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What a blatant conflict of interest.
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Serious Good MP Tin Pei Ling Is Now MP Of All Grab Serfs! Grab Serfs Will Henceforth Enjoy Better Privileges!
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In fact I have not seen a single video where LKY spoke with her or smiled at her. He surely showed his condescension to her.
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Women usually want to marry up or marry a poor guy who has a good chance of becoming great one day. Only a loser of a woman would be happy to happy a loser man who is very likely to remain a loser. Likely that's you.
Every MP started off with zero experience and capability in being an MP. There's no school that gives one a diploma for becoming an MP. But the PAP has a knack for picking talent and a proven system of grooming inexperienced politicians into capable ones.
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MAYBE Kotex Tin is referring both salary will be clearly managed.
Not a single cent less collect from MP & not a single cent missed from Grab
A person simply not possible to focus on 2 Full Time Job, even IF she can somehow avoid conflict of interests
She have to clarify which job will be on Part-time basis, either she Part-Time MP or Part-Time Grab Director
Not a single cent less collect from MP & not a single cent missed from Grab
A person simply not possible to focus on 2 Full Time Job, even IF she can somehow avoid conflict of interests
She have to clarify which job will be on Part-time basis, either she Part-Time MP or Part-Time Grab Director
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Jobs for the boys/gals
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She will hump the Grab drivers.
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Another saying that applies well here isThis is called 官商勾结. Tiongs should be very familiar with this concept.
俗语道：“官字上下两张口”，意思是说官员的话不可靠，变化无常；指当官的两张口，上说有理，下说也是理；指当官的能说会道，爱耍嘴皮子，对上一张口，报喜不报忧；对下一张口，欺诈哄骗老百姓。
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Good Read
Grab delivery cyclists in Singapore. The superapp has stirred controversy with its new Singapore director of public affairs and policy. Photo: AFP
Southeast Asian superapp Grab’s appointment of a well-known Singaporean lawmaker to run its government affairs department in the city state has stirred controversy, with observers raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
Grab, the region’s biggest ride-hailing app – and part-owner of one of Singapore’s four digibanks – on Wednesday said Tin Pei Ling, 39, was appointed its director of public affairs and policy in the country.
Online commentators on her Facebook largely congratulated Tin for her appointment but some raised questions about potential conflicts of interest.
Tin, 39, responded to the criticism in a post on LinkedIn, saying that she would be “transparent and above board”. She said both Grab and the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) had rules compelling members to declare or avoid possible conflicts of interest.
“I am absolutely clear, that when I am discharging my duties in my capacity as a Member of Parliament, my constituents and Singapore come first,” she said. “When I am working on behalf of Grab, I will have to ensure that Grab’s interests are safeguarded.”
On the PAP website, Tin is listed as the chairperson of a government parliamentary committee that looks at communications and information.
Tin was most recently the chief executive of Business China, a non-profit backed by the Singapore government and the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The lawmaker generated a national buzz when the long-ruling PAP introduced her as one of its youngest candidates in the 2011 polls. At the time, online commentators attacked her for posing with a designer bag on social media. Tin has since built a reputation for her grassroots work.
Amid the controversy, Grab has sought to defend Tin’s appointment by emphasising that it had rules to prevent conflicts of interest.
“Members of Parliament in Singapore are allowed to hold jobs in the private sector, and many hold such roles,” a Grab spokesperson said. “The two roles are distinct, and we have established clear rules of engagement to ensure that any conflicts of interest will be avoided.”
Most Singapore MPs have private-sector jobs and are required to declare their interests in any matter relating to their roles before legislative proceedings on these issues take place. Tin was a full-time MP from 2011 to 2017.
Mak Yuen Teen, a professor of accounting at the National University of Singapore who teaches corporate governance, said it was difficult to remove perceptions of conflict or actual conflicts. “She may be able to placate some but it seems to me that the conflicts, perceived or actual, cannot be easily resolved,” he said.
