Erection 2029 Cumming. John Tan n RC Gang out n about

[Hypocrite-The]

The good news keep cumming,,,however should not all childhood vaccinations be subsidised in the 1st place? Talk about throwing crumbs off the table to the populace


SingaporeAll childhood vaccinations to be subsidised at polyclinics and CHAS GPs by end of 2020
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28 Aug 2019 02:30PM (Updated: 28 Aug 2019 04:07PM)
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SINGAPORE: All polyclinics vaccinations under the National Childhood Immunisation Schedule (NCIS) will be subsidised for Singaporeans by the end of 2020, and the subsidies will be extended to general practitioner clinics under the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS).
This was announced by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (Aug 28), as part of efforts to make childhood preventive healthcare more affordable and accessible.

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Currently, most vaccinations under NCIS, such as Hepatitis B as well as measles, mumps and rubella, are fully subsidised at polyclinics.
With the changes, vaccinations for pneumococcal disease and human papillomavirus (HPV) will be subsidised as well - at both polyclinics and CHAS GPs.

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Vaccinations listed in the NCIS are recommended for protection against common vaccine-preventable diseases in Singapore.

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Those that are currently subsidised are for diseases that have a high outbreak potential, such as measles.
READ: Spike in number of measles cases in first 11 weeks of 2019
For vaccinations recommended for personal protection, such as the one against pneumococcal disease, take-up rates are “much lower”, said MOH, although they offer significant protection against disease.
Apart from vaccinations, the ministry announced that childhood developmental screenings will also be subsidised at the more than 1,000 CHAS GPs. They are currently only subsidised at polyclinics.
PASSPORT APPLICATION FEE TO BE WAIVED
These were among a range of measures announced on Wednesday to support marriage and parenthood, including pre-school subsidies and removing the age limit for women undergoing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatments.
READ: Additional subsidies for pre-schools to increase from January 2020

READ: Singapore to remove age limit for IVF treatments, introduce new subsidies

It was also announced that application fees will be waived for parents who are applying for their child's first passport. This applies to Singaporean children born after Jan 1, 2020.
The current application fee is S$70.
To enjoy the waiver, parents must submit the passport applications online before their children's first birthday.

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[Hypocrite-The]

And now,,,benefits for kids too,,,,

Additional subsidies for pre-schools to increase from January 2020
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Minister for Social and Family Development Desmond Lee, Senior Minister of State for Health Amy Khor and Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo interact with children at My First Skool’s Early Years Campus in Punggol. (Photo: Ang Hwee Min)
By Ang Hwee Min
28 Aug 2019 02:30PM (Updated: 28 Aug 2019 04:37PM)
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SINGAPORE: Parents can look forward to paying less for pre-school from January 2020, as subsidy amounts will be increased across all eligible income tiers, announced Minister for Manpower Josephine Teo on Wednesday (Aug 28).
The increased subsidies were announced as part of measures to support marriage and parenthood.

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READ: All childhood vaccinations to be subsidised at polyclinics and CHAS GPs by end of 2020

READ: Singapore to remove age limit for IVF treatments, introduce new subsidies
Under the new scheme, families with a gross monthly income of S$3,000 will pay S$3 a month per child at anchor operator pre-schools, as the maximum additional subsidy will be increased from S$400 to S$467.
This is on top of the S$300 basic subsidy.

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Today, families with a gross monthly income of S$3,000 pay about S$70 a month per child at anchor operator pre-schools.
Families with a gross monthly income of S$5,000 qualify for a maximum additional subsidy of S$340 - an increase of S$240.
READ: NDR 2019: More pre-school subsidies as Singapore set to spend more on early childhood education
READ: More support in pre-schools for children with developmental needs
Those with a gross monthly income above S$7,500, who are currently not eligible for the additional subsidy, will also qualify.
Families with a gross monthly income of S$8,000, will be eligible for a maximum additional subsidy of S$190.
And for those with a gross monthly income of S$12,000. they qualify for a maximum additional subsidy of S$80.

