage put right and have the flood alleviated as quickly as possible: A PAP candidate with links to the ministers and Prime Minister, or a non-PAP candidate who has become an MP, like in Potong Pasir or Hougang, and who has to manage on his own?”

“That’s a fact of life.”

Source: Today newspaper, “MM Lee explains his tough stance against Opposition, throws a challenge“, 29 April 2006.

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''Glad he's down and out now. Better off dead.''


I'm waiting for the day when this Old Fart Up the lorry...

Mandai Crematorium is waiting for his long awaited arrival..

The Earlier the Better..

zeddy said:

''Glad he's down and out now. Better off dead.''


I'm waiting for the day when this Old Fart Up the lorry...

Mandai Crematorium is waiting for his long awaited arrival..

The Earlier the Better..

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God must be on his side, Orchard Rd near to Killiney Rd, Oxley Rd, doesn't flood, or he will be shouting like the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland, "off with his head"...but in SINgapore wonderland, it was " give him a raise, & pay more"!