In her role, Tin will oversee government relations, and she could be expected to ensure that Grab’s views were communicated to officials, or even to influence government policy. “That places her at the nexus between the business interests of Grab and the responsibility of the government to regulate businesses,” Mak said.
He also questioned how Tin would handle a situation in which the interests of Grab and the government clashed. For example, there was now a growing focus on the rights of gig workers and Singapore, like other countries, was moving towards treating them like employees with more rights.
“How would she handle such an issue if this is debated in parliament or comes up in some committee that she may be involved in? Singapore is a major market for Grab, and Grab is her full-time employer, after all,” he said.
Felix Tan, a political analyst from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), said Tin’s new role seemed to complicate her position as a political leader but noted that it was not uncommon for lawmakers to join big corporations or tech firms.
“So long as they can judiciously make decisions that have no direct bearing on public policies, then that’s fine. A red line should be drawn as to where her allegiance and priorities lie – her pay master or members of her constituency,” he said.
Political scientist Walid Jumblatt Abdullah said Tin’s decision to join Grab would deal “an unfortunate hit” on the third-term MP’s credibility.
Though MPs have held positions in the private sector, he believed it was “not wise for her to take up” the role, given the strong public reaction.
For Tin, the new job could be a complicated task given the mounting pressures the public and the government has piled onto Grab over the years.
A year after Grab launched operations in Singapore in 2013, the authorities put in place several regulations – such as requiring the registration of ride-sharing applications, increased price transparency – particularly after tensions between ride-sharing companies and taxi drivers rose.
In 2018, following Grab’s acquisition of rival firm Uber’s Southeast Asia assets, the city state’s competition watchdog launched an investigation of the merger, which found that it infringed the competition act.
Grab was then required to maintain the same pricing algorithm and driver commissions that were already in place before the merger, and could not compel riders to work exclusively with Grab.
In 2020, Singapore’s labour movement, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), also set up an association to represent delivery riders and address issues such as safety and insurance coverage.
More recently, after several food delivery riders were involved in fatal accidents while on the job, the Ministry of Manpower set up a committee that looked into strengthening financial protection for delivery riders and drivers who have been injured at work.
Grab delivery cyclists in Singapore. The superapp has stirred controversy with its new Singapore director of public affairs and policy. Photo: AFP
Southeast Asian superapp Grab’s appointment of a well-known Singaporean lawmaker to run its government affairs department in the city state has stirred controversy, with observers raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest.
Grab, the region’s biggest ride-hailing app – and part-owner of one of Singapore’s four digibanks – on Wednesday said Tin Pei Ling, 39, was appointed its director of public affairs and policy in the country.
Online commentators on her Facebook largely congratulated Tin for her appointment but some raised questions about potential conflicts of interest.
Tin, 39, responded to the criticism in a post on LinkedIn, saying that she would be “transparent and above board”. She said both Grab and the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) had rules compelling members to declare or avoid possible conflicts of interest.
“I am absolutely clear, that when I am discharging my duties in my capacity as a Member of Parliament, my constituents and Singapore come first,” she said. “When I am working on behalf of Grab, I will have to ensure that Grab’s interests are safeguarded.”
On the PAP website, Tin is listed as the chairperson of a government parliamentary committee that looks at communications and information.
Tin was most recently the chief executive of Business China, a non-profit backed by the Singapore government and the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The lawmaker generated a national buzz when the long-ruling PAP introduced her as one of its youngest candidates in the 2011 polls. At the time, online commentators attacked her for posing with a designer bag on social media. Tin has since built a reputation for her grassroots work.
Amid the controversy, Grab has sought to defend Tin’s appointment by emphasising that it had rules to prevent conflicts of interest.
“Members of Parliament in Singapore are allowed to hold jobs in the private sector, and many hold such roles,” a Grab spokesperson said. “The two roles are distinct, and we have established clear rules of engagement to ensure that any conflicts of interest will be avoided.”