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Mrs Teo, who oversees population matters, said pre-school education is “prominent” on the minds of Singaporean parents.
“All of us would like our children to do well. We want to provide as best as possible for the children, that’s number one.”
She also stressed the growing importance of full-day childcare services for working parents, and improving the affordability and accessibility of such services.
Those who are still unable to pay can apply for further financial assistance, said Minister for Social and Family Development Desmond Lee.
“For instance, start-up grants are available to defray the initial costs of enrolling in pre-school, such as uniforms and deposit.”
READ: Why it's still so hard to have more early childhood educators in Singapore
READ: Too scared for pre-school: A young mum’s struggle with her daughter’s fears
In his National Day Rally speech, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that Singapore’s annual spending of about S$1 billion on early childhood education will “more than double” over the next few years, as the Government looks to make pre-schools more affordable.
He also announced that the gross monthly household income ceiling will be raised to S$12,000, up from S$7,500 for additional subsidy and S$6,000 for the Kindergarten Fee Assistance Scheme (KiFAS).
This will extend the means-tested subsidies to 30,000 more households, or over 60 per cent of households in Singapore.

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Mr Desmond Lee also announced that ECDA will expand the partner operator scheme for childcare operators and a small number of quality kindergartens in 2021, as the current term for partner operator centres ends in 2020.
The fee cap for childcare partner operators will also be slightly lowered from January 2021. The current fee cap for full-day childcare partner operators is S$856 after GST.
“Kindergartens that join as partner operators will have to meet conditions to ensure accessibility, quality and affordability for all segments of the public.”
There are currently five anchor operators and 23 partner operators. As of August, they manage a total of 822 infant care centres, childcare centres and kindergartens.
Mr Desmond Lee also said the Government aims to lower fee caps at government-supported pre-schools “in the medium term” so that families pay about S$300 per month after basic subsidy, to match that of primary school fees plus after-school student care fees.
“Lower- to middle-income working families will continue to receive more help, and pay even less with means-tested preschool subsidies.”
He added that 80 per cent of pre-schoolers will have a place in government-supported pre-schools by 2025. This includes anchor operators, partner operators and MOE-run kindergartens, which account for just over 50 per cent of pre-school places today.
More anchor operator pre-schools will be built in areas of demand, especially estates with young families, he added, and void deck space will continue to be set aside for pre-schools.
“By ensuring access to affordable, good quality preschool, we will give every child a good start in life, regardless of their background,” said Mr Desmond Lee.
“With these enhancements, we hope to reduce concerns about the cost of putting children through preschool,and that working parents will have greater peace of mind knowing they are supported in their parenthood journey.”
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[Hypocrite-The]

BREAKING: General Election date on 14 December 2019
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Singapore’s next General Election is set to take place on 14 December 2019, based on an issued tender and the last day of the GCE A level examination dates.
Despite having Lee Hsien Loong playing dirty tricks by refusing to announce the date of General Election earlier, the government tender portal GeBIZ has put up a tender for 150 election booths to be delivered within six business weeks of Oct 31 this year, from Nov 1 to Dec 14.
As schools are used as election nomination centers and vote counting centers in Singapore, the government can only call for the elections after the national examinations. The last day of GCE A Level is the written Physics paper on Dec 3rd.
Another condition for the election day is the minimal 10 days of campaign period and the actual election day must be on a Saturday, as the Singapore government refuses to give a holiday on a week day for polling. Through elimination, the only feasible date is 14 Dec 2019.
Failing to meet the date means the Election Department will have to redraw the boundaries, re-publish another round of government tenders and re-issue an updated voter list.
Ruling party members and ministers however complained that they are not ready yet, with new candidates yet to walk the ground. According to a PAP member, at least 30 ruling party MPs and ministers are either retiring or leaving the party, and they will need to be replaced with new faces. Unfortunately, the ruling party has so far only revealed around 10 faces.
Army generals and military officers are expected to fill the remaining empty slots as successful private sector leaders shun the out-of-touch ruling party.

 

[zhihau]

有影无？

 

[KuanTi01]

Sinkapore is so small ...why must it take 18 months to visit all the constituencies?

Micromanagement. The same can be said for having so many mayors besides the usual complement of MPs. Lol

 

[myfoot123]

Election most likely 1st week of December (School holiday, 2nd round of cash voucher, to prevent voters from going on holiday towards christmas and only less than a month after the gerrymandering is completed and issuing of 3rd Quarter of New Citizenship and HDB new grants started in October). Lethal.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

From the last erection, pap won by huge Margins due to the support of the 1st time voters...so I will not hold out too much hope for new voters being smarter than old fart voters

