Amy Cheong has left S'pore for Perth

[Extremist]

Last night, Amy Cheong left Singapore for Perth, Australia, where she had studied. This was after the former NTUC assistant director made a racially-insensitive facebook post on Sunday that drew flak from netizens, responses from five political leaders and got her sacked.

The 37-year-old University of Western Australia graduate was called up by the human resource division of NTUC Membership for questioning at about 9am yesterday. At 12.30pm, NTUC Secretary-General Lim Swee Say announced Ms Cheong's termination.

Ms Cheong had worked full-time for slightly more than a year at NTUC headquarters as assistant director in NTUC's partnership alliance section before she was sacked. Her former job scope included planning membership programmes, but she was not involved in union work.

Co-workers said Ms Cheong is an outspoken, brash person. MP Zainal Sapari, who is also a NTUC director, said he was upset when he found out about the posting as he knows Ms Cheong. "I couldn't believe that a very senior person from NTUC could actually make such a remark," he said, adding that he would have expected her to exercise better judgment.

Read the full report in The Straits Times.

 

[Extremist]

Aussie will be a better place for freedom of expression. Sinkies do not like liberty

 

[Rogue Trader]

Why didn't the mata impound her passport since she still has a police case outstanding?

 

[tonychat]

PAP has lost one supporter. hehehe.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

PAP has lost one supporter. hehehe.

But have scored brownie points, and gained some Malay votes, for speaking up against Amy Cheong.

 

[po2wq]

Why didn't the mata impound her passport since she still has a police case outstanding?

sinkielan got a loong clothes-line! ...

 

[eatshitndie]

did she fly qantas or sia? :o

 

[halsey02]

Why didn't the mata impound her passport since she still has a police case outstanding?

She shouldn't openly spoke, what the majority, quietly speaks in hush tones...it is time that the Malay community takes a very hard look at themselves..rather blame the rest for their insensitivity! Peace, bruther!

 

[mojito]

Why didn't the mata impound her passport since she still has a police case outstanding?

Maybe she left because of the police case. Who can forget peasant-mower dr silviu ionescu or kiwi thug Robert Dahlberg who skipped town at the first sign of trouble with the law? The poodles as usual are busy about their business filing lost items reports for bo liao residents and taking siestas on the side after a heavy lunch.

 

[seesuatah]

When LKY said Islam is venomous. Did MP Zainal said anything?

Was he surprised our head of state made such statement and got away with it?

Bloody hypocrite Mat.

 

[Rogue Trader]

She shouldn't openly spoke, what the majority, quietly speaks in hush tones...it is time that the Malay community takes a very hard look at themselves..rather blame the rest for their insensitivity! Peace, bruther!

Are Malays too sensitive in this case?

Seriously I don't find this is a Chinese-vs-Malay or Malay-vs-Chinese thing.

It's about a stupid woman with no thought filtering process. Even as a Chinese I cringe reading what she wrote for the world to see.

 

[mojito]

Aussie will be a better place for freedom of expression. Sinkies do not like liberty

Yes, the ore miners' union at Pannawonica would need talent of her calibre to run membership privileges program with the town grocer. There she can try to joke freely about silly drunk Aborigines and their pagan customs.

 

[VBScripts]

Don't think she will return to SG hereafter

 

[halsey02]

Are Malays too sensitive in this case?

Seriously I don't find this is a Chinese-vs-Malay or Malay-vs-Chinese thing.

It's about a stupid woman with no thought filtering process. Even as a Chinese I cringe reading what she wrote for the world to see.

They are speaking in hush tones...they feel insulted..but she spoke too loudly...what to do, have already happened, let is move on...what do you think?

 

[Extremist]

 

[Leongsam]

Yeah she can fuck all the sinkies of various races from there instead.

 

[enterprise2]

This whole thing is really out of proportion. There are many times each of us feel like venting..maybe at a Malay wedding, a chinese funeral, ...heck even at your own race or religion or family members. So what!! The most is that we ignore it as the person who did that just lowered herself/himself in the eyes of others. Why the need for PMs, whatever Ms to make comments, or kay-poh King to make police reports. This whole thing is becoming a bloody circus!!

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

This could happen to anyone who had a crap day and were further aggravated by this. All it takes is one spark.

Getting rid of Facebook will be ideal. No Facebook, then won't post rubbish. Nowadays, those so called 'friends' in friends list are very eager to sabo others.

 

[cass888]

What police case pending? Police report =/= police case.

Why didn't the mata impound her passport since she still has a police case outstanding?

 

[sarkonek]

Good riddance to Amy.
One less rubbish in Singapore
and one more vacancy for Singaporean