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January 8, 2010 by admin
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/01/08/complaint-against-ypap-member-sear-hock-rong-reported-in-lianhe-wanbao/
Written by Our Correspondent
Chinese tabloid Lianhe Wanbao dedicated one entire page today on the complaint lodged by Mr Alex Tan against YPAP members Sear Hock Rong and Fong Yoong Keong on possible conflict of interests in their business dealings with Eunos grassroots organizations (page 5).
Both Mr Sear and Mr Fong are business partners in an education service provider company set up on 15 July 2009. They are also active grassroots leaders in Eunos grassroots organizations.
Mr Sear is the Chairman of Eunos Community Club Youth Executive Committee while Mr Fong is the Assistant Secretary of Eunos Zone “3″ Residents’ Committee.
In less than six months, Mr Sear’s company managed to get 24 clients, nearly a quarter of which are grassroots organizations in Eunos including Eunos Zone “3″ RC.
Since the stunning revelation was made online, netizens have been questioning Mr Sear if there are any conflict of interests between his company being involved in providing services to Eunos grassroots organizations where he served.
The Temasek Review compiled 10 questions based on the People Association’s standard operating procedures on acquisition of services from external vendors for Mr Sear Hock Rong to answer, but he declined on the grounds that we are not the “right platform” for him to do so and that he “does not need to explain anything to anybody.”
Mr Sear also challenged netizens who question his integrity to lodge a complaint against him which Mr Alex Tan duly obliged by sending an email complaint to key government agencies such as the PA, CPIB and AGC as well as all the MPs in Parliament.
The PA gave a written reply to Mr Alex Tan this week promising to investigate the matter.
Lianhe Wanbao was unable to contact Mr Sear while Mr Fong declined to be interviewed.
PAP MP Lee Bee Wah said there are no rules forbidding grassroots leaders from doing business with the grassroots organizations they are serving in.
Another MP Dr Lim Wee Kiat said there are no reasons not to engage the services of companies owned by grassroots leaders so long as they are not directly involved in the decision-making process of the tender.
The Temasek Review has earlier asked if Mr Sear or Mr Fong was sitting on the Constituency Tender Committee which is involved in the granting of tenders to external vendors, but have yet to receive a response from them.
The controversy is a PR disaster for the YPAP which is unable and unwilling to clarify matters and has to resort to the usual dirty underhanded tactics commonly employed by PAP leaders to fix its online critics.
Mr Sear and Mr Fong are moderators of the YPAP Facebook, an important role reserved only for trusted YPAP members who belong to the “inner circle. Mr Sear appeared to enjoy a cozy relationship with PAP MP Zainal Abidin judging from the photos he took together with him during an overseas trip two years ago.
Last week, the Temasek Review, which has been reporting on the matter received a complaint to our hosting provider that we have leaked “sensitive personal” information of individuals on our site.
Two days later, an anonymous poster threatened Mr Alex Tan on his blog to “stop harassing YPAP members” and a “report” has been made against him for “intimidating PAP MP Sam Tan”.
As expected, Lianhe Wanbao tried to cast aspersions on Mr Alex Tan’s credibility by playing up his “feud” with both Mr Sear and Mr Fong to give the erroneous impression that he is taking “revenge” against them when it is a matter of intense public interest to all netizens.
Fortunately, with alternative news sites like The Temasek Review having a sufficiently high readership to counter its lies, it is unlikely that netizens will fall for its ruse to smear Alex’s character.
Copyright © 2009 – 2010 The Temasek Review
(If you are going to reproduce this article on your blog or forum, please provide a link back to ours)
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January 8, 2010 by admin
Filed under Headlines
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http://www.temasekreview.com/2010/01/08/complaint-against-ypap-member-sear-hock-rong-reported-in-lianhe-wanbao/
Written by Our Correspondent
Chinese tabloid Lianhe Wanbao dedicated one entire page today on the complaint lodged by Mr Alex Tan against YPAP members Sear Hock Rong and Fong Yoong Keong on possible conflict of interests in their business dealings with Eunos grassroots organizations (page 5).
Both Mr Sear and Mr Fong are business partners in an education service provider company set up on 15 July 2009. They are also active grassroots leaders in Eunos grassroots organizations.
Mr Sear is the Chairman of Eunos Community Club Youth Executive Committee while Mr Fong is the Assistant Secretary of Eunos Zone “3″ Residents’ Committee.
In less than six months, Mr Sear’s company managed to get 24 clients, nearly a quarter of which are grassroots organizations in Eunos including Eunos Zone “3″ RC.
Since the stunning revelation was made online, netizens have been questioning Mr Sear if there are any conflict of interests between his company being involved in providing services to Eunos grassroots organizations where he served.
The Temasek Review compiled 10 questions based on the People Association’s standard operating procedures on acquisition of services from external vendors for Mr Sear Hock Rong to answer, but he declined on the grounds that we are not the “right platform” for him to do so and that he “does not need to explain anything to anybody.”
Mr Sear also challenged netizens who question his integrity to lodge a complaint against him which Mr Alex Tan duly obliged by sending an email complaint to key government agencies such as the PA, CPIB and AGC as well as all the MPs in Parliament.
The PA gave a written reply to Mr Alex Tan this week promising to investigate the matter.
Lianhe Wanbao was unable to contact Mr Sear while Mr Fong declined to be interviewed.
PAP MP Lee Bee Wah said there are no rules forbidding grassroots leaders from doing business with the grassroots organizations they are serving in.
Another MP Dr Lim Wee Kiat said there are no reasons not to engage the services of companies owned by grassroots leaders so long as they are not directly involved in the decision-making process of the tender.
The Temasek Review has earlier asked if Mr Sear or Mr Fong was sitting on the Constituency Tender Committee which is involved in the granting of tenders to external vendors, but have yet to receive a response from them.
The controversy is a PR disaster for the YPAP which is unable and unwilling to clarify matters and has to resort to the usual dirty underhanded tactics commonly employed by PAP leaders to fix its online critics.
Mr Sear and Mr Fong are moderators of the YPAP Facebook, an important role reserved only for trusted YPAP members who belong to the “inner circle. Mr Sear appeared to enjoy a cozy relationship with PAP MP Zainal Abidin judging from the photos he took together with him during an overseas trip two years ago.
Last week, the Temasek Review, which has been reporting on the matter received a complaint to our hosting provider that we have leaked “sensitive personal” information of individuals on our site.
Two days later, an anonymous poster threatened Mr Alex Tan on his blog to “stop harassing YPAP members” and a “report” has been made against him for “intimidating PAP MP Sam Tan”.
As expected, Lianhe Wanbao tried to cast aspersions on Mr Alex Tan’s credibility by playing up his “feud” with both Mr Sear and Mr Fong to give the erroneous impression that he is taking “revenge” against them when it is a matter of intense public interest to all netizens.
Fortunately, with alternative news sites like The Temasek Review having a sufficiently high readership to counter its lies, it is unlikely that netizens will fall for its ruse to smear Alex’s character.
Copyright © 2009 – 2010 The Temasek Review
(If you are going to reproduce this article on your blog or forum, please provide a link back to ours)
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