Commentary: A transitional General Election handing over to the 4G will soon be under way
Singapore’s 13th election that will centre on her third political leadership transition, says Terence Lee.
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SINGAPORE: Since the watershed election of 2011 and an exciting SG50 election of 2015, General Elections in Singapore have become the biggest talk of the town.
It was therefore no surprise that election chatter began as soon as news came from the Elections Department last Wednesday (Sep 4) that the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee (EBRC) had been convened last month.
The statement sparked speculative conversations. We were told that one of the committee’s key task is to review the current electoral boundaries and recommend the number and boundaries of group representation constituencies (GRCs) and single-member constituencies (SMCs) in view of Singapore’s demographic changes since the last General Election.
If this direction is followed, Singaporeans can expect to see more political contests as there will almost certainly be more smaller GRCs, and more SMCs than the current 13, in keeping with the direction to reduce the average GRC size and have more SMCs, which Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong articulated in 2016.
The bottom line here? Singaporeans will go to the polls again in a matter of months, maybe sooner than we know, for only the 13th time in Singapore’s history.
File photo of the Elections Department headquarters located along Prinsep Link.
The more significant question is what will this General Election be about?
An election is about choosing the best possible team to lead the country. It is about political leadership expressed through the formation of a government.
This time, however, the spotlight will be on the Fourth Generation (4G) People's Action Party (PAP) leadership.
Singapore is about to enter a political transition, only the third in her modern history.
THE 4G LEADERSHIP – ARE THEY UP FOR IT?
As Singaporean political analyst Dr Lam Peng Er portended in the concluding chapter in the book that analysed the 2015 General Election, Change in Voting: Singapore’s 2015 General Election:

The PAP in the next general election may have a leadership issue. If Lee Hsien Loong were to lead the PAP again in the next GE, he would be older and less energetic, and would probably be fine-tuning the status quo which he and his father (Lee Kuan Yew) had painstakingly built rather than offer a slew of new initiatives or a relook at the fundamental of governance.​

Although PM Lee will lead the Government to this election, he has already made it clear it will be his last, and he will pass the baton to the next PM as soon as practical, after the next General Election, or by the time he turns 70 (in February 2022).
The coming General Election will be transitional because Singaporeans will be electing – and indeed, endorsing – a slate of prospective leaders, comprising both incumbent and new candidates, who will collectively be key players in Singapore’s Changing of the Guard 3.0.
(After the election, while we may expect several 3G leaders to remain in Cabinet positions either in a key portfolio (such as home affairs, health and defence) or in a senior, coordinating ministerial role, it is likely most other positions will be filled by 4G members.)
All eyes will on the “new man” in the form of our current Deputy PM Heng Swee Keat, as the leader of the 4G team. Among many other attributes, he will be closely examined for how well he can connect with the electorate.
PAP's second assistant secretary-general Chan Chun Sing and first assistant secretary-general Heng Swee Keat at a news conference on Nov 23, 2018. (Photo: Hanidah Amin)
As Dr Lam had previously highlighted, the nation would be transitioning from the status quo that the much-revered founding PM Lee Kuan Yew had established – and his successor Goh Chok Tong and current PM Lee Hsien Loong built on – to one that remains promising but is perhaps less certain.
Mr Heng has had a shorter runway compared to both ESM Goh and PM Lee, who had almost six and 15 years of political leadership experience as DPM respectively before assuming the role of PM.
Given this scenario, to use a nautical analogy, PM Lee’s primary task would be to pilot the PAP vessel through the upcoming electoral challenge, and ensure that all key crew members remain shipshape and ready to take control thereafter.
His secondary task is to clear the policy decks to give PM-in-waiting Heng Swee Keat a clean slate from which to start well. Only then would the new man be given a chance to become his own man to lead his team.
In fact PM Lee and his 3G team have focused on this second role over the past year. Transport woes, especially peak hour crowds and train breakdowns, have mostly subsided. There is some help to manage healthcare costs for Merdeka Generation seniors. Even the contentious Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) has been passed into law.
So the question that many Singaporeans will be asking in the lead-up to the polls is, “Is the 4G up to it?”
It will be the same question that opposition candidates, regardless of their party affiliations, will also be asking while spruiking their points of difference.
APPEALING TO PRAGMATISM AMID A TRANSITION
PM Lee’s efforts to steady the PAP ship had also already started more than a year ago when Singaporeans were sizing up their next PM.

 

[JohnTan]

I've been busy recently with our RC activities, which includes the getais and mid autumn festival dinners with the residents.