Most Singapore MPs have private-sector jobs and are required to declare their interests in any matter relating to their roles before legislative proceedings on these issues take place. Tin was a full-time MP from 2011 to 2017.
Mak Yuen Teen, a professor of accounting at the National University of Singapore who teaches corporate governance, said it was difficult to remove perceptions of conflict or actual conflicts. “She may be able to placate some but it seems to me that the conflicts, perceived or actual, cannot be easily resolved,” he said.
In her role, Tin will oversee government relations, and she could be expected to ensure that Grab’s views were communicated to officials, or even to influence government policy. “That places her at the nexus between the business interests of Grab and the responsibility of the government to regulate businesses,” Mak said.
He also questioned how Tin would handle a situation in which the interests of Grab and the government clashed. For example, there was now a growing focus on the rights of gig workers and Singapore, like other countries, was moving towards treating them like employees with more rights.
“How would she handle such an issue if this is debated in parliament or comes up in some committee that she may be involved in? Singapore is a major market for Grab, and Grab is her full-time employer, after all,” he said.
Felix Tan, a political analyst from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), said Tin’s new role seemed to complicate her position as a political leader but noted that it was not uncommon for lawmakers to join big corporations or tech firms.
“So long as they can judiciously make decisions that have no direct bearing on public policies, then that’s fine. A red line should be drawn as to where her allegiance and priorities lie – her pay master or members of her constituency,” he said.
Political scientist Walid Jumblatt Abdullah said Tin’s decision to join Grab would deal “an unfortunate hit” on the third-term MP’s credibility.
Though MPs have held positions in the private sector, he believed it was “not wise for her to take up” the role, given the strong public reaction.
For Tin, the new job could be a complicated task given the mounting pressures the public and the government has piled onto Grab over the years.
A year after Grab launched operations in Singapore in 2013, the authorities put in place several regulations – such as requiring the registration of ride-sharing applications, increased price transparency – particularly after tensions between ride-sharing companies and taxi drivers rose.
In 2018, following Grab’s acquisition of rival firm Uber’s Southeast Asia assets, the city state’s competition watchdog launched an investigation of the merger, which found that it infringed the competition act.
Grab was then required to maintain the same pricing algorithm and driver commissions that were already in place before the merger, and could not compel riders to work exclusively with Grab.
In 2020, Singapore’s labour movement, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), also set up an association to represent delivery riders and address issues such as safety and insurance coverage.
More recently, after several food delivery riders were involved in fatal accidents while on the job, the Ministry of Manpower set up a committee that looked into strengthening financial protection for delivery riders and drivers who have been injured at work.
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Fucking Grab & Tin Pei Lin have got no class at all! When Indonesian President Joko offered Gojek Founder & CEO Nadiem Makarim to join his cabinet, without any hesitation Nadiem resigned from his Gojek CEO post to become Education Minister. TPL should take the cue from the honorable Mr Makarim.
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An experience as a politician does not mean that they have to be an MP.
A union leader is a politician.
A manager of a large dept is a politician.
A salaryman who has served and be a member of a political party is a politician.
Tell me, what experience as a politician this bitch had, besides marrying a PPS, makes her out to be a politician.
I see an opportunist and golddigger just like her senior patron.
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From stomping of feet and don't know what to say to many things to say and standing firm on feet.
My uncle can onlee say well done 服了你。
My uncle can onlee say well done 服了你。
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I don't understand what the fuss is MPs are supposed to have day jobs in order to effectively represent the community.
Full time MPs wouldn't have a clue regarding life outside of politics.
Full time MPs wouldn't have a clue regarding life outside of politics.
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My uncle agree.
But for more effectiveness they should not do the walkabouts.
They should take up Jobs from the verlee bottom to the top just like what my uncle did .
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By your weird logic, even a muud Grab serf is a politician.
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Fake MM.
I give you try guess.
1) To shit.
2) He hates whiny girls except wife and daughter in law.
3) He was too old to listen to crap.
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I am amazed your convoluted logic would reach that conclusion.
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