Ex ST Editor asked CAQ to step down NOW !

[A Singaporean]

https://theindependent.sg/ex-st-edi...wn-as-family-feud-has-affected-his-authority/

 

[laksaboy]

Does it matter? This is a totalitarian regime, even if he steps down he is still lurking in the shadows as a 太上皇 e.g. Senior Minister, Minister Emeritus etc.

And don't forget about his toxic wife. She is like herpes, she never goes away.

With proper term limits and separation of powers, all this nonsense could have been prevented.

 

[LITTLEREDDOT]

He will step down once his wife Ho Ching becomes President.
He will then step up to be Senior Minister, Minister Mentor, Minister Emeritus.

 

[Charlie99]

Does it matter? This is a totalitarian regime, even if he steps down he is still lurking in the shadows as a 太上皇 e.g. Senior Minister, Minister Emeritus etc.

And don't forget about his toxic wife. She is like herpes, she never goes away.

With proper term limits and separation of powers, all this nonsense could have been prevented.

With respect, the government or the various individuals should never have appointed her at Temasek Holdings., because there are sufficient able, talented and experienced Singaporeans for that position.
In addition, I believe that she has done a poor job.

 

[Cottonmouth]

Ex-ST editor urges PM Lee to step down, as family feud has “affected his authority”​

Photo: AFP Lanjiao Loong's cheebye bin.

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March 23, 2023
By Jewel Stolarchuk

"His family affairs are becoming a public spectacle when much of our time should be focused on the greater needs of the country," she said.

SINGAPORE: Former Straits Times heavyweight Bertha Henson has suggested that it may be time for Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to step down from his post, opining that the bitter dispute with his estranged brother has “affected” his authority as head of government.

Mr Lee, 71, had earlier expressed a desire to retire as PM before the age of 70. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he said that he will stay on at his post until the health crisis comes under control.

Singapore has since exited the acute phase of the pandemic and transitioned to living with endemic COVID while adjusting its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level back to Green, last month.

Despite this, there has been no word as to when the PM plans to hand over the reins of the Government to PM-designate Lawrence Wong – even as political pundits predict that the next election may take place as soon as next June.

Asserting that the feud with his brother is taking the spotlight away from where it should be, Ms Henson wrote on Facebook this morning (23 Mar): “I am taking a lot of risks here but it might well be a good time for LHL to step down. He is past 70 and the worst of Covid is over.

“His family affairs are becoming a public spectacle when much of our time should be focused on the greater needs of the country.”

She added: “As a private citizen, there will also be less of a perception that State power is being used for essentially a family squabble – although the State will deny this strenuously.

“This squabble, in my view, has affected his authority. People will remember a fractured family as his key legacy, not quite what LKY would have intended. He can choose to sue whoever he wants who repeats his siblings’ words (and he has) but making a point in court is not going to banish images from people’s minds.”

Referring to the heated debate in Parliament this week over how the PM’s brother’s departure from Singapore should be characterised, the veteran journalist said: “We are getting distracted by the nitty gritty of drawing up wills, the definition of fugitive and abscond, prosecution versus persecution and whether names should have been released etc – as if we didn’t have enough to think about when the issue of the house came up during the family squabble.”

Ms Henson ended her post by echoing the public sentiment that the Lee family feud should remain a family matter. She said, “Let the PM handle his own affairs, and let the G concentrate on the work ahead. With that, I wish the Lee family all the best. Patch up or be estranged. Don’t need to let the rest of us in on it.”
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[laksaboy]

He will wait till the next election, and we will see his fuckface on the banners and posters islandwide again.

 

[borom]

Step down from his post is different from retire from politics.
We have seen people step down from their post but remains in politics in a very powerful position.
He should retire from politics totally and I suggest he should walk around looking at the old folks who have to clean dishes , sweep floors or carry cardboards for exercise due to his elitist and pro foreigner policies

 

[Rogue Trader]

No way he would want to step down now when sinkapore is receiving all kinds of capital from crumbling financial system. It's like getting a jackpot machine 777 payout after a lifetime of fucking sinkie arses

 

[melzp]

Stepping down means losing influential grip of AG ,cpib, etc.
Henson is absolutely right

 

[borom]

Why bother with half measure, just vote the party out and let them taste their own medicine .

 

[Charlie99]

Why bother with half measure, just vote the party out and let them taste their own medicine .

If more people consider and vote for the non PAP candidates.

 

[oliverlee]

Burn the body if you want to eradicate the virulent cancer

 

[Franjipani]

earn so much salary do nothing only talk cock still so greedy dont want to step down

 

[laksaboy]

Even if you disregard the Familee drama, Loong said that he would step down once the pandemic situation has subsided.

Overpromise and underdeliver, as usual.

 

[LexLuthor]

Stepping down means losing influential grip of AG ,cpib, etc.
Henson is absolutely right

Henson jibai chum liao !

 

[Cottonmouth]

Step down from his post is different from retire from politics.
We have seen people step down from their post but remains in politics in a very powerful position.
He should retire from politics totally and I suggest he should walk around looking at the old folks who have to clean dishes , sweep floors or carry cardboards for exercise due to his elitist and pro foreigner policies

Transfer to hell would be most appropriate.

 

[oliverlee]

He will wait till the next election, and we will see his fuckface on the banners and posters islandwide again.

chee bai mouths don't know when to stop eating and leave the buffet table

 

[red amoeba]

He is gonna learn from Mahathir playbook. Continue to be involved.

 

[ChinaCommunistSG]

This reporter has personal agenda

 

[batman1]

Dictators never resign.