Where are the oppies? My residents don't see them around most of the time. They only show up during elections.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

I've been busy recently with our RC activities, which includes the getais and mid autumn festival dinners with the residents.

Where are the oppies? My residents don't see them around most of the time. They only show up during elections.

U never mention PA organise KTV with ah Sohs...

 

[bobby]

Just don't forget these wise words......

 

[zhihau]

I've been busy recently with our RC activities, which includes the getais and mid autumn festival dinners with the residents.

Where are the oppies? My residents don't see them around most of the time. They only show up during elections.

The AJ-GRC durian trips have garnered more opposition voters! HUAT AH!

 

[Kuailan]

Only when erection coming than they go visiting people otherwise spend most of the sleeping,

even Parleement meeting also MIA!!! Can u trust them!!....????

 

[KuanTi01]

I've been busy recently with our RC activities, which includes the getais and mid autumn festival dinners with the residents.

Where are the oppies? My residents don't see them around most of the time. They only show up during elections.

Did you look in the right places? The oppies are out in full force but they do their work quietly and humbly. No cheerleadering residents or media in support!

 

[JohnTan]

Did you look in the right places? The oppies are out in full force but they do their work quietly and humbly. No cheerleadering residents or media in support!

The oppies are nowhere to be seen. They occasionally turn up at food courts and coffee shops for photo ops to give the illusion that they are walking the ground. Most of my residents say they have not seen an oppie in years.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

The pork barrelling continues..

Commentary: A look at HDB flat affordability after recent housing policy moves
NUS Director of the Institute for real Estate and Urban Planning Sing Tien Foo gives his take on the effects of the new housing grant and higher income ceilings.

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SINGAPORE: Public housing has played an important role in building a social compact that holds Singapore’s society together.

More than 78.7 per cent of resident households in Singapore live in flats built by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) in 2018.

In the Built-To-Order (BTO) market, which covers new public housing sales, HDB sells flats at concessionary prices to eligible households.

The BTO market meets housing needs for low- and middle-income households.

Many households earning above the median income are also eligible for BTO. The income ceiling of S$12,000 per month set by HDB way exceeds the national median income of S$9,293.

HDB ownership rates
(Source: Department of Statistics. Graphic: Sing Tien Foo)
Going by average monthly income data, households between the 60th and 70th percentile will still meet this eligibility condition.

This figure improves to around the 75th percentile, with the raising of income ceilings to S$14,000, which took effect in September.

So it looks like the BTO market has just been expanded to cover about 75 per cent of Singapore resident households.

READ: Commentary: Would you want to raise a family in Singapore’s CBD?
GRANTS AND OTHER POLICIES ENSURE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR ALL

Ensuring housing remains affordable has long been a key pillar of Singapore’s established social compact since independence.

The Government uses both demand-side and supply-side policies to keep new flats affordable.

The income ceiling has been an effective demand filtering mechanism designed to allow a targeted household segment to receive public housing subsidies.

These come in the form of direct financial grants – through the Additional CPF Housing Grants (AHG) and Special Housing Grants (SHG), disbursed to help families make partial payments in the purchase of new flats.

These two grants have since been replaced by the Enhanced CPF Housing Grants (EHG). The quantum ranging from S$5,000 to S$80,000 are linked to the income of first-timer families buying BTO flats.

The EHG caters specifically to those in the 50th percentile and below. Eligible first-timer families must not earn more than S$9,000 to qualify for the EHG.

Average Monthly Household Incomne by Decile
(Source: Department of Statistics. Graphic: Sing Tien Foo)
On the supply side, the Government provides subsidies via the concessionary pricing scheme for new BTO flats. The level of subsidies is pegged to the flat type, such that buyers of smaller flats will receive more subsidies.

Since 2011, the Government moved another significant step to stabilise new BTO prices by delinking them from resale flat prices.

HDB then sets new flat prices based on a cost-plus basis. This approach allows HDB to better protect BTO flat buyers against price spillovers from the resale markets and their volatilities.

As a result, HDB can keep BTO flat prices affordable.

READ: 4,000 flats launched in first HDB sales exercise with higher grants, raised income ceilings
Past data suggest the housing prices of most HDB flats remain affordable. The price-to-annual income ratio remain below four in both BTO and resale public housing markets, based on the Department of Statistics’ latest data on income in 2018 and 2019 housing sale prices.

This figure is 7.21 and 5.83 for new and resale private non-landed housing markets respectively.

