Mah Bow Tan - the AWOL King of Parliament. Full list here

[Confuseous]

So far, opposition MPs Low Thia Khiang, Gerald Giam, Muhamad Faisal have the perfect attendance record.

Sylvia Lim, Chen Show Mao, Lina Chiam, Pritam Singh, Lee Lee Lian and Png Eng Huat have missed a few sessions due to work commitments, ofifical leave or medical leave etc.

There are some other PAP politicians who have perfect attendance record as well - Chan Chun Sing and Lee Hsien Loong.

On the other hand, there are some PAP politicians who absented themselves more than 10 times since 2011. Below is the list.

Tampines GRC MP Irene Ng probably caught the AWOL infectious disease from her teammate Mah Bow Tan in Tampines and absented herself for a total of 14 times in Parliament.

Another Tampines GRC team member Masagos Zulkifli (Tampines GRC) absented himself 14 times which is the curse of Mah Bow Tan's AWOL.

Zaqy Mohamad of Choa Chu Kang GRC absented himself for 10 times.

Fatimah Lateef (Marine Parade GRC) absented herself for 16 times. Her friend, Tin Pei Ling probably caught the trend and absented herself 7 times since 2011.

- http://therealsingapore.com/content...y-mohamad-paid-15000-skip-parliament-sessions

 

[kiwibird7]

MPs should be DAILY RATED for pay, no show for that day= NO PAY.
If civil servants are NOT allowed to moonlight why are MPs allowed to hold Directorship in GLCs? There should be no such thing as part time MPs essentially double dipping; getting paid twice or more when they can only be present in one place.

 

[neddy]

http://dchua.com/2011/12/24/summary-of-11th-parliament-and-12th-parliaments-attendance/

****** Old data but relevant

12th Parliament's attendance record so far
Total number of Parliament Sittings so far: 8
----------------------------
Absentees on Last Parliament Sitting: 22/11/2011
----------------------------
Mr Cedric Foo Chee Keng of Pioneer
Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien of Yuhua
Ms Indranee Rajah of Tanjong Pagar
Mr Lui Tuck Yew of Moulmein-kallang
Ms Sim Ann of Holland-bukit Timah
Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai of Moulmein-kallang
Mr Zaqy Mohamad of Chua Chu Kang

---------------------------- Stats ----------------------------
Top 5 absent MPs:

Associate Professor Dr Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim with 5
Dr Lily Neo with 5
Mr Arthur Fong with 5
Ms Irene Ng Phek Hoong with 5
Mr Lee Kuan Yew with 4

Top 5 wards with highest number of absentees:
Tanjong Pagar with 12
Tampines with 7
West Coast with 7
Moulmein-kallang with 6
Nee Soon with 6

Commentary:
4 MPs have already missed more than 1/2 of the Parliament sittings held so far.
The first Parliament sitting had 0 absentees.

 

[Confuseous]

Tanjong Pagar and Tampines huat ah!

 

[ZorrorroZ]

Tin Pei Ling is a full time MP - this is her job... dafuq is she absent from work so often? Malingering?

 

[BuiKia]

Club21 / CKTang / JohnLittle / KateSpade sales lah.

Tin Pei Ling is a full time MP - this is her job... dafuq is she absent from work so often? Malingering?

 

[Confuseous]

Tin Pei Ling is a full time MP - this is her job... dafuq is she absent from work so often? Malingering?

Busy meeting the uncles and aunties in MacPherson mah, instead of listening to the ministers talking cock and singing songs in parliament.
Worse, she sits behind the podium for speaking MPs, and need to have different dresses every time. $15k a month no enough.

 

[Hans168]

cut their $15,000 monthly converted to yearly allowance pro rata attendance......... it is only fair to citizens

 

[Hans168]

Tin Pei Ling is a full time MP - this is her job... dafuq is she absent from work so often? Malingering?

for her she must produce MC......

 

[The_Hypocrite]

very good point on the constituencies u brought up Neddy. west coast and tanjong pagar. the pap safe seats where the pap mp can be a dog or a clown n yet pap still will win. it just shows the sort of quality talent pap has. and they r commitment to the job.

 

[rotiprata]

this is the world's highest paid cabinet and parliament....sinkies wake up!!!!

 

[CheeByeKiaTonyChat]

MBT doesn't give a fuck. This is his last term as a MP.

And whose fault was it for allowing him and that hiao cheebye buay yam keng to get elected? Some NSP ego-maniac clown.

 

[blackmondy]

MPs should be DAILY RATED for pay, no show for that day= NO PAY.
If civil servants are NOT allowed to moonlight why are MPs allowed to hold Directorship in GLCs? There should be no such thing as part time MPs essentially double dipping; getting paid twice or more when they can only be present in one place.

That is something I find extremely double-standardizing....no wonder the rich gets richer and the poor poorer.

 

[Jlokta]

Tin Pei Ling is a full time MP - this is her job... dafuq is she absent from work so often? Malingering?

She's around Macpherson picking up solid diapers lah.

Who said cleaners are poorly paid in Singapore? We have one thats paid $15k a month.

 

[laksaboy]

This is what happens when you merge big business with government.

With many of them holding multiple directorships, do you honestly think they would bother to chup siao a part-time job that pays $15k per month?

Of course, when it comes to the birthday party of you-know-who, attendance is compulsory and punctual.

 

[potter]

Who's koon king in e Parliament?