The numbers show a healthy level of affordability. A household needs to save four years’ worth of income (including CPF contributions) in order to purchase a new BTO flat, compared to seven years for private, non-landed housing.

READ: Commentary: The future of Singapore housing is in bigger HDB flats
HDB housing price-to-income ratios
Based on sale data in 2019. New sale housing prices were are obtained from the September 2019 launch of BTO flats at Punggol Point Cove and Punggol Point Crown. Annual income based on income data sorted by housing type. (Source: Department of Statistics, URA Realis and HDB resale data. Graphic: Sing Tien Foo.)
This affordability is further boosted by the provision of the EHG.

INCOME CEILING INCREASE TARGETS SANDWICHED GROUP

The sandwiched group has benefitted most from revisions to the income ceiling over the years and will likely be most impacted by the latest increase.

A policy lever applied since 1964 to ensure public housing eligibility remains broad-based, adjustments to the income ceiling has been used periodically to ensure housing provision keeps pace with changing economic and market conditions.

The income ceiling was set at S$1,000 for 3-room HDB flats in 1965, a figure which reached S$5,000 by 1990.

In the early 1990s, when both the private and public housing market prices were rising steeply, the Government revised the income ceiling three times in four years from S$5,000 in 1990 to S$8,000 in 1994.

The S$8,000 ceiling then stayed for the next 17 years, before it was revised to $10,000 in 2011, S$12,000 in 2015 and S$14,000 in September.

It is unclear if the income ceiling revisions were entirely triggered by rising income levels or if the income ceiling increases fuelled an increase in housing prices.

What we can unambiguously establish is its wider coverage of sandwiched households, for whom private housing is a significant financial stretch.

The proportion of households earning S$8,000 and below (and were therefore eligible for a BTO) declined sharply from 71.6 per cent in 2000 to 38.1 per cent in 2018.

At the same time, the number of those who are not eligible for a BTO rose. The proportion of households earning between S$8,000 and S$14,000 and above S$14,000 surged to 24 per cent and 26 per cent, respectively in 2018.

In fact, the number of high-income families earning above S$14,000 has exceeded those in the middle decile after 2016.

My estimates show if the income ceiling of S$8,000 had not been raised in 2011, 2015 and this year, nearly one in four families earning between S$8,000 and S$14,000 today will be excluded from a BTO.

READ: Commentary: The Lease Buyback scheme can give singles more housing options
General view of HDB residential blocks against the Singapore skyline
General view of HDB residential blocks against the Singapore skyline. (File photo: Jeremy Long)
The recent relaxation of the income criteria in the BTO market thus eases the squeeze on sandwiched households, giving them an option to buy a BTO flat.

Another group of households earning between S$14,000 and S$16,000, which make up about 6.8 per cent of households, will additionally have access to executive condominiums as a housing option.

IMPACT ON THE PRIVATE HOUSING MARKET

Since BTO flat prices have been delinked from resale HDB prices, will the recent policies create spillover effects in the resale and private housing markets? There are two competing hypotheses.

First, if households in the S$12,000 to S$14,000 income decile decide to buy a flat instead of a private home, demand for private housing will decline, putting downward pressure on private housing prices.

On the contrary, if the extension of the EHG to the resale housing market drives demand and pushes up prices of older flats in the resale market, this may motivate more HDB owners to sell older flats and upgrade to private houses. In this case, the EHG policy may have the effect of increasing private housing prices.

Regardless of the projections here, the housing market needs time to react to these policy changes and it will be premature to reach a conclusive outcome on their effects.

But historical data from the resale HDB price index and URA private property price index shows strong interaction between both markets.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

SDP holds 'pre-election' rally, says PAP has not kept its promises
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Party leader Chee Soon Juan speaks at the Singapore Democratic Party rally on Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: Jalelah Abu Baker)
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By Jalelah Abu Baker @JalelahCNA
19 Oct 2019 11:39PM (Updated: 20 Oct 2019 12:03AM)
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) held what it called a pre-election rally at Hong Lim Park on Saturday (Oct 19), raising issues ranging from the cost of living to the impending GST hike and the need for more diverse voices in Parliament.
A main theme among the nine party members who spoke was how the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has not kept promises it made in the 2015 General Election.

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"I will demonstrate to you and leave you in absolutely no doubt how the PAP says one thing before the elections and does another after the elections," said SDP leader Chee Soon Juan, before going on to present examples.
Playing a short clip of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at a 2015 election rally, Dr Chee said Mr Lee had promised that the elderly poor will live in peace and dignity.
The promise has not been kept, Dr Chee said. Among the numbers he cited were figures by the Samaritans of Singapore which showed that suicide rates among the elderly in 2017 were at an all-time high.
He also pointed to the increase in the cost of several items, including water.

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Supporters gather at the Singapore Democratic Party "pre-election rally" on Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: Jalelah Abu Baker)

On the issue of foreign workers, Dr Chee raised what he said was a contradiction in comments made by the Government.
"Mr Lee assured the nation that we must carefully manage the inflow of foreign workers and ensure that they complement, rather than displace Singaporeans workers," said the SDP secretary-general.
"If the Government had carefully managed the inflow of foreign workers as Mr Lee had assured us in 2003, why did Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam contradict him by pointing out that dependence of foreign PMETs (professionals, managers, executive and technicians) has become unsustainable?"
As the final speaker at the five-hour event, Dr Chee said several times during his speech: "Trust is not what you say, it's what you do."
Newer SDP faces such as marketing and communications professional Min Cheong also took to the stage.

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Marketing and communications professional Min Cheong speaks at the Singapore Democratic Party "pre-election rally" on Saturday, Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: Jalelah Abu Baker)

She brought up the issue of the influx of foreign PMETs amid an uncertain economic outlook and tight labour market.
"Our position isn't that we want an economy that is overprotected in favour of Singaporeans or a society that is insular and intolerant," she told the audience.
Nothing is wrong with introducing non-locals into a talent pool, especially given the highly intense interconnected global economy, which Singapore is a part of and benefits from, she added.
"But we do need to ensure that our workforce policies do not inadvertently disadvantage Singaporeans, and also don't give rise to the impression that foreigners are edging Singaporeans out of roles," she said.

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Supporters stand around members of the media at the Singapore Democratic Party "pre-election rally" on Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: Jalelah Abu Baker)

NEED FOR OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT
The party's chairman Paul Tambyah focused his speech on what he said was the lack of an independent Election Commission.
"The decisions on the constituencies are made by the highly qualified members of the election boundaries review committee, who in their day jobs report to the MTI (Ministry of Trade and Industry) minister, the MND (Ministry of National Development) minister, the Prime Minister and the Law Minister," he said.
"All of them are PAP Central Executive Committee members. Surely this is not fair," he added.

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SDP secretary-general Paul Tambyah speaks at the "pre-election rally" on Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: Jalelah Abu Baker)

Dr Tambyah also called for "independent diverse voices" in Parliament, because it is where ministers are "held accountable" to the people of Singapore.
Entrepreneur Alfred Tan also spoke about the need for more opposition in Parliament.
"Do we hear robust debate over here?" he asked.
"If your representative (in Parliament) is of the same party as the Government, and even though he may voice a concern on your behalf, your elected MP will still be voting along party lines," he said.
"You need more alternative voice in Parliament, so that your concerns can be heard, Bills robustly debated, and ministries asked to account for bad decisions."

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Entrepreneur Alfred Tan speaks at the "pre-election rally" on Saturday, Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: Jalelah Abu Baker)

According to SDP, about 2,000 people attended the event, which also featured a band performance, a bouncy castle and a light-up display.
The next General Election must be held by April 2021.
Source: CNA/gs
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...rty-pre-election-rally-hong-lim-park-12017422

 

[JohnTan]

SDP holds 'pre-election' rally, says PAP has not kept its promises
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Party leader Chee Soon Juan speaks at the Singapore Democratic Party rally on Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: Jalelah Abu Baker)
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By Jalelah Abu Baker @JalelahCNA
19 Oct 2019 11:39PM (Updated: 20 Oct 2019 12:03AM)
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) held what it called a pre-election rally at Hong Lim Park on Saturday (Oct 19), raising issues ranging from the cost of living to the impending GST hike and the need for more diverse voices in Parliament.
A main theme among the nine party members who spoke was how the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has not kept promises it made in the 2015 General Election.

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"I will demonstrate to you and leave you in absolutely no doubt how the PAP says one thing before the elections and does another after the elections," said SDP leader Chee Soon Juan, before going on to present examples.
Playing a short clip of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at a 2015 election rally, Dr Chee said Mr Lee had promised that the elderly poor will live in peace and dignity.
The promise has not been kept, Dr Chee said. Among the numbers he cited were figures by the Samaritans of Singapore which showed that suicide rates among the elderly in 2017 were at an all-time high.
He also pointed to the increase in the cost of several items, including water.

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Supporters gather at the Singapore Democratic Party "pre-election rally" on Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: Jalelah Abu Baker)

On the issue of foreign workers, Dr Chee raised what he said was a contradiction in comments made by the Government.
"Mr Lee assured the nation that we must carefully manage the inflow of foreign workers and ensure that they complement, rather than displace Singaporeans workers," said the SDP secretary-general.
"If the Government had carefully managed the inflow of foreign workers as Mr Lee had assured us in 2003, why did Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam contradict him by pointing out that dependence of foreign PMETs (professionals, managers, executive and technicians) has become unsustainable?"
As the final speaker at the five-hour event, Dr Chee said several times during his speech: "Trust is not what you say, it's what you do."
Newer SDP faces such as marketing and communications professional Min Cheong also took to the stage.

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Marketing and communications professional Min Cheong speaks at the Singapore Democratic Party "pre-election rally" on Saturday, Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: Jalelah Abu Baker)

She brought up the issue of the influx of foreign PMETs amid an uncertain economic outlook and tight labour market.
"Our position isn't that we want an economy that is overprotected in favour of Singaporeans or a society that is insular and intolerant," she told the audience.
Nothing is wrong with introducing non-locals into a talent pool, especially given the highly intense interconnected global economy, which Singapore is a part of and benefits from, she added.
"But we do need to ensure that our workforce policies do not inadvertently disadvantage Singaporeans, and also don't give rise to the impression that foreigners are edging Singaporeans out of roles," she said.

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Supporters stand around members of the media at the Singapore Democratic Party "pre-election rally" on Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: Jalelah Abu Baker)

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The party's chairman Paul Tambyah focused his speech on what he said was the lack of an independent Election Commission.
"The decisions on the constituencies are made by the highly qualified members of the election boundaries review committee, who in their day jobs report to the MTI (Ministry of Trade and Industry) minister, the MND (Ministry of National Development) minister, the Prime Minister and the Law Minister," he said.
"All of them are PAP Central Executive Committee members. Surely this is not fair," he added.

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SDP secretary-general Paul Tambyah speaks at the "pre-election rally" on Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: Jalelah Abu Baker)

Dr Tambyah also called for "independent diverse voices" in Parliament, because it is where ministers are "held accountable" to the people of Singapore.
Entrepreneur Alfred Tan also spoke about the need for more opposition in Parliament.
"Do we hear robust debate over here?" he asked.
"If your representative (in Parliament) is of the same party as the Government, and even though he may voice a concern on your behalf, your elected MP will still be voting along party lines," he said.
"You need more alternative voice in Parliament, so that your concerns can be heard, Bills robustly debated, and ministries asked to account for bad decisions."

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Entrepreneur Alfred Tan speaks at the "pre-election rally" on Saturday, Oct 19, 2019. (Photo: Jalelah Abu Baker)

According to SDP, about 2,000 people attended the event, which also featured a band performance, a bouncy castle and a light-up display.
The next General Election must be held by April 2021.
Source: CNA/gs
Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...rty-pre-election-rally-hong-lim-park-12017422

A report has been filed against the SDP. Political parties should not be doing political campaigning before the election period. The PAP has kept their political campaigning strictly within the campaign period. Why can't the oppies play fair?

 

[Hypocrite-The]

A report has been filed against the SDP. Political parties should not be doing political campaigning before the election period. The PAP has kept their political campaigning strictly within the campaign period. Why can't the oppies play fair?

Yes Oppies are Fucked up,,please get yr pappie masters to execute them,,,it is treason

 

[JohnTan]

Yes Oppies are Fucked up,,please get yr pappie masters to execute them,,,it is treason

We made the oppies vanish before. We can do it again, if they are found to be plotting a violent revolution. Never forget Op Coldstore and Spectrum, oppies. We're watching you. The grassroots leaders stand together with the Home Team and SAF to protect Singapore from all enemies, both domestic and external.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

We made the oppies vanish before. We can do it again, if they are found to be plotting a violent revolution. Never forget Op Coldstore and Spectrum, oppies. We're watching you. The grassroots leaders stand together with the Home Team and SAF to protect Singapore from all enemies, both domestic and external.

just round them up and execute them like the way stalin did,,,talk soo